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MAVEN Makes It to Mars
NASA’s latest interplanetary spacecraft has settled into orbit around the Red Planet. Its year-long scientific scrutiny could reveal how and why Mars lost so much of its primordial atmosphere.
India’s Mars Orbiter Mission Arrives Safely
On September 24th, after a convoluted, 10-month, 400-million-mile flight, India’s first-ever interplanetary explorer fired braking rockets and slipped into orbit around the Red Planet.
Dust Makes Cosmic Inflation Signal Iffy
A new analysis of Planck data provides the best measurements ever made of polarized dust emission across the sky – and bolsters the claim that the signal heralded as evidence for cosmic inflation is from dust instead.
OBSERVING HIGHLIGHTS
The 2014 Autumnal Equinox Arrives
What is the “fall equinox” — and how do we know when it happens?
How to Never Miss an Aurora
Learn exactly how and when to expect the next display of the northern lights with a few easy-to-use online tools.
Tour September’s Sky: Farewell to Saturn
The astronomical calendar says autumn arrives on September 22nd. It’s a season of transition, with plenty of celestial comings and goings in the evening sky.
Wake Up to a Total Lunar Eclipse on October 8, 2014
Start your day with an eclipse of the full Moon! On the morning of October 8, 2014, a total lunar eclipse will be visible across most of North America.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, Sept. 26 – Oct. 4
Sky & Telescope’s weekly celestial-events calendar, with sky views, offers selected astronomy sights for your unaided eyes, binoculars, or a telescope.
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Exotic Cruise to See the 2016 Solar Eclipse
In partnership with InSight Cruises, Sky & Telescope offers you a golden opportunity to witness the spectacular beauty of the March 9, 2016 total solar eclipse in the western Pacific aboard the Holland America liner ms Volendam.
BEAUTIFUL, ALSO, ARE THE SOULS OF MY BLACK SISTERS 