Astronomy

The world's best-selling astronomy magazine offers you the most exciting, visually stunning, and timely coverage of the heavens above. Each monthly issue includes expert science reporting, vivid color photography, complete sky coverage, spot-on observing tips, informative telescope reviews, and much more! All this in a user-friendly style that's perfect for astronomers at any level.

ONLINE FAVORITES • Go to www.Astronomy.com for info on the biggest news and observing events, stunning photos, informative videos, and more.

Stars near and far

Astronomy

ASTRO LETTERS

THE LMC’S SCULPTED CLOUDS • A colorful vista shows young stars shaping their surroundings.

HOT BYTES

STRONGEST EVIDENCE YET FOR PAST LIFE ON MARS • A peer-reviewed paper adds weight to the claim that the Cheyava Falls rock may hold the signatures of ancient martian microbes.

GAIA SEES A GREAT WAVE

QUICK TAKES

HAYABUSA2, TARGET ASTEROID ARE OF A SIZE

RING LASER TRACKS EARTH’S WOBBLE

NASA REVIVES VIPER WITH BLUE ORIGIN CONTRACT

AN ODD EINSTEIN CROSS

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Beginner’s book tour

How Gaia revealed THE MILKY WAY • For more than a decade, Gaia mapped the brightness, motion, and composition of 2 billion stars. Its legacy is just beginning.

DIVE INTO THE GALAXY’S CENTER • JWST explores the Milky Way’s most prolific star-forming region.

SKY THIS MONTH • THE SOLAR SYSTEM’S CHANGING LANDSCAPE AS IT APPEARS IN EARTH’S SKY.

RISING MOON • Hoofing it across the ditch

METEOR WATCH • Only the brightest

STAR DOME

PATHS OF THE PLANETS • This map unfolds the entire night sky from sunset (at right) until sunrise (at left). Arrows and colored dots show motions and locations of solar system objects during the month.

COMET SEARCH • Night crawler

LOCATING ASTEROIDS • Psyching out the Bull

Have astronomers uncovered a new type of supernova? • A strange blast, flagged by AI, provides the strongest evidence yet of a star being detonated by its black hole companion.

THE EVOLUTION OF SOLAR IMAGING • After four centuries of advances, astronomers now capture the Sun’s swirling, dynamic features in stunning detail.

The Heliostar 76 brings you the Sun • High-quality optics, a precise wavelength filter, and lots more make Sky-Watcher’s solar scope a must-have for daytime observing.

First night with a new scope • Temper your excitement with this plan.

NEW PRODUCTS

Where stars live

READER GALLERY

BREAKTHROUGH

The Moon’s earthly shadow

STAR DOME