January 2015

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

Web Extra: 2014's other big space stories

by Liz Kruesi, Karri Ferron

Although they just missed the top 10, brown dwarfs, black holes, the Sun, exoplanets, and asteroids had big years.

Astronomy's 2015 Guide to the Night Sky

This handy four-page insert will keep you looking up all year.

Kepler spacecraft's new lease on life

by C. Renée James

Having enjoyed four successful years of planet hunting, Kepler is now poised to revolutionize new areas of astrophysics.

Web Extra: The next search for Earth-like worlds

by Eric Betz

The Kepler spacecraft discovered thousands of exoplanets. Now astronomers are trying to find out if any might harbor life.

The planetarium world meets in China

by David J. Eicher

As dark skies diminish, the International Planetarium Society meets in Beijing to discuss its members' greater responsibility in bringing the stars down to Earth.

Web Extra: The planetarium worlds hit China

by Michael E. Bakich

Editor David J. Eicher captured many stunning sights while at the International Planetarium Society meeting in Beijing, from stunning new shows to an ancient observatory.