The latest news and stories from Astronomy Magazine

02/08/2010 11:00 AM
Launch of NASA's shuttle Endeavour sparks early Monday sunrise
The shuttle began a 13-day flight to the International Space Station and the final year of shuttle operations.

02/04/2010 11:00 AM
Pluto's white, dark-orange, and charcoal-black terrain captured by the Hubble Space Telescope
Pluto has become significantly redder, while its illuminated northern hemisphere is getting brighter.

02/04/2010 11:00 AM
Madly mapping the universe
Maps of the cosmic microwave background depend on measuring minute differences in the temperature of the sky.

02/03/2010 11:00 AM
A little telescope goes a long way
A relatively small Earth-based telescope identified an organic molecule in the atmosphere of a Jupiter-size planet nearly 63 light-years away.

02/03/2010 11:00 AM
Craters young and old in Mars' Sirenum Fossae region
The Red Planet's Sirenum Fossae region extends for more than 1,550 miles (2,500 kilometers) to the southwest of the Tharsis volcanic region, which contains Olympus Mons, the highest volcano in our solar system.

02/03/2010 11:00 AM
Glimpse the bright asteroid Vesta in February
In mid-February, asteroid 4 Vesta will brighten to magnitude 6.1, making it barely visible to a sharp eye under a dark sky. Astronomy magazine has all the tools you need to get the most of this great observing opportunity.

02/03/2010 11:00 AM
The stars behind the curtain
NGC 3603 is a starburst region — a cosmic factory where stars form frantically from the nebula's extended clouds of gas and dust.

02/02/2010 11:00 AM
Suspected asteroid collision leaves trailing debris
New Hubble images show a complex X-pattern of debris near the nucleus of a comet-like object.

02/02/2010 11:00 AM
NASA to launch Sun-studying satellite
With its Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), NASA will probe the Sun in greater detail than ever before and, with luck, begin to answer some of its biggest mysteries.

02/02/2010 11:00 AM
NASA selects commercial firms to develop human spaceflight technology
The president's goal is to eventually make commercially provided services the primary mode of travel for astronauts.

01/22/2010 11:00 AM
The story of a variable star observation
Astronomy magazine columnist Glenn Chaple explains how to observe variable stars and submit brightness data to the American Association of Variable Star Observers' web site.

01/14/2010 11:00 AM
Mars makes best appearance in two years this weekend
The Red Planet returns! Mars puts on its best show in 2 years during late January, when it glows like a beacon all night long. Astronomy magazine has all the tools you need to get the most of this great observing opportunity.

01/07/2010 11:00 AM
Astronomy magazine to sponsor Northeast Astronomy Forum
Astronomy, the world's largest magazine on the subject, proudly announces a partnership with the Rockland Astronomy Club to sponsor this terrific event.

01/06/2010 11:00 AM
Celestron celebrates 50 years in business

09/14/2009 11:00 AM
Astronomy magazine celebrates its new observatory
On September 17, 2009, editors will dedicate the magazine's observatory at Rancho Hidalgo, near Animas, New Mexico.

06/15/2009 11:00 AM
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO): NASA's mission to map the lunar surface
Keep up with Astronomy magazine's coverage of this important mission. Here you'll find the latest headlines and blogs about the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS).