October 2005
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
Making multiverses
New twists on old theories suggest our universe may be one of many that exist.
The accident that saved the Big Bang
While adjusting an antenna, two astronomers made one of the greatest discoveries of all time.
The return of cosmic strings
Long, thin, dense strands of primordial matter may wind their way through the universe.
Beyond Einstein
NASA’s new spacecraft will probe the nature of dark energy, black holes, and gravity waves.
Blasting the past
Deep Impact’s mission went off without a hitch, as it slammed into a comet’s nucleus.
What makes black holes tick?
See inside a black hole like never before.
Hitch a ride on a cosmic spiral
The Andromeda Galaxy offers a rich history of discovery, folklore, and science.
How stars got named
Star names can be fascinating and beautiful. They also can be confusing.
Invisible observatory
Observe the stars and preserve your yard’s aesthetics with this clever design.
Anchored to the stars
A permanent observing site lets this astroimager pursue his celestial quarry quickly and easily.
Departments
This month in Astronomy
Letters
Bob Berman’s strange universe
Glenn Chaple’s observing basics
News
The sky this month
New products
Book reviews
Resources
Coming events
Advertiser index
Reader gallery
