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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Searching for life

Astronomy

ASTRO LETTERS

HIRISE SNAPS 100,000TH PIC • Landmark photo shows dunes and plains of Mars.

HOT BYTES

A GIANT SPINNING GROUP OF GALAXIES • Fourteen galaxies are whirling together within a twirling segment of the cosmic web.

Roman Space Telescope construction complete

QUICK TAKES

A star goes superkilonova

A GRAND DESIGN SPIRAL THAT SHOULDN’T EXIST

Pulsar planet defies explanation

Perseverance hears lightning on Mars

A NEW SPIN ON MARS • A survey of 1,039 twisters propelled by record-fast surface winds is forcing scientists to rethink the Red Planet’s climate.

COULD THIS TELESCOPE FIND LIFE ON ALIEN WORLDS? • The ExoLife Finder has a radical design to dim a star’s light and map the surface of its planets.

FIRESTORM OF STARBIRTH • JWST reveals a massive young cluster at the core of the Lobster Nebula.

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

RISING MOON • A fortnight of features

METEOR WATCH • Clear viewing

STAR DOME

PATHS OF THE PLANETS • Arrows and colored dots show motions and locations of solar system objects during the month.

COMET SEARCH • One after another

LOCATING ASTEROIDS • see you

ANDY WEIR on Project Hail Mary • The bestselling author discusses his inspiration, creative process, and favorite scientific tidbits behind the feature film.

A palace on the Moon

GET READY TO PARTY UNDER THE STARS • If you take a little time to prepare, your next star party will be a blast!

HALLEY’S COMET THROUGH THE AGES • For more than two millennia, humanity has watched this celestial wonder.

SAVE UP TO 54% • ON 1 YEAR OF ASTRONOMY

A guide to public stargazing • Now’s the time to share your love of the sky with others.

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ASK ASTRO • Astronomy’s experts from around the globe answer your cosmic questions.

READER GALLERY

BREAKTHROUGH

An evening planet trio

STAR DOME