AN December 2025

You do not want to miss this one! The December 2025 issue of Astronomy Now comes with a stunning, totally free 12-month calendar. Produced in association with First Light Optics, every month features a stunning image of a celestial object and a month-at-a-glance calendar with important astronomical anniversaries and the year’s best observing opportunities all marked up for you.

And then of course we get to the issue itself. Our cover features the genuinely iconic Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank to celebrate the observatory’s 80th anniversary. Nicky Jenner tells the compelling story of Bernard Lovell’s singular vision for astronomical research and the inspirational science that continues to be performed to this day at the world famous site.

And if you feel inspired by that, we also have Andrew Thornett who explains how you can make a simple radio telescope at home to record December’s Geminid meteor shower. In so doing, you’ll be re-creating Jodrell Bank’s famous first observation of eight decades ago.

Astronomy Now’s editor Stuart Clark asks the question “How many undiscovered worlds might there be lurking beyond Neptune?” Maybe more than we thought because the more astronomers have looked for that long-suspected world, the more candidates they appear to be finding.

We have an update on the latest findings for interstellar object 3I/ATLAS and Elizabeth Howell details all the various ways that you can see this unique comet for yourself. Meanwhile, Colin Stuart reports back from a fascinating trip that he took to the observatories – both old and new – of Uzbekistan.

And for those looking for something to fill out their Christmas Wish List, our Equipment Editor Steve Ringwood has a bumper 12-days of Christmas Astrogear.

Add to all of this the very latest news from the major observatories and space agencies, a look at the chances of alien life in the Universe, stunning celestial images from our readers, our complete guide to the December night sky and this issue is so densely packed with great information, that it is a wonder that it has not become a black hole.

Grab your copy today – and make a space on your wall for the calendar!