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A vivid aurora borealis fills the night sky with sweeping green and pink curtains of light above a snow-covered coastal hillside in the Arctic. The calm water of a fjord reflects the glow, while rounded rocks line the shoreline in the foreground and distant lights illuminate a small structure on the far shore.

Uncovering the science of aurorae

A screenshot of the July 2026 issue landing page. The hero image features a bright deep-space scene with a glowing blue core of a nebula, wrapped in thick, textured clouds of amber and brown gas and dust. Sharp white stars fill the outer regions of the frame, with a few brighter stars showing cross-shaped spikes.

How to read the July digital issue of Astronomy magazine

Stellar nursery N159 appears in many colors in this image from the Hubble Space Telescope

N159: A star-forming nebula in the spider’s shadow

An image of the Milky Way night sky taken through a modified DSLR

Astrophotography, Observing

Modifying your DSLR for astrophotography

Telescopes of the Allen Telescope Array sit beneath a starry night sky. The array is designed to listen for signals sent or generated by extraterrestrial life.

Alien Life, Features

Should we keep looking for ET?

10 great spring binocular sights

Did time move slower right after the Big Bang?

Telescopes and Equipment

May we present this month’s new astronomy products

Why do some stars appear to twinkle while others don’t?

What would Earth be like if there were no Moon?

Alien Life, Features

The search for aliens levels up

May 2026: What’s in the sky this month?