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16 100 WONDERS of the UNIVERSE

THE DISCOVERIES AND INCREDIBLE PHENOMENA THAT HAVE REVOLUTIONISED OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE COSMOS

Hubble captures a glittering neighbour

Amazing Leslie images Kean © ESA/Hubble; NASA A

A galactic get together

© ESA/Webb; NASA The James Webb Space Telescope

A model galaxy

© NASA; ESA While the James Webb Space

Webb discovers water ice at ringed asteroid Chariklo by remarkable luck

This illustration shows what the centaur Chariklo and

UAE lunar r over will test the first artificial intelligence on the Moon with Canada

The Moon is about to host one giant

Optical illusion gives green comet an ‘anti -tail’ that defies physics

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) with a short third

Europe’s mission to Jupiter’s moons prepares for April launch

Europe’s mission to explore three icy moons of

100 WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE

OUR COSMOS IS FULL OF AMAZING SIGHTS, FROM EXOTIC EXOPLANETS TO STUNNING GALAXIES

DEEP-ORBIT OBSERVATORY

We can use the Sun as a giant lens, but we’d need to send a telescope far into the Solar System

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Alex Teachey

“I expect it to be a habitable exomoon”

Sifting through data from NASA’s Kepler, astronomers believe that we could have picked up the first signal of an alien moon. Co-discoverer and astronomer Alex Teachey reveals if we should be getting our hopes up

WORK BEGINS ON NASA’S ASTEROID-HUNTING TELESCOPE

The infrared space telescope will search for potentially threatening near-Earth objects

THE 60-YEAR EVOLUTION OF SPACE SURVIVAL TECH

These miniature spacecraft have allowed us to operate in space for over half a century

THE FIRST GALAXIES MAY HAVE FORMED MUCH EARLIER THAN WE THOUGHT

The finding has been revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope

WEBB SCORES ITS FIRST ROCKY PLANET CONFIRMATION

Hopefully the first of many more detections to come

IN YOUR HOME

Bound by its motto – ‘for the benefit of all’ – since its formation NASA has had an obligation to foster and transfer its technological and scientific breakthroughs to the public and commercial spheres

EXCEPTIONALLY RARE BINARY SYSTEM WITH A THOUSAND-YEAR ORBIT

The star Gaia17bpp began brightening again after a sevenyear eclipse, indicating it exists in an unusual set-up

Why is it so important to understand gravity on a small scale?

That’s difficult to answer, because important means different

What sort of objects generate gravitational waves?

They’re produced by pretty much anything – you,

What will the Vera C. Rubin Observatory do?

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is the site

Could a true fundamental theory of the universe exist that’s too difficult for us to grasp?

Sometimes I think there must be an ultimate

What will Mars be like in the next billion years?

One of the curious things about Mars is

What are the major technical challenges involved in manned missions to the moon?

Sending humans to the Moon is a massive

Was it the right decision to retire the Space Shuttle?

Mars does have two small moons, but they

RUN A MESSIER MARATHON

This March there are galaxies, nebulae and star clusters galore – see how many you can spot in All About Space’s spring deep-sky challenge

HOW HIGH COULD WE JUMP ON OTHER WORLDS?

What is low gravity like, and how high could we leap on alien surfaces?

HOW DID SOME STARS BECOME LOST SOULS?

Scientists have been studying a ghostly light in between galaxies to discover the origin of these unusual stellar objects

WHAT’S IN THE SKY?

What to look out for during this observing period

STARGAZER

MOON CALENDAR

* The Moon does not pass the meridian

STARGAZER

THIS MONTH’S PLANETS

Venus takes pride of place in the evening sky

LINNÉ

Track down one of the most infamously mysterious craters on the lunar surface

NAKED EYE AND BINOCULAR TARGETS

Take a tour of Leo, Cancer and Gemini this evening, without the need of a telescope

THE LION’S GALAXIES

The evenings of early spring are full of deep-sky objects

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

The spring constellations are teeming with galaxies for deep-sky enthusiasts

ASTROSHOTS OF THE MONTH

The Moon in ‘mineral colours’ FERNANDO MENEZES Location:

LEGO INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

Join the astronauts in orbit with this excellent model

IN THE SHOPS: DEEP-SKY TELESCOPES

1 Celestron NexStar 8SE Cost: £1,499 (approx. $1,799.90)

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The first man to walk in space

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