April 1991
The world's best-selling astronomy magazine offers you the most exciting, visually stunning, and timely coverage of the heavens above. Each monthly issue includes expert science reporting, vivid color photography, complete sky coverage, spot-on observing tips, informative telescope reviews, and much more! All this in an easy-to-understand, user-friendly style that's perfect for astronomers at any level.
Features
Does Alpha Centauri Have Intelligent Life?
The nearest star system to the Sun may also be the nearest place in the Galaxy with planets like Earth.
Rendezvous with Venus
Galileo revealed new details in the stormy clouds of Venus.
Keck’s First Light
The biggest telescope on Earth turns skyward for the first time.
Life Near the Center of the Galaxy
Near the core of the Galaxy, life would be filled with cosmic hazards.
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