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Somewhere in a galaxy far away, other planets

A galactic waterfall

YOUR FIRST CONTACT WITH THE UNIVERSE

Stellar skull

NGC 246 is a planetary nebula – an

All hail the halo

A combination of natural and artificial light phenomena

And we have rollout…

The launch date may have been pushed back

Cosmic bubbles may have forged dark matter

IN COOPERATION WITH SPACE

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Bizarre planet with supersonic winds and vapourised-rock atmosphere found

© Getty Scientists think they have identified a

Radio bursts may spring from asteroids around magnetic stars

© NASA Mysterious repeating bursts of radio waves

Weird organic chemical found on Titan

Saturn’s moon Titan just keeps getting weirder –

Strange rings suggest planets are formed earlier than thought

Left IRS 63 indicates stars and planets may

SpaceX launches next-gen GPS satellite for US Space Force

© SpaceX SpaceX successfully launched an advanced GPS

WHY DO WE THINK THERE ARE PLANETS IN OTHER GALAXIES?

We used to think that we were at

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EXTRAGALACTIC PLANETS

ALLIEN WORLDS IN FARAWAY GALAXIES

WHERE  HAVE WE DISCOVERED EXTRAGALACTIC PLANETS?

ANDROMEDA Potential planets : One What do we

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MARTIAN MOONS EXPLORATION

Japan’s next sample-collection feat will be to the second and third closest natural satellites in the Solar System

IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?

All About Space speaks to Stargazing Live co-host and astronomy-mad comedian Dara Ó Briain, who divulges how isolation has revealed the wonders of astrophotography, his memories of the BBC hit show and whether life could be out there somewhere in the cosmos

Is There Anybody Out There?

After the success of his previous two books,

WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THE CHALLANGER DISASTER

The first loss of a Space Shuttle and its crew was a preventable disaster, but it would go onto largely change NASA for the better

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THE STAR THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING

In the newly released History of the Universe in 21 Stars (and 3 Imposters), the star 61 Cygni has been revealed to be the smoking gun in our understanding of the cosmos

WHAT’S AT THE CENTRE OF JUPITER AND SATURN?

MYSTERY SOLVED?

DARK MATTER GALAXY DEBUNKED

Astronomers claimed a galaxy was 98 per cent dark matter… but they were wrong

WHAT LIES BETWEEN NEUTRON STARS AND BLACK HOLES?

There has long been thought to be a mass gap between these two cosmic heavyweights, but does the theory need to be revised?

Why don’t Mercury or Venus have any moons?

SOLAR SYSTEM Planets have a region around them

Does space have a smell?

SPACE EXPLORATION

Why don’t we see galaxies rotating?

Did you know? Estim ates suggest there are

If we could look through a wormhole, what would we see?

Left: Climate would certainly change if Earth orbited

Is it likely that intelligent alien life could communicate with or understand us?

Conversation is impractical unless we’re very close. To

What would life be like on Earth if we orbited a white dwarf?

Right: Wormholes are speculative structures which are said

Could a mirror universe exist?

Right: Is there a universe that’s opposite to

What’s in the sky?

In this issue…

This month’s planets

The great conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter will be a sight to behold in Sagittarius and Capricornus this month

The Moon through your telescope

If you’ve asked for an instrument for Christmas, or already have one, here’s what you can see on the lunar surface with it

Naked eye & binocular targets

Orion dominates the winter sky after sunset. Here are some of its fascinating features and neighbours

The Hunter’s hidden treasures

If you can drag your eyes away from its most famous nebula, you’ll find lots of lesser known but fascinating deep-sky objects

Deep sky challenge

1The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) The Horsehead Nebula

The Northern Hemisphere

The constellations of December swing into view, offering a plethora of targets

Meade ETX90 Observer

If you’re looking for a beginner’s telescope that shows you the night sky at the press of a button, this motorised instrument is ideal for you

Christmas gift guide

With the holiday season just around the corner, All About Space selects the presents that are sure to delight any space fan

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