Double Helix Issue 69

Cover of 'Double Helix' magazine issue 69 showing an astronaut in a space suit on a space station, reading a book with a brillant view of the stars.

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Need your space? You'll find plenty in this issue of Double Helix, all about life in space!

Feeling cosmic? Join us as we learn about life in space! Right now, astronauts are up in orbit – but what do they do on the weekend? Humans aren’t the only astronauts either – let’s meet some space animals! And learn more about CSIRO’s work using space-based experiments to keep an eye on Earth. + Full description

Want to try some space science in your own home? Why not design your own space station? Or you can grow your own salad sprouts like astronauts do. Explore the origins of life with our primordial soup recipe. Plus, you can do some maths to try and work out where all the aliens in our galaxy are hiding!

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News

Issue publication date: 15 January 2024

Details

Magazine | January 2024 | $ 10.99
ISBN: DH09/69 | 40 pages | 297 x 210 mm
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Colour illustrations, Colour photographs

Features

Looking for science, technology, engineering and maths news? We've got you covered! Inside every issue you'll find articles, activities, puzzles, comics and prizes galore.

Features
MAKING MAPS – Aboriginal maps don’t look the same as the maps on your phone.
AQUAWATCH: KEEPING AN EYE ON WATER FROM SPACE – CSIRO’s AquaWatch Mission is monitoring Earth’s water from all the way up in space!
THE FERMI PARADOX: WHERE ARE THE ALIENS? Have you ever wondered if aliens are out there? This fun bit of maths can help answer that question.
SPACE ANIMALS: DOGS, MONKEYS AND MORE! Not all astronauts are human. Meet the heroic animals that have been to space.

Regulars
Snippets
Poster
Reviews
Time-travelling Shed
Planetary Post
Tech Timelines
Back of the Envelope
Microscope
Fiction

Activities
Build an International Space Station
Space Craft: Lightship Basket Weaving
Make Primordial (Noodle) Soup
Make It Comic
Space Invaders
Puzzles

Competitions
Ready Red Planet
Constellation Identification
Could You Survive?
It's Your Move

Authors

The Double Helix team is part of CSIRO Publishing and has a long-standing reputation for delivering expertly written, fascinating and fun science material for young people, with an aim to foster an interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).