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.

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Astronomy

ASTRO LETTERS

MARS CLOUD ATLAS • A public database showcases unique weather on the Red Planet.

HOT BYTES

GIANT BLACK HOLE JETS STRETCH DEEP INTO THE COSMIC VOID • Spanning millions of light-years, the jet system might show how black holes shaped the early universe.

The nest of the Swan

QUICK TAKES

The Moon’s volcanoes may be much younger than thought

NUCLEAR BOMBS COULD DEFLECT ASTEROIDS, LAB TESTS SUGGEST

SHORT-LIVED ORGANICS HINT AT CERES’ HABITABILITY

ARTEMIS EXPLAINED • Three launch systems and two landers from Boeing, SpaceX, and Blue Origin are all part of the complicated puzzle of NASA’s Artemis program.

SUITING UP FOR THE MOON

SPACECRAFT FOR LUNAR EXPLORATION

NEW ROCKETS FOR THE MOON

Does PLANET NINE exist • If this hypothesized super-Earth lurks in the outer solar system, we should see it soon.

JANUARY 2025 Spotlight on Mars • THE SOLAR SYSTEM’S CHANGING LANDSCAPE AS IT APPEARS IN EARTH’S SKY.

RISING MOON • Roll with it

METEOR WATCH • Starting the year off right

STAR DOME

PATHS OF THE PLANETS

COMET SEARCH • 2025 starts with hope

LOCATING ASTEROIDS • Wandering down a dark alley

A CLUSTER ABOVE ALL OTHERS • JWST exposes Westerlund 1, the Milky Way’s most impressive super star cluster.

WANDER THE Queen’s starry court • Smack dab within the Milky Way, Cassiopeia offers observers many worthy sights.

Astronomy tests the Seestar S50 • Great optics, good portability, and an entry-level price make this scope a winner.

The Dark Orion Nebula • The figures that lie in the shadows deserve just as much recognition as their brilliant counterparts.

Mighty Mars at opposition • The Red Planet looms large.

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Adaptive optics

READER GALLERY

BLUES FOR THE RED PLANET

March 2025 Spotlight on Mars and Jupiter

STAR DOME