Your Guide to the Universe

StarDate keeps you in touch with the universe with detailed skywatching information, in-depth features, the latest astronomy news, and more. Six issues per year, including the Sky Almanac issue in January! Subscribe today and we'll start your subscription today!

Current Issue: May/June 2012

Primo skywatching events are coming up! Our May/June issue brings you details on the May 20 solar eclipse for the western United States, as well as the scoop on the transit of Venus in early June. We also bring you up to date on one of the world's fastest growing space programs: China.

Sublime Syzygy

Get tips on when, where, and how to watch three major skywatching events happening over 17 days in May and June.

China in Space

The third nation to send people into Earth orbit has also visited the Moon and has big plans for a future in space.

In Every Issue

• Skywatching highlights and star charts to help you keep tabs on the sky
• Merlin answers your most compelling questions about the universe

Download a sample issue (3.1 MB PDF)

In Future Issues

Our Summer Reading Issue is coming up next. We’ll share feature-length excerpts from several new books in astronomy and space to help you plan your summer reading, as well as the latest astronomy news, summer skywatching tips, and star charts.