Our new StarDate T-Shirt is available now! More »
★Stargazing: April 1
Look for Regulus near the Moon the next couple of nights. The bright heart of Leo, the lion, stands below...More »
▶StarDate Radio: April 1 — Moon and Regulus
Regulus has always been one of the most respected stars in the sky. Some of its earliest names referred to...More »
▶StarDate Radio: March 31 — Planning Ahead
James Webb Space Telescope is just getting started. Yet astronomers are already planning for future generations of space telescopes. It’s...More »
★Stargazing: March 30
The constellation Crater, the cup, is in the southeastern sky in early evening. Its stars are faint, so you need...More »
▶StarDate Radio: March 30 — Rockets Galore!
If you’re a city, town, coastline, bit of tundra, or even a desert and you don’t have your own spaceport,...More »
▶StarDate Radio: March 29 — Venus and Uranus
The insides of the planet Uranus are weird. Some models of the planet suggest it could have “diamondbergs” floating in...More »
★Stargazing: March 29
The planet Uranus stands close to Venus, the Evening Star, the next couple of nights. It’s easily visible through binoculars....More »
▶StarDate Radio: March 28 — Moon and Mars
Phobos, the larger moon of Mars, could be one of the solar system’s most exciting thrill rides. But if you’re...More »
★Stargazing: March 28
The planet Mars is well up in the west-southwest at nightfall. It looks like a bright orange star. Tonight, it’s...More »
▶StarDate Radio: March 27 — Moon, El Nath, and Mars
The star El Nath is best known for its position in the sky. It forms the tip of one of...More »
★Stargazing: March 27
The star El Nath stands close to the lower right of the Moon this evening. It forms the tip of...More »
▶StarDate Radio: March 26 — Illinois Shower
20 years ago tonight, a little before midnight, a cosmic missile streaked above the Midwest. It startled witnesses across five...More »
Current Magazine
Forecasting space weather, digging up lunar fossils
2023 Sky Almanac
This year marks the golden anniversary of StarDate magazine, so we’re celebrating by describing the progress and discoveries of the past 50 years of astronomy, along with some tidbits about our own history.
