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.

The Moon, old and new

Astronomy

ASTRO LETTERS

ORION’S COSMIC CLOUD-SCAPE • Star stuff wafts, billows, and surges across M42.

JWST SPIES A GALAXY IN TRANSITION • NASA’s infrared imager continues to impress.

First image of a photon ring

Researchers spy a periodic fast radio burst

QUICK TAKES

Glowing gas found around a baby planet

COSMIC WHIRLWIND

Instability! • If science has taught us anything, it’s that nothing is forever.

Inside the universe’s BIGGEST BLASTS • Type Ia supernovae serve as vital distance indicators that show how our cosmos is expanding. But these events are still shrouded in mystery.

APOLLO’S last dance • As political support for Moon landings waned, the crew of Apollo 17 ensured the program ended on a scientific high.

DECEMBER 2022 A mighty Mars rises • THE SOLAR SYSTEM’S CHANGING LANDSCAPE AS IT APPEARS IN EARTH’S SKY.

STAR DOME PATHS OF THE PLANETS

SEE MARS at its finest • There’s no better time to explore the Red Planet’s surface with your telescope.

Meet Eclipse Traveler • Your guide to the greatest eclipses on Earth.

TOP 10 ASTRONOMY BOOKS OF ALL TIME • Often leading to paradigm shifts in how we understand the universe, these classic works endure.

A final farewell • This column has brought me joy for decades, and I have you all to thank.

A Christmas crescent • This December, try searching for festive hues on the Moon.

Off the beaten path • Martian opposition is the best time to tour Taurus.

NEW PRODUCTS

Cosmic portraits

BREAKTHROUGH

February 2023 Planets meet in Pisces

STAR DOME

2023 Astronomy’s Guide to the Night Sky