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Astronomy

Jun 01 2021
Magazine

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.

Earth is a planet too!

Astronomy

ASTRO LETTERS

PROBE PEERS UNDER VENUS’ ATMOSPHERE • NASA mission gets an unexpectedly revealing view of our neighboring planet.

HOT BYTES

A NEARBY EXOPLANET WITH AN EARTH-LIKE ATMOSPHERE

STELLAR TANTRUM

People are strange, galaxies are stranger

QUICK TAKES

BRING IT BACK HOME

Perseverance takes in the view

Cygnus X-1 springs a massive surprise

THE CRAB NEBULA’S DELICATE HEART

Unusual purchases • Looking for something to add to your observing collection?

Asteroid dust found at Chicxulub Crater

“Super Soaker” rocket seeds cloud at edge of space

Seeing the Great Conjunction • Jupiter and Saturn put on a show with a variety of visual appearances.

EARTH IS A PLANET PLANET TOO! • As researchers strive to understand our solar system, there’s a perfect laboratory right under our feet.

EARTH AND VENUS: SEPARATED AT BIRTH

THE AGE OF multi-messenger astronomy • Cosmic rays, neutrinos, photons, and gravitational waves: Each of these signals carries a message. What can they tell us?

TRAIL BLAZARS

A SKY FULL OF MESSENGERS • As more observatories that are capable of detecting different types of messengers come online, astronomers are slowly gaining new views of our cosmic surroundings.

JUNE 2021 The planets are out to play • THE SOLAR SYSTEM’S CHANGING LANDSCAPE AS IT APPEARS IN EARTH’S SKY.

RISING MOON • Splendid spray

METEOR WATCH • Shine bright at night

Star Dome and Paths of the Planets

COMET SEARCH • Almost a ringer

LOCATING ASTEROIDS • Heyo Leo trio

BACKYARD ASTRONOMY with a small scope • It doesn’t take a huge telescope to view the beauty of the cosmos. Here’s how to make the most out of what you have.

Catch a ring of fire ECLIPSE • In a few weeks, the Moon will almost entirely blot out the Sun in a stunning annular eclipse. So, grab your eclipse glasses and get ready.

The sky’s best planetary nebulae • These dying stars’ final acts put on a great show through amateur scopes.

Non-urban observin’ • City slickers, rejoice: You have options.

A June honeymoon • Short nights are perfect for studying our celestial neighbor.

Stolen rocket booster

Cosmic portraits

BREAK THROUGH


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Science

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English

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.

Earth is a planet too!

Astronomy

ASTRO LETTERS

PROBE PEERS UNDER VENUS’ ATMOSPHERE • NASA mission gets an unexpectedly revealing view of our neighboring planet.

HOT BYTES

A NEARBY EXOPLANET WITH AN EARTH-LIKE ATMOSPHERE

STELLAR TANTRUM

People are strange, galaxies are stranger

QUICK TAKES

BRING IT BACK HOME

Perseverance takes in the view

Cygnus X-1 springs a massive surprise

THE CRAB NEBULA’S DELICATE HEART

Unusual purchases • Looking for something to add to your observing collection?

Asteroid dust found at Chicxulub Crater

“Super Soaker” rocket seeds cloud at edge of space

Seeing the Great Conjunction • Jupiter and Saturn put on a show with a variety of visual appearances.

EARTH IS A PLANET PLANET TOO! • As researchers strive to understand our solar system, there’s a perfect laboratory right under our feet.

EARTH AND VENUS: SEPARATED AT BIRTH

THE AGE OF multi-messenger astronomy • Cosmic rays, neutrinos, photons, and gravitational waves: Each of these signals carries a message. What can they tell us?

TRAIL BLAZARS

A SKY FULL OF MESSENGERS • As more observatories that are capable of detecting different types of messengers come online, astronomers are slowly gaining new views of our cosmic surroundings.

JUNE 2021 The planets are out to play • THE SOLAR SYSTEM’S CHANGING LANDSCAPE AS IT APPEARS IN EARTH’S SKY.

RISING MOON • Splendid spray

METEOR WATCH • Shine bright at night

Star Dome and Paths of the Planets

COMET SEARCH • Almost a ringer

LOCATING ASTEROIDS • Heyo Leo trio

BACKYARD ASTRONOMY with a small scope • It doesn’t take a huge telescope to view the beauty of the cosmos. Here’s how to make the most out of what you have.

Catch a ring of fire ECLIPSE • In a few weeks, the Moon will almost entirely blot out the Sun in a stunning annular eclipse. So, grab your eclipse glasses and get ready.

The sky’s best planetary nebulae • These dying stars’ final acts put on a great show through amateur scopes.

Non-urban observin’ • City slickers, rejoice: You have options.

A June honeymoon • Short nights are perfect for studying our celestial neighbor.

Stolen rocket booster

Cosmic portraits

BREAK THROUGH


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