2019-06-01_All_About_Space

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After months of

longer nights

and shorter

days where

we've only had

a small window

toobserveourneareststar,it'sgreat

toseetheSungracethecoverofAll

About Spacethis issue. This year

marksCycle25:thepointwhere

it seems to quieten down in what

werefertoasitssolarminimum

and where there seems to be very

little in the way of activity such

as sunspots, solar flares and other

chaotic bubbling on its surface.

The more tempestuous time in

theSun'slifetimeisreferredtoas

itssolarmaximum–it'scoming

to the end of this phase now and,

shockinglyforsolarphysicists–but

great news for life on Earth and our

telecommunications – it hasn't been

that earth-shattering. Our Sun has

been very quiet indeed. But things

Gemma Lavender

Editor-in-Chief

Keep up to date

Giles Sparrow

Space science writer

ThismonthGilesheads

totheLargeHadron

Collidertofindout

moreaboutaparticle

thatcouldsolvefivebig

mysteriesoftheuniverse

-allatonce!

Stuart Atkinson

Astronomer

Makethemostofthe

endofwinterwithour

guidetothedeep-sky,

planetaryandlunar

targetsyousimplycan't

miss.Everythingyou

needisonpage72.

James Romero

Space science writer

Jamesmeetsthe

researcherswhohave

predictedjustwhat

ourSunwillbedoing

inthenextdecade–

harsherconditionsare

imminent,hefinds.

Lee Cavendish

Staff writer

Leepresentsthe

latestimagesofUltima

ThulefromNew

Horizonsasthemission

speedsfurtherinto

theKuiperBelt.Turn

to page 64.

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could change this time around, as

our best computer models and

spacecraft have revealed.

We speak to the researchers

behind the missions who have got

up close to its searingly hot surface,

hunted for trends and worked out

what its future holds over the next

decade or so and, crucially, how it'll

affect our environment. Could we

enter a mini ice age or could it all of

a sudden f lip and be harsher than

we could have ever imagined? Find

out in our special report.

Don't forget to enjoy your

free posters – choose from an

outstanding retro space tourism

artwork for exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e

or a 2019 Moon calendar!

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