astronomy.com
Astronomy
Who runs Astronomy, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest Astronomy magazine alternatives.
- Who’s behind it
- Not stated
- Online since
- Unknown
- Trackers
- Prices
- No pricing page
- Last price change
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- Closest alternative
- space.com
Measured from Astronomy’s own pages, the Internet Archive and public records. Hover a dotted value for its source and date.
Visit Astronomy01 · Who’s behind it
Who runs Astronomy
Astronomy astronomy.com
Astronomy.com is for anyone who wants to learn more about astronomy and space, including planets, galaxies, asteroids, and NASA.
Wikidata: American magazine
- Company
- No imprint we could read
- Online since
- Not in the Internet Archive
- Audience
- In English
02 · Privacy
What Astronomy tracks
What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.
trackers that follow visitors
12 of the 16 alternatives below have fewer, 3 have more.
Privacy-friendly alternatives →- Cookie banner
- CookieYes
- US company
- 5 tools
Advertising and retargeting
Lets ad networks recognise visitors on other sites and show them ads.
Visitor analytics
Counts and follows visits, usually with cookies.
Tag manager
Loads further tracking scripts, which we can’t always see.
Third-party embeds
Videos, maps or fonts from other companies, which receive the visitor’s IP address.
03 · Alternatives
Alternatives to Astronomy
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Astronomy, thumbs down if it isn’t.
20 of the 60 sites closest to Astronomy match.
- 01
Universe Today - Space and Astronomy News
Your daily source for space and astronomy news. Expert coverage of NASA missions, rocket launches, space exploration, exoplanets, and the latest discoveries in astrophysics.
Very close - 02
TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates
Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.
Very close - 03
Scientific American
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Very close - 04
Fortune - Fortune 500 Daily & Breaking Business News
Unrivaled access, premier storytelling, and the best of business since 1930.
Very close - 05
Fashion Magazine - Beauty Tips, Fashion Trends, & Celebrity News - ELLE
Watch runway shows from the hottest fashion designers, scope out the best-dressed celebrities on the red carpet, discover the latest and greatest beauty products to maintain a healthy glow, and get a sneak peek at our celebrity cover shoots.
Very close - 06
SpaceNews: The space industry's source
News and analysis of the companies, agencies, technologies and trends shaping the global space industry. Subscribe today.
Very close - 07
VERANDA - Beautiful Home Decorating Ideas
Home design and interior decorating is what VERANDA magazine is all about.
Very close - 08
Home - The GitHub Blog
Updates, ideas, and inspiration from GitHub to help developers build and design software.
Very close - 09
ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news
Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolution -- the latest discoveries in astronomy, anthropology, biology, chemistry, climate & environment, computers, engineering, health & medicine, math, physics, psychology, technology, and more -- from the world's leading universities and research organizations.
Very close - 10
Popular Mechanics - Product Reviews, How-To, Space, Military, Math, Science, and New Technology
Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world, whether it's practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science.
Very close - 11
National Geographic
Explore National Geographic. A world leader in geography, cartography and exploration.
Very close - 12
Digg - News, before it trends
See what's next in AI before it trends. Digg watches the people who move first.
Very close - 13
Semafor - An intelligent, transparent global news platform for breaking stories, analysis and video
Transparent, global reporting by Semafor journalists on politics, policy, business, finance, technology, climate, energy, media, entertainment, world affairs, China, Asia, Europe, Africa for US and international readers.
Very close - 14
Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro
Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro
Very close - 15
Engadget | Technology News & Expert Reviews
Breaking news from the worlds of technology and entertainment, and expert reviews of the latest consumer tech products.
Very close - 16
Nature
First published in 1869, Nature is the world’s leading multidisciplinary science journal. Nature publishes the finest peer-reviewed research that drives ground-breaking discovery, and is read by thought-leaders and decision-makers around the world.
Very close - 17
Esquire - Men's Fashion, Cocktails, Politics, Interviews, and Women
Esquire is your destination for the latest news headlines, culture coverage, political developments, celebrity interviews, mens fashion advice, and food & drink recipes.
Very close - 18
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Very close - 19
News, Politics, Sports, Mail & Latest Headlines - AOL.com
Discover the latest breaking news in the U.S. and around the world — politics, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, sports and much more.
Very close - 20
Hackaday | Fresh Hacks Every Day
Fresh hacks every day
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Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Astronomy’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Astronomy uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.
04 · History
What changed
Price and policy history →No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Astronomy adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.
05 · Details
How we measure
Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.
The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 15 technologies
- Neighbours
- k = 60
- Sites searched
- 9,216
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 41 ms
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Astronomy’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
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- CMS
- WordPress meta generator: WordPress 7.1.4
- Fonts
- Google Fonts asset https://fonts.googleapis.com/
- Analytics
- Google Analytics page source: google-analytics.com/analytics.js
- Parse.ly page source: cdn.parsely.com
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/gtm.js
- Advertising
- Google Ad Manager page source: googletag.pubads()
- Cookie consent
- CookieYes page source: cdn-cookieyes.com
- Security
- reCAPTCHA page source: recaptcha.net/recaptcha
- Web servers
- nginx header server: nginx
- Languages & backends
- PHP implied by WordPress (meta generator: WordPress 7.1.4)
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Microsoft 365 TXT MS=ms18345035
- DNS hosting
- Cloudflare DNS NS emma.ns.cloudflare.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=njHBAlVlY7dCkCTGxAvon5pdN-b585UFZtmmrciq9yE
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=g1gnepzz88je0ng1fds4jnm0ere28i
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Microsoft 365 15/20
- Google Workspace 11/20
- Meta Business Suite 11/20
- GlobalSign · not on astronomy.com 10/20
- Google Tag Manager 10/20
- Google Ad Manager 9/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on astronomy.com 9/20
- Amazon SES · not on astronomy.com 8/20
- Cloudflare · not on astronomy.com 7/20
- PHP 7/20
- WordPress 7/20
- Atlassian · not on astronomy.com 7/20
- Adobe · not on astronomy.com 6/20
- Zoom · not on astronomy.com 6/20
- Fastly · not on astronomy.com 5/20