January 1989
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
Space Astronomy Moves Forward
Rediscovering Venus and Jupiter
Two planetary missions set for launch in 1989 will show us Venus and the Jovian system as we’ve never seen them before.
Little Missions, Big Returns
Because of their size, small missions can do what large missions can’t.
The Promise of the 21st Century
A new report outlines space science goals for the next century.
Discovery’s ‘Cargo of Dreams’
The successful mission of the space shuttle Discovery signals that the United States is back in space.
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