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Why aren’t the stars visible in pictures of astronauts on spacewalks?

We answer the question of why the stars are hidden in pictures taken from space

Space Exploration

Heroes of Space: Margaret Rhea Seddon

She became the first female surgeon to go into space

Solar System

Astronaut zooms in on ‘Category 5’ Hurricane Dorian from space station

See the monster storm from orbit

Space Exploration

Heroes of Space: James Irwin

The deeply religious astronaut who found inspiration during his time on the Moon

Space Exploration

Would astronauts need a lot of shielding to safely travel into deep space?

We have the answer to this intriguing question

Space Exploration

Heroes of Space: Shannon Lucid

The staunch space heroine who blazed a trail for female astronauts

Space Exploration

Valentina Tereshkova: First Woman in Space

Tereshkova became the first woman to enter space in 1963

Space Exploration

Can astronauts land on a comet?

Sophie Allan at the National Space Centre looks at whether astronauts can land on the surface of comets – our Solar System’s travelling space snowballs

Space Exploration

Heroes of Space: Svetlana K Savitskaya

Savitskaya paved the way for female cosmonauts

Space Exploration

The first woman in space: Valentina Tereshkova

The first woman and civilian in space was a pioneer for Soviet space exploration.

Space Exploration

What would happen if an astronaut took off their helmet in space?

Hint: it’s not good news

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SPONSORED: Meet astronaut Chris Hadfield on his tour of the UK!

Courtesy of Unique Lives & Experiences, the former commander of the International Space Station will tell the incredible story of his time in space

News

FREE PREVIEW: All About Space issue 56

The team behind the Rosetta mission report exclusively for All About Space on how the comet chaser has solved the mystery of the Solar System

News

Watch LIVE: Astronaut Tim Peake returns to Earth

After 186 days in space for his Principia mission on the International Space Station, it is time for the ESA astronaut to come home

Space Exploration

VIDEO: Tim Peake shows you how to make a cup of coffee on the ISS

Discover how astronauts get their caffeine fix in space

News

FREE PREVIEW: All About Space issue 52

We uncover what could have existed before the birth of the universe in the latest issue

Space Exploration

VIDEO: Watch Tim Peake run the London Marathon from space

The ESA astronaut broke a record when he ran the famous race on board the International Space Station

News

Hubble spots supermassive stars

Astronomers have identified nine monster stars with masses over 100 times the mass of the Sun in the star cluster R136

Space Exploration

VIDEO: Watch astronaut Scott Kelly play ping-pong in space

The NASA astronaut, who marked day 300 of a historic year in space on 21 January, shows off another fascinating feature of life in microgravity

News

Tim Peake to conduct his first spacewalk next week

The ESA astronaut will exit the International Space Station to repair a power unit

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