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Solar System

Titan's Frigid Shores

NASA's Cassini orbiter continues mapping Saturn's largest moon — and finding prime lakefront real estate.

Celestial News & Events

See the International Space Station Tonight!

The world's largest orbiting satellite is a snap to spot if you know where and when to look for it.

Equipment: Guides & Recommendations

Planet Imager

The Imaging Source offers the DMK series of high-speed, low-noise webcams ideal for capturing the best pictures of our solar system.

Equipment: Guides & Recommendations

The New "Q"

Takahashi is now producing the long-awaited successor to its most popular astrograph.

Equipment: Guides & Recommendations

Big Cat

Vixen Optics now produces the VMC260L, a 260-millimeter (10¼-inch) Cassegrain tube assembly ideal for high-magnification observing and photography.

Equipment: Guides & Recommendations

Modular Oculars

Baader Planetarium's new Hyperion 68° Modular Eyepieces offer a new level of versatility for photographic and visual use.

Solar System

Opportunity is Going In

Now that the dust storms have passed, the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity should begin studies inside Victoria Crater in the coming weeks.

Solar System

Prepare to Be Blown Away by Iapetus

Cassini finally encounters Saturn's wacky moon Iapetus today. Don't wait for the processed pics to be released. Check out the raw images now!

Solar System

Mars Rovers Rolling Again!

Predictions that the twin Martian explorers wouldn't survive the dust storm thankfully proved to be wrong. Spirit and Opportunity are back in business.

Equipment: Guides & Recommendations

S&T Test Report: A Triple-Digit Field of View

S&T: Dennis di Cicco Tele Vue's 13-mm Ethos eyepiece, with a 100° apparent field of view, is poised to revolutionize deep-sky observing, as the first Nagler eyepiece did 26 years ago. Inside the October 2007 issue of Sky & Telescope. On newsstands September 4th!

Professional Telescopes

Thirty Meter Telescope Moves Forward

Big telescopes cost big money. So it's a good thing that the world has some wealthy folks willing to help make big astronomy happen.

Solar System

Is a New Moon News?

Thanks to the latest find by the Cassini spacecraft, we now know that Saturn has 60 satellites circling it.

Solar System

The Walnut-Shaped Moon

Scientists now think they know why Saturn's moon Iapetus has its distinctive nutty character.

Celestial News & Events

Spotty Weather

There's a cool sunspot group visible right now. If the weather is clear, go grab a safe solar viewer and check it out for yourself.

Solar System

Mars Pole Bound — Again

NASA is set to launch its latest Mars mission, the Phoenix lander, as early as August 3rd.

Solar System

Return of the Sponge Moon

Back in 2005 we reported why Hyperion had a sponge-like appearance. Turns out that our old story is dead wrong!

Solar System

What a Difference a Decade Makes

It's been a decade since Mars Pathfinder touched the surface of Mars and heralded a new era of Martian exploration.

People, Places, and Events

Diving into the Blogosphere

Starting today we're going to be doing things a little differently here at SkyandTelescope.com. Check out the changes!

Equipment: Guides & Recommendations

Master Meade's AutoStar

Pick up new tricks and become an AutoStar master with MaxFactory’s new Stars at a Click: Master AutoStar CD-ROM.

Equipment: Guides & Recommendations

Bob's Lightbridge Knobs

The latest innovation from Bob’s Knobs is a set of tool-free collimation knobs for Meade’s LightBridge telescopes.

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