July 2016

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.

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Features

The Milky Way through thick and thin

by
Bruce Dorminey

Astronomers studying our galaxy’s vertical structure are teasing out details about how our home system evolved.

Falling behind on asteroid follow-ups

by
Ilima Loomis

Powerful surveys are discovering asteroids at a faster rate than ever before, but most of these Earth-approaching asteroids never get a second glance.

Behind the scenes at Kennedy Space Center

by
David J. Eicher

The home of American space flight is bursting with memories — and ready to host the launches of today and tomorrow.

Target our galaxy’s dark nebulae

by
Richard P. Wilds

Pull up a chair, and spend some time away from the light.

Explore Earth’s big impacts

by
Mike Reynolds

Earth has a long history of asteroid strikes, and some intriguing scars remain.

Seek exoplanets from your backyard

by
Dennis Conti

Learn how amateur astronomers can help professionals study worlds outside our solar system.

The quest for distant Pluto

by
Richard Talcott

This newly revealed world at the solar system’s edge makes a tempting target through amateur telescopes as it reaches peak visibility early this summer.