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The Frozen Neutrino Catcher
A gargantuan observatory hidden beneath a kilometer of ice looks for signals from some of the universe's speediest particles.
By Govert Schilling
Tuning in to Radio Jupiters
The race is on to find the first radio waves from a world beyond our solar system.
By Yvette Cendes
Jupiter Since Galileo
In recent years, amateur astronomers have made many of the biggest discoveries on the solar system's biggest planet.
By Dean Regas
Comet ISON's Final Act
Comet ISON might be putting on a gorgeous display as you read these words . . . or maybe not.
By Robert Naeye
The Messier Open Clusters of Winter
Bright, beautiful, and easy to locate, these old friends are always worth revisiting.
By Rod Mollise
Hot Products for 2014
Our 16th annual roundup of Hot Products highlights the most intriguing new astronomy gear in the worldwide market.
By the Editors of Sky & Telescope
Sketching the King of Planets
Learn to see more detail on Jupiter by drawing at the eyepiece.
By Michael Rosolina
BEYOND THE PRINTED PAGE |
Jupiter Watchers
Join these organizations to report the next storm or meteor smash on Jupiter.
By Robert Naeye
Radio Jupiter
NASA's Radio Jove project gives you the tools to see Jupiter in a different light.
By Monica Young
Science from the South Pole
Learn how scientists built IceCube and other Antarctic observatories.
By Govert Schilling
Lunar Librations
Librations and other lunar data for January 2014.
By Sean Walker
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE |
The Seven Sisters
The sky's finest naked-eye star cluster is always worth another look.
By Fred Schaaf
Jupiter in Your Telescope
Get the most from the time you spend with the planet king.
By Alan MacRobert
Star Bound
Many remarkable deep-sky objects lie near the variable star Algol.
By Sue French
Table of Contents
See what else January's issue has to offer.