Astronomy October 2018

Dark stars come into light

By Mara Johnson-Groh

With help from dark matter annihilation, some of the universe's earliest stars were able to grow much larger than they would otherwise.

Zooniverse: A citizen science success story

By Alison Klesman

Zooniverse allows you to take part in cutting-edge research with nothing more than an internet connection.

Sky This Month

Martin Ratcliffe and Alister Ling

Uranus reaches its peak.

StarDome and the Path of the Planets

Richard Talcott; Illustations by Roen Kelly

Taking a dim view

Adam Hadhazy

Astronomers learned to see beyond the Milky Way’s glare into a hidden realm of faint galaxies.