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Pas
de Deux, Marcia Bartusiak
The Nobel-Prize-winning discovery of indirect evidence of gravitational
waves came about due to one part ingenuity, one part serendipity,
and two parts sheer obstinacy.
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LIGO:
Hearing the Gravitational-Wave Universe, Kenneth G. Libbrecht
A team of physicists is opening a new window to the universe,
the realm of ripples in space-time. |
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How
the Sun Shines, John Bahcall
After nearly two centuries of debate, recent neutrino experiments
have solidified our understanding of solar energy production. |
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Copernicuss
Neglected Successor, Jason Best, Sara Maene, Peter Usher
Thomas Digges was the first to envision a physically infinite
universe of stars, but his contribution is often overlooked. |
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Departments
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Editorial, Robert Naeye
Opening Windows (Not the Microsoft Kind) |
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Society
Scope
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Astronomy
Newsflash, Debra Fischer
A Planetary System Similar to Ours |
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Research
Notebook, Christopher J. Conselice
Not Just Planets |
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Annals
of Astronomy, Clifford J. Cunningham
The Kuiper Belt and Beyond |
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Armchair
Astrophysics, Christopher Wanjek
Building a Supermassive Black Hole |
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Echoes
of the Past, Katherine Bracher
Radio Stars |
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Astronomers
Scrapbook, William Sheehan
Reflections on Mars |
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Observers
Page, John Shibley
Surveying Fall Doubles |
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Focus
on Education, Lou Mayo
Needs of a New Breed of Scientist |
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Sky Map and Sky Talk, Richard Talcott
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Book
Review, Thomas Haeberle
Atom: An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth...And
Beyond (by Lawrence M. Krauss)
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