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.

Headlong into the cosmos

Astronomy

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ASTRO LETTERS

CHILLY SUMMITS ON MARS • Satellites spot ephemeral morning frost atop the tallest martian volcanoes.

HOT BYTES

GALACTIC MEGAMERGERS COULD EXPLAIN ENORMOUS RADIO CIRCLES • The mysterious Cloverleaf “odd radio circle” could be a merger of a dozen galaxies.

Growing globular gems

QUICK TAKES

BENNU’S WATERY PAST

Chang’e 6 nabs first samples from Moon’s farside

Morehouse’s Black Ring • A dark ring nebula hiding in plain sight.

INSIDE THE WORLD OF DEEP-SKY OBJECTS • Sharpen your eye and build your knowledge of clusters, nebulae, galaxies, and more.

Tour the Sculptor’s workshop • This faint southern constellation contains a smattering of galaxies — and one standout globular cluster — to explore.

OCTOBER 2024 Mars improving • THE SOLAR SYSTEM’S CHANGING LANDSCAPE AS IT APPEARS IN EARTH’S SKY.

RISING MOON • Lava, lava, lava, dome

METEOR WATCH • Fighting moonlight

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 • Comet of the year

LOCATING ASTEROIDS • A joyous time

Our 14th annual STAR PRODUCTS

BLACK HOLE BUGALOO • JWST discovers a pair of black holes merging in the early universe.

STARIZONA’S NEXUS COMA CORRECTOR • This accessory boosts fast Newtonian astrographs with superb flattening to the edges of your field.

Your first astroimaging rig • These recommendations will give you a capable setup with plenty of room to grow.

NEW PRODUCTS

Saturn’s disappearing rings

READER GALLERY

SPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL

Jupiter reigns supreme

STAR DOME