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Inside the December 2014 Issue
PURCHASE PRINT ISSUE | PURCHASE DIGITAL ISSUE | DOWNLOAD BACK ISSUES | SUBSCRIBE Dark Oceans and Into Thin Air: Oh The Places Astronomers Go As seen within Earth's abyssal oceans, sunlight isn't a requirement for life. Turns out the solar system contains multiple potential locations where distinct alien lifeforms might flourish. Caleb Scharf, astronomer, astrobiologist, and…
Mutual Events of Jupiter's Satellites in 2014–15
A full season of mutual events for Jupiter's four largest satellites As Jupiter shines brightly down from the sky during its 2014–2015 apparition, quite often Jupiter's four big Galilean moons will occult and cast their shadows on each other. A "mutual events season" like this happens about every 6 years,…
What’s Next for Inflation Cosmology – New Updates
Our July 2014 cover story was the apparent discovery of gravitational waves from the instant of inflation when the Big Bang took shape. Just as the article was printed, a serious challenge to the discovery appeared: the researchers had underestimated the amount of interstellar dust that could be contaminating their…
Inside the November 2014 Issue
PURCHASE PRINT ISSUE | PURCHASE DIGITAL ISSUE | DOWNLOAD BACK ISSUES | SUBSCRIBE Solar Eclipses and the Shrouds of Dead Stars Planetary nebulae are some of the most marvelous observing sights in the night sky. But what creates their strange, varied shapes? Contributing editor Robert Zimmerman explores the still-mysterious origins…
Inside the October 2014 Issue
PURCHASE PRINT ISSUE | PURCHASE DIGITAL ISSUE | DOWNLOAD BACK ISSUES | SUBSCRIBE Sizing Up Galactic Titans The Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies dominate the small neighborhood of galaxies they live in, a cluster called the Local Group. But how do they stack up with each other? Astronomer Michael Rich…
Inside the September 2014 Issue
PURCHASE PRINT ISSUE | PURCHASE DIGITAL ISSUE | DOWNLOAD BACK ISSUES | SUBSCRIBE Martian Mysteries and Reliving History How did Mars lose its rich atmosphere and planet-wide magnetic field? Our cover story, written by S&T assistant editor Camille M. Carlisle, previews NASA's Maven mission, due to arrive at the Red…
Inside the August 2014 Issue
PURCHASE PRINT ISSUE | PURCHASE DIGITAL ISSUE | DOWNLOAD BACK ISSUES | SUBSCRIBE Chasing Comets, Toddlers, and a Beautiful Conjunction Europe's Rosetta mission is currently in hot pursuit of Comet 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko, set for an August rendezvous. Our cover story goes behind the scenes with the science team to see…
NEAF 2014 Product Videos Are Here!
Watch in-depth interviews with some of the top vendors at the 2014 Northeast Astronomy Forum featuring new telescopes, mounts, filters, and more.
Toddlers at the Telescope - Further Resources
Toddlers can gain a great deal from star parties, more than we might think possible. Here are some further resources for engaging youngsters at your next event.
Inside the July 2014 Issue
The latest observations of swirls in the cosmic microwave background have validated the leading theory of how the cosmos came to be. Read our coverage to find out how this affects our understanding of the universe. Plus, get a heads up for two close conjunctions in early July as Mars and Saturn approach the Moon in the evening sky. And for the expert observer, learn what deep-sky wonders should make your observing list this summer.
The asteroid occultation of August 19, 2014
The asteroid occultation of August 19, 2014
Inside the June 2014 Issue
Looking back to cosmic dawn became possible with the advent of Hubble Space Telescope's 600-hour observing project - enjoy the ride as one of humanity's finest telescopes travels through time to learn about galaxy formation in the early universe. Let Hubble's journey serve as your inspiration for projects you can take on from your backyard. Take a peek at the globular cluster M5 and you'll find stunningly bright variable stars, or look to the Moon to do a little time travel of your own through 4.5 billion years of lunar history.
An Image Gallery of the Cosmic Dawn
In the cover story of the June 2014 issue of Sky & Telescope, a team of scientists uses the Hubble Space Telescope to look back through cosmic time to the dawn of the universe, back to the time when galaxies were just beginning to form. With hundreds of hours of…
Cepheid Variable Stars in M5
Did you know that the great globular cluster Messier 5 contains two bright Cepheid variables? Here's the useful information about them.
Inside the May 2014 Issue
PURCHASE PRINT ISSUE | PURCHASE DIGITAL ISSUE | DOWNLOAD BACK ISSUES | SUBSCRIBE Storm warning! Get the latest on the new meteor storm predicted to hit Earth's skies on May 24th, and learn about the even weirder weather developing on alien worlds beyond the solar system. Also catch up on…
Inside the April 2014 Issue
PURCHASE PRINT ISSUE | PURCHASE DIGITAL ISSUE | DOWNLOAD BACK ISSUES | SUBSCRIBE FEATURED ARTICLES ISON's Day in the Sun Maybe it wasn't the public's Comet of the Century, but for author Karl Battams, it was his Comet of the Century. By Karl Battams Photo Contest Winners By Staff of Sky &…
The asteroid occultation of July 19, 2014
As told in the July 2014 Sky & Telescope, on the morning of July 19th an 8.7-magnitude star in Pisces will vanish for up to 4 seconds behind the invisibly faint asteroid 611 Valeria, as seen from a track crossing northern Mexico, Texas, the Deep South including the Atlanta area,…
Comet ISON Photo Contest Winners
Announcing the winners of Sky & Telescope's Comet ISON photo contest, sponsored by Celestron.
Cosmos Reborn
FOX Beginning Sunday evening, March 9th, Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey will air on the Fox television network, the rebirth of Carl Sagan's classic Cosmos. In the cover story of our April 2014 issue, contributing editor J. Kelly Beatty reveals a behind-the-scenes look at the new series. (All of the images…
Inside the March 2014 Issue
FEATURED ARTICLES How You Can Find An Exoplanet Using the Planet Hunters website, citizen scientists are adding to Kepler's treasure trove of new worlds. You only need a computer, an internet connection, and enthusiasm. By Meg Schwamb How to Build a Giant Telescope Construction of the world's largest ground-based optical…
