SUNSET: 
Don't Get Snookered by Internet Mars Malarkey
August 7, 2006 Contacts: Alan M. MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x151, [email protected] Marcy L. McCreary, VP Marketing & Business Dev. 855-638-5388 x143, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by two publication-quality graphics; see details below. If no one has asked you about it yet, they probably will. A…
Astro News Briefs: August 15–21
American Association of Variable Star Observers's fall meeting
Astronomers Date Ansel Adams's Autumn Moon
August 22, 2005 Contacts: Don Olson, Texas State University 512-245-2131, [email protected] Marcy McCreary, Sky & Telescope 855-638-5388 x143, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is being simultaneously issued by Sky & Telescope and Texas State University. Digital images suitable for print publication are available; see details below. No single person…
Watch the Two Brightest Planets Kiss in Twilight
August 19, 2005 Contacts: Alan MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x151, [email protected] Marcy McCreary, VP Mktg. & Business Dev. 855-638-5388 x143, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by publication-quality illustrations and a broadcast-quality animation; see details below. Anyone who looks low in the west early on a clear…
Astro News Briefs: August 8–14
NASA's next Mars mission and the "10th planet's" size might grow more.
Perseid Meteors to Peak August 11–13, 2005
August 4, 2005 Contact: Alan MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x151, [email protected] Marcy McCreary, VP Mktg. & Business Dev. 855-638-5388 x143, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by publication-quality illustrations and broadcast-quality animations; see details below. The Perseid meteor shower, an annual celestial event beloved by millions of…
Perseid Meteors to Peak August 11 and 12, 2006
August 7, 2006 Contact: Alan MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x151, [email protected] Marcy McCreary, VP Mktg. & Business Dev. 855-638-5388 x143, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by publication-quality illustrations and broadcast-quality animations; see details below. The Perseid meteor shower, an annual celestial event beloved by millions of skywatchers…
Astro Image in the News:
Frozen Wasteland
On July 14th the Cassini orbiter made its closest pass yet of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus.
Astro News Briefs: July 11–17
2005 Astronomy Day Award Winners July 12, 2005 | The Cradle of Aviation Museum was chosen by the Astronomical League as the top winner for this year's Sky & Telescope Astronomy Day Award. The annual prize consists of a commemorative plaque and a $250 gift certificate from Sky Publishing. Based…
Astro News Briefs: June 27–July 3
Comet award winners and Mars radar ready to roll.
Astro Image in the News:
Comet Dress Rehearsal
Hubble takes a look at Comet Tempel 1 before "Deep Impact."
Astro News Briefs: April 4–10
Rover mission extended, new names for Jupiter's moons, and more.
Three Planets Bunch Up in Twilight
June 17, 2005 Contacts: Alan M. MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x151, [email protected] Marcy L. McCreary, VP Marketing & Business Dev. 855-638-5388 x143, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by publication-quality illustrations and a broadcast-quality video; see details below. Gaze low to the west into the deepening twilight…
Astronomy Software: Public Domain, Freeware, and Shareware
Dozens of free or inexpensive computer programs can aid your observing or simply allow you to explore the sky.
Astro Image in the News:
Spying on the Neighbors
Mars Global Surveyor took time to take pictures of two other spacecraft orbiting the red planet.
Astro Image in the News:
Another Moon for Saturn
On May 1st the Cassini spacecraft chalked up a new Saturnian moon.
Astronomy Tours
Sky & Telescope and its partner, TravelQuest International, offer astronomy-themed tours to exciting destinations worldwide.
Astro Image in the News:
Happy 15th Birthday Hubble
The Hubble Space Telescope celebrates its birthday with two new magnificent views of classic astronomical scenes.
