While the final frontier will never cease to captivate and astound us, inspiring us to make great leaps in science and exploration, unfortunately, this is All About Space’s last mission beyond Earth. As the magazine comes to a close, we’ve compiled some of the most fascinating recent stories from the pages of the magazine. So let’s embark on our last expedition into space! Join us as we learn how the reality of climate change extends beyond our atmosphere and why we might very well have nine planets in our solar system after all. Delve into deep space for the final time to discover the secrets of Andromeda and explore the mysteries of white holes. Then, back down on Earth, we celebrate the greatest discoveries of all time and the groundbreaking women who have changed our understanding of the universe. Find out if you have what it takes to be an astronaut before donning your space suit and enjoy one last journey with us!
ALL ABOUT SPACE Annual
SOLAR SYSTEM • Discover the secrets of our fascinating planetary system
CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM • Alongside Earth, our planetary neighbourhood is changing, but it’s not for the better…
THE CHANGING CLIMATE OF VENUS • According to research, our neighbour’s environment has changed dramatically
CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE SOLAR SYSTEM
WHAT CAUSES CLIMATE CHANGE?
MARS LEAKS FASTER WHEN IT’S CLOSER TO THE SUN • The Red Planet has lost enough water to space to form a global ocean hundreds of kilometres deep
MERCURY IS SHRINKING • The smallest planet in our Solar System is getting even smaller
INSIDE A SHRINKING WORLD • Mercury’s interior is dominated by a huge iron core that accounts for approximately 80 per cent of the planet’s diameter and around 55 per cent of its volume
HOW MERCURY IS GETTING SMALLER • Changes to its internal temperature and loss of heat into space have caused the little planet to develop widespread surface faults
OTHER SHRINKING WORLDS • Mercury isn’t the only inhabitant of the Solar System that’s shrunk throughout its history
POSTCARDS FROM MERCURY • The pint-sized planet is home to some spectacular surface features, including many that point to its history of shrinking
FUTURE OF MERCURY • If it’s still cooling and shrinking today, what does the future hold for the tiny planet?
THE MYSTERY OF THE GREAT BLUE SPOT DEEPENS WITH A STRANGELY FLUCTUATING JET • A magnetic blemish on Jupiter is being investigated
DID VENUS ONCE HAVE A MOON? • It’s well known for having no natural satellite today, but did an ancient companion have a big influence on the planet?
PLANETARY SPIN • There are eight known planets in the Solar System, and two of them rotate backwards
PUTTING VENUS IN A SPIN • What caused Venus to rotate clockwise?
IS THERE ANOTHER PLANET BEYOND NEPTUNE? • There are now five lines of evidence suggesting the existence of Planet Nine
PLANET NINE’S PLACE • Just how would Planet Nine compare to other planets in the Solar System?
WHAT’S PULLING CELESTIAL BODIES IN THE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM? • Something is messing around with trans-Neptunian objects
DID THE SUN’S TWIN WIPE OUT THE DINOSAURS? • Some 66 million years ago, an asteroid wiped prehistoric life from our planet. Could another star tied to ours have kick-started a mass extinction?
THE MAKING OF STARS • How these giant balls of gas and fusion come into being
NEMESIS • Where this controversial star would be located if it really does exist
DEEP SPACE • Go beyond the Solar System and uncover the mysteries of the universe
UNIVERSE BEFORE TIME • Could the existence of a mirror-image cosmos before the Big Bang solve some of the biggest mysteries in astronomy?
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