Maintaining its appealing style and presentation, theYearbook of Astronomy 2026contains comprehensive jargon-free monthly sky notes and an authoritative set of sky charts to enable backyard astronomers and sky gazers everywhere to plan their viewing of the years eclipses, comets, meteor showers and minor planets as well as detailing the phases of the Moon and visibility and locations of the planets throughout the year. To supplement all this is a variety of entertaining and informative articles, a feature for which theYearbook of Astronomyis known.

Articles for the 2026 edition include:

• Recent Advances in Astronomyby Rod Hine
• Recent Advances in Solar System Explorationby Peter Rea
• Anniversaries in 2026by Neil Haggath
• The Astronomers’ Stars: Taking It to Extremesby Lynne Marie Stockman
• Hawking Starsby Andrew D. Santarelli and Matthew E. Caplan
• Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar and Professor A. S. Eddingtonby David M. Harland
• Planetary Protection: Keeping the Planets Safe from Earthly Bacteriaby Peter Rea
• Nearby Worlds Out There: The Many Kinds of Exoplanetby John McCue
• Comets and Literature in the Nineteenth Centuryby Randall Stevenson
• On the Origin of NASA Names by Means of Imaginative Selectionby Peter Rea
• Mission to Mars: Countdown to Building a Brave New World: Pausing for Thoughtby Martin Braddock
• A History of Observatory Designs: The Telescope Age from the Seventeenth to Nineteenth Centuriesby Katrin Raynor
• Sidewalk Astronomy: Cosmos to Kerbsideby Jonathan Powell

This iconic publication made its first appearance way back in 1962, shortly after the dawning of the Space Age. Now well into its seventh decade of production, the Yearbook continues to be essential reading for anyone lured and fascinated by the magic of astronomy and who has a desire to extend their knowledge of the Universe and the wonders to which it plays host. The Yearbook of Astronomy is indeed an inspiration to amateur and professional astronomers alike, and warrants a place on the bookshelf of all stargazers and watchers of the skies.

AUTHOR:
Brian Jones developed a fascination for astronomy at the age of five when he first saw the stars through a pair of binoculars, and his interest took him into the realms of writing sky guides for local newspapers, appearing on local radio and television, teaching astronomy and space in schools and, in 1985, becoming a full time astronomy and space writer. As well as being editor of the Yearbook of Astronomy since the 2017 edition, Brian has penned around 20 books to date which have covered a wide range of astronomy- and space-related topics for both children and adults. His passion for bringing an appreciation of the universe to his readers is reflected in his writing. The minor planet 45689 Brianjones is named after him.

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