Thanks to painstaking observations and computer modeling, astronomers have discovered that the Milky Way Galaxy is littered with the debris of stellar cannibalism. Small galaxies unlucky enough to be captured by our powerful gravity get torn to shreds...

Now that your July 2009 issue of Astronomy is in the mail or already in-hand, we’ve updated Astronomy.com with our newest web extras to give subscribers exclusive complementary information to the magazine. Take a sneak peek inside the July 2009 Astronomy...

Loyal podcast listeners, Starting June 4, Michael Bakich's weekly observing podcast will be available to registered members of Astronomy.com. The podcast remains free, so please register with the site to make sure you don't miss an episode!...

Amateur astronomer Ted Schaar, from nearby Brookfield, Wisconsin — not far from Astronomy headquarters — sent us a letter about an observatory that's part of a public library in Pewaukee, a village just a few miles west of Brookfield. We're thankful...

Loyal podcast listeners, Starting June 4, Michael Bakich's weekly observing podcast will be available to registered members of Astronomy.com. The podcast remains free, so please register with the site to make sure you don't miss an episode! We...

***Images updated.*** Next week, you can check out the rich collection of astronomical instruments at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the telescope, the planetarium opens its a new exhibition, “Telescopes:...

SETI Institute astronomer, intrepid alien hunter, and Astronomy magazine author Seth Shostak will appear as the primary guest tonight on Comedy Central’s Colbert Report , starring Stephen Colbert. Check your local listings and be sure to tune in to see...

On May 15, the SETI Institute — the planet’s leading extraterrestrial searchers — launched “ Earth Speaks .” The project invites the public to submit proposed messages to alien civilizations. According to Thomas Pierson, CEO of the SETI Institute in Mountain...

Today NASA celebrates the Apollo program on the 40th anniversary of Apollo 10 , the fourth manned mission of the program. An interactive feature on NASA’s web site includes photos, video, and even animated comics from the manned lunar missions of the...

Those of you who are fans of Microsoft Corporation’s WorldWide Telescope (WWT) software will soon have some new friends. At the fifth annual Latin American Faculty Summit in Buenos Aires May 13, Microsoft announced the global availability of WWT’s Spanish...

Here is the transcript for my podcast about how to see the partial constellation Serpens Caput, M40, and lenticular galaxy M85 this week. Check out the Astronomy.com's interactive star chart — StarDome — to see an accurate map of your sky. It'll...

The only woman ever to have named a planet passed away April 30 at the age of 90. Venetia Katherine Douglas Phair (née Burney) suggested the name “Pluto” to her grandfather March 14, 1930, when she was 11 years old. Astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh, working...

If you’re looking for a fun 1-hour special to watch on TV these days, check your local listings for Meteorite Men on the Science Channel. It’s already run once or twice and will again be broadcast on Memorial Day, May 25 (and, we can hope, repeated lots...

Astronomy Contributing Editor Martin Ratcliffe shares his report of the space shuttle Atlantis STS-125 launch : In a picture perfect, flawless launch, space shuttle Atlantis is on its way to a rendezvous with the Hubble Space Telescope. After years...

A report from NASA's Kennedy Space Center by Astronomy Contributing Editor Martin Ratcliffe: The astronauts of the STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope are now on board Atlantis. They left the astronaut building shortly after...

During the International Year of Astronomy (IYA), there’s no shortage of events and activities revolving around astronomy. Another opened in south-central Wisconsin on Monday, May 4. The Planet Trek Dane County (PTDC) scale-model solar system begins in...

On April 25, Steve Eves of Ohio launched the largest model rocket in history : a 1,700-pound, 36-foot-high replica of the legendary Saturn V booster that took the first astronauts to the Moon. It rose to about 4,400 feet, deployed chutes, and settled...

Here is the transcript for my podcast about how to see the Lozenge, globular cluster NGC 5694, and spiral galaxy NGC 3521 this week. Check out the Astronomy.com's interactive star chart — StarDome — to see an accurate map of your sky. It'll...

Tuesday night, most of the editorial staff of Astronomy , along with several from our art staff, attended a special showing of the new Star Trek movie , in theaters May 8, 2009. The week before, Paramount Pictures had contacted our editor, Dave Eicher...

When Astronomy Editor Dave Eicher announced that Paramount Pictures had invited the staff to see a preview of the new Star Trek movie , in theaters May 8, 2009, I admit I was more excited about going to Milwaukee’s beloved Oriental Theater than anything...

Now that your June 2009 issue of Astronomy has reached your doorstep, we’ve updated Astronomy.com with our newest web extras to give subscribers exclusive complementary information to the magazine. Take a sneak peek inside the June 2009 Astronomy magazine...