Astronomy

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Living in the Moon’s shadow

Astronomy

ASTRO LETTERS

COSMIC SEA CREATURES • Euclid reveals active star formation, rogue planets, and more.

HOT BYTES

ASTRONOMERS MEASURE A SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE’S SPIN • X-rays from wobbling material around a black hole have allowed researchers to clock its spin — a first.

QUICK TAKES

Venusian volcanism spotted again

A STORM YOU WANT TO STAY OUTSIDE FOR

Billowing volcanic plumes

Starship passes reentry test for first time

JWST SPIES THICK AIR AROUND A ROCKY WORLD

THE GREAT NORTH AMERICAN ECLIPSE DELIVERS • From Mazatlán to Newfoundland and 14 U.S. states in between, totality graced millions with a view of the Sun’s corona.

DALLAS, TEXAS

ECLIPSE PERFECTO

AN ECLIPSE WITH HERITAGE

TORREÓN, MEXICO

DRAMA IN THE HEAVENS

INGRAM, TEXAS

NORTH AMERICA

LENDING AN EAR TO THE ECLIPSE

THE SPIRAL GALAXY NEXT DOOR • Over decades of observations across a broad range of wavelengths, Andromeda has unlocked our understanding of the vastness of the universe.

Saturn at opposition • THE SOLAR SYSTEM’S CHANGING LANDSCAPE AS IT APPEARS IN EARTH’S SKY.

RISING MOON • Double craters and rilles

METEOR WATCH • Follow the ecliptic

STAR DOME

PATHS OF THE PLANETS

WHEN TO VIEW THE PLANETS

COMET SEARCH • See you next time?

LOCATING ASTEROIDS • In the clear

EXPLORING A CLUSTER CONUNDRUM • JWST probes the multiple generations of stars in globular cluster NGC 6440.

Process JWST images like a pro • With photo-editing software and this story, you can turn Webb’s raw data into your own cosmic creation.

SECRETS of successful autoguiding • The most beautiful celestial scenes can be marred by streaky stars. Here’s how to avoid this novice pitfall.

MY SUGGESTED WORKFLOW

Nature’s eclipse reactions • Total solar eclipses trigger all kinds of behavior in the animal kingdom.

A rainbow of stars • If you’re looking for color in the cosmos, try targeting some double stars.

NEW PRODUCTS

The NGC catalog

READER GALLERY

GUM UP THE WORKS

November 2024 An evening spectacle

STAR DOME