SUNSET: 
Crescent Moon Occults Venus
On Sunday evening, October 26th, Venus disappears behind the crescent Moon for observers in South America and Hawaii.
First Lights: Saturn & Other Sky Sights for the New Year
December 29, 2003 Contact: Richard Tresch Fienberg, Editor in Chief 855-638-5388 x144, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by high-quality photographs and illustrations and an animation. Every holiday season, hundreds of thousands of shiny new telescopes are given to good girls and boys (and moms and dads)…
A Frozen Eclipse
Though few people were fortunate enough to be in Antarctica to see it, the November 23rd total solar eclipse has been heralded as superb.
A New Season and a Special Astronomical Treat
December 16, 2003 Contact: Alan MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x151, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by a high-quality animation and two illustrations; see below. On Monday morning, December 22nd, at 2:04 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, the Sun will reach its southernmost point in the sky for…
Astronomy & Observing News
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Astro Image in the News:
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
The Cassini spacecraft is shooting amazing images as it heads toward the ringed planet.
Astronomical Sleuths Link Krakatoa to Edvard Munch's Painting The Scream
A new analysis of Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream provides the precise location where Munch and his friends were walking when he saw the blood-red sky, as well as an explanation of why the sky appeared to be on fire.
Astro News Briefs: November 17–23
Put your name on a comet, sunspots return, and more....
Eclipse Flight over Antarctica
November 20, 2003 (updated Nov. 24th) Contact: Rick Fienberg, Editor in Chief 855-638-5388 x144, [email protected] Marcy L. Dill, VP, Marketing & Business Development 855-638-5388 x143, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: Success! See page 2 of this press release for images from our flight to see the total solar eclipse of…
Sky & Telescope's Beautiful Universe
The cosmos is captured and displayed in all its glory in our special pictorial issue, which goes on sale at newsstands on November 18th.
Astro News Briefs: October 13–19
China Launches First Astronaut October 16, 2003 | The People's Republic of China became just the third nation to send a human into space. China’s first astronaut, Yang Liwei, spent 21 hours orbiting the Earth in the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft, launched aboard a Chang Zheng 2F ("Long March") rocket. The…
Star Parties Shine in Hong Kong and Nanjing
Sidewalk astronomy made a hit in one of the most brightly lit places on Earth.
The November 8th Total Eclipse of the Moon
October 24, 2003 Contacts: Alan MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x151, [email protected] Marcy L. Dill, Marketing Director 855-638-5388 x143, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by high-quality graphics and an animation; see details on page 2. Also, see below for information about this year's Leonid meteor shower on…
Astro News Briefs: October 6–12
Five more moons for Uranus makes 27 total.
Astro News Briefs: September 22–28
The Galileo orbiter ends its mission by impacting Jupiter.
Earth Passes Milestone as Fall Begins September 23rd
September 16, 2003 Contacts: Alan M. MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x151, [email protected] Marcy L. Dill, Marketing Director 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. The leaves on the trees won't notice it, and the clouds in…
Astro News Briefs: September 15–21
Gamma-ray observatory gets delayed and more evidence for dark energy.
Astro News Briefs: September 8–14
Beryllium mirrors for Hubble's successor; new moons for Uranus and Neptune; and Comet Halley Makes an Appearance.
Fall Begins September 22nd...or Is It the 23rd?
The beginning of fall this year will pose a bit of a quandary for weather announcers and others in the news media. Autumn starts on September 22nd or 23rd, depending on what time zone you’re in.
