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Mystery Star 1054,
Yaël Nazé
It all began like any ordinary day. But suddenly,
the sky changed with the appearance of a new star. Men and women
raised their heads, shaking with fear. The sky should not change,
they cried—this must be a sign of the gods! We are doomed:
this guest in our sky can only bring plague and disaster. |
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Traveling
to the Edge, Paul Verhage
A number of people have secretly harbored notions of running
their very own space programs and conducting experiments in
the vacuum of outer space. But most of us with such a dream
have been grounded by the thought of massive expense. Or just
the fear of being, well, "out there." |
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A New Frontier
in a New Domain of Space, Alfred K. Mann
A deep-seated belief in the existence of a primordial atomistic
structure of matter has not always been present in human thinking.
The religions of ancient eastern civilizations—essentially
spiritual in nature—did not concern themselves with
such a speculation, and Christianity of the Middle Ages—essentially
rational and deistic in nature—repudiated it. |
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Departments
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Editorial, James C. White II
Venus on the Half Shell |
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Armchair
Astrophysics, Christopher Wanjek
Beyond Einstein |
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Planetary
Perspectives, Daniel D. Durda
A Long-Overdue Return to the Moon |
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Echoes
of the Past, Katherine Bracher
40 Years Ago: Quasars |
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Astronomer's
Notebook, Jennifer Birriel
The Sun is a Variable Star |
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Celestial
Wonderings, Lou Mayo
A Tale of Two Clusters |
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Annals
of Astronomy, Clifford J. Cunningham
Lunar Reality |
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Education
Matters, Cherilynn A. Morrow
"Space Science" Stands for "Education" |
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Sky Events, Richard
Talcott
July Sky Map | August
Sky Map | September Sky Map |
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Society
Scope |
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Last
Word, Whitney Howell
To
Know is Worth the Expense |
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