On the Cover: A laser beam shines skyward from the McDonald Laser Ranging Station in Texas. McDonald Observatory has been firing lasers at the Moon since shortly after Apollo 11 astronauts set up the first special reflector on the lunar surface in 1969. [Roger Ressmeyer] Write for StarDate Magazine Writer's Guidelines (84K pdf -- free Adobe Acrobat software is required to view the document.)

Moonshots
40 years after the first astronauts walked on the Moon, Apollo's last experiment is still probing the Moon, Earth, and much more.

Meteor Showers Light Up Summer Nights
The next few months bring eager skywatchers a lots of chances to see 'shooting stars,' including the famous Perseids.

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