StarDate magazine 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! New subscriptions start with the next issue to be mailed, and the first issue can take up to six weeks to arrive. Subscribe today!
Current Issue: MAY/JUNE 2025
Night Vision
by Stephen Hummel & Emily Howard
In this issue, we peer into some especially dark skies, and tell you how to find them. We also feature the life and work of Nancy Grace Roman, a NASA pioneer who is the namesake for the next big space telescope.The issue also will offer Merlin’s answers to your questions, skywatching tips, exciting astronomy news, and more.
Features
“Dark Skies”
by Stephen Hummel & Emily Howard
“Sticking with Astronomy”
by Melissa Gaskill
The planets Jupiter and Mars fade as spring gives way to summer, with Jupiter disappearing in the evening twilight and Mars growing fainter as Earth moves farther from it. The two brightest stars of summer, Vega and Arcturus, stage splendid showings, climbing higher into the evening sky night by night.
- Tracking Potential Killers
- Busy, Bizarre Black Holes
- Lunar Missions Go 1-for-3
- Exoplanet Updates
- News Notes
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In the May/June 2025 issue, Merlin answers questions about gravity and space debris.
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