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Astronomy

Aug 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.

The exoplanet explosion

Astronomy

ASTRO LETTERS

NEW LIGHT ON THE VEIL NEBULA • Researchers are bringing out the fine details of this famous supernova remnant.

A BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF MARS • Ingenuity takes its fifth flight while Perseverance prepares for its main mission.

QUICK TAKES

Unusual records • You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.

Oxygen may not be a sure sign of life

COSMIC DANCE OF BINARY BLACK HOLES

Prepare for the Perseids • A rewarding meteor showers peaks this month.

Titanium debris could solve supernova mystery

SATELLITE DEPLOYMENTS SKYROCKET

Inside the hunt for the NEAREST EXOPLANETS • TESS is revolutionizing our understanding of planets in the solar neighborhood. But finding new worlds is only the beginning.

NASA EXPLORERS MISSIONS

TESS IS FOR EVERYONE

NOT ALL PLANETS

Arecibo Observatory THE RISE AND FALL • In this oral history, researchers chronicle the telescope’s brilliant career, its devastating collapse, and the legacy it leaves behind.

HOW ARECIBO WORKED

VENUS REVEALED

PULSAR PIONEERS

THE FIRST EXOPLANETS

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

RISING MOON • A view of the bay

METEOR WATCH • Morning show

STAR DOME

WHEN TO VIEW THE PLANETS

COMET SEARCH • Star-studded path

LOCATING ASTEROIDS • Go with the flow

EXPLORE THE WONDERS OF JUPITER • From belts to spots to multicolored bands, the ever-evolving features of the solar system’s largest planet will be at their finest this month.

STRIP SKETCHES

SEE SUMMER’S BEST Messier objects • With these 20 objects, you can take a quick Messier run without breaking a sweat.

Discover deep-sky gems in OPHIUCHUS • With seven Messier objects and many other bright targets, the Serpent-bearer has a lot going for it.

Here come the PERSEIDS ! • One of astronomy’s most popular sky events will ‘rain’ again in 2021.

FAST FACTS ABOUT METEORS

Meet Stellarvue’s SVX 152T • This telescope will take your astrophotography to the next level.

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Jupiter through binoculars • Trying to replicate Galileo’s observations is harder than it sounds.

A gaggle of globulars • This month, let’s wind our way through Ophiuchus.

NEW PRODUCTS

Replenishing meteor showers

Cosmic portraits

BEAUTY ON THE BRINK

Venus rules the evening sky

STAR DOME


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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.

The exoplanet explosion

Astronomy

ASTRO LETTERS

NEW LIGHT ON THE VEIL NEBULA • Researchers are bringing out the fine details of this famous supernova remnant.

A BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF MARS • Ingenuity takes its fifth flight while Perseverance prepares for its main mission.

QUICK TAKES

Unusual records • You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.

Oxygen may not be a sure sign of life

COSMIC DANCE OF BINARY BLACK HOLES

Prepare for the Perseids • A rewarding meteor showers peaks this month.

Titanium debris could solve supernova mystery

SATELLITE DEPLOYMENTS SKYROCKET

Inside the hunt for the NEAREST EXOPLANETS • TESS is revolutionizing our understanding of planets in the solar neighborhood. But finding new worlds is only the beginning.

NASA EXPLORERS MISSIONS

TESS IS FOR EVERYONE

NOT ALL PLANETS

Arecibo Observatory THE RISE AND FALL • In this oral history, researchers chronicle the telescope’s brilliant career, its devastating collapse, and the legacy it leaves behind.

HOW ARECIBO WORKED

VENUS REVEALED

PULSAR PIONEERS

THE FIRST EXOPLANETS

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

RISING MOON • A view of the bay

METEOR WATCH • Morning show

STAR DOME

WHEN TO VIEW THE PLANETS

COMET SEARCH • Star-studded path

LOCATING ASTEROIDS • Go with the flow

EXPLORE THE WONDERS OF JUPITER • From belts to spots to multicolored bands, the ever-evolving features of the solar system’s largest planet will be at their finest this month.

STRIP SKETCHES

SEE SUMMER’S BEST Messier objects • With these 20 objects, you can take a quick Messier run without breaking a sweat.

Discover deep-sky gems in OPHIUCHUS • With seven Messier objects and many other bright targets, the Serpent-bearer has a lot going for it.

Here come the PERSEIDS ! • One of astronomy’s most popular sky events will ‘rain’ again in 2021.

FAST FACTS ABOUT METEORS

Meet Stellarvue’s SVX 152T • This telescope will take your astrophotography to the next level.

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Jupiter through binoculars • Trying to replicate Galileo’s observations is harder than it sounds.

A gaggle of globulars • This month, let’s wind our way through Ophiuchus.

NEW PRODUCTS

Replenishing meteor showers

Cosmic portraits

BEAUTY ON THE BRINK

Venus rules the evening sky

STAR DOME


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