The October issue of Astronomy is in the hands of subscribers and hits newsstands next Tuesday. For readers, it means interesting new articles and amazing photographs; for me, it means the time has come to update Astronomy.com to reflect our new issue. Updating the web site for each issue was a new responsibility...

I have to commend Andrew Fraknoi and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific on a great new web resource that came across my desk yesterday. “Women in Astronomy: An Introductory Resource Guide to Materials in English” is an excellent index for astronomy and history enthusiasts who want to learn more...

An interesting pamphlet came across my desk about Spacefest 2009 , and I thought some of you might want to check it out. After a successful debut in 2007, the sponsor of Spacefest, space memorabilia source Novaspace , has put together a sequel. The 2009 event will take place February 19-22 at the Town...

For those of you physics and cosmology enthusiasts who are into learning through alternative methods (or you’re just someone who likes some clever music and lyrics), you’ve got to check out the Large Hadron Rap video on YouTube. Of course, that’s if you aren’t one of the more than 1.5 million people...

A frequent contributing artist for Astronomy , Lynette Cook has recently completed a project about the historical 1843 outburst of Eta Carinae for the Gemini Observatory. In a sequence of seven images, her conception of the expanding blast wave from Eta Carinae’s 1843 eruption reflects new research on...

Now that subscribers have the November issue in hand, we’ve updated Astronomy.com with our newest Web extras, which complement the articles you are starting to read (that is, if you haven’t already read the magazine cover-to-cover over the weekend). And this month, we’ve got great examples of all the...

In August, we asked you if astronomy should be included in middle school or high school curriculums through our Astronomy.com Online Poll. The results overwhelmingly favored including astronomy as either a mandatory or an optional course. Well, even though many schools still don’t include astronomy as...

Some of you may have already noticed the new section in the rotating box on our home page promoting the Young Astronomers Video Contest , but, in case you haven’t, I want you to check it out, break out those cameras, and start shooting. Because, frankly, I’m really excited for this contest. Now, let...

Next week, Astronomy magazine’s latest special issue hits newsstands, and it’s one I’ve been looking forward to seeing published since I started working here almost 4 months ago. The Solar System was one of the first projects I got to work on, which by that time meant reading all the stories and checking...

NASA recently released its 2008 edition of Spinoff , a publication that chronicles successfully commercialized NASA technology. They have a web site to go with the print version, and it’s an easy place to lose yourself for a few hours (trust me, I did it one night last week). The 2008 issue features...