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A Farewell to Galileo,
David H. Levy
The valiant Galileo spacecraft finally ended its
mission on September 21 in a blaze of glory over Jupiter. |
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They
Aren’t Who You Think, Steven J. Dick
If we ever encounter extraterrestrial intelligence, they’re
likely to be machines, not creatures of flesh and blood. |
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What Is a "Planet"?,
Gibor B. Basri
Recent discoveries inside and outside the solar system have
complicated our perception of what constitutes a "planet." |
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Building
a School Observatory, by Roger Knacke, Darren Williams,
and Jonathan Hall
Developing a college or high school observatory will greatly
improve science programs, and it’s not as expensive
as you might think.
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Departments
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Editorial, Robert Naeye
A Farewell and a Welcome |
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Living
Universe, Monika Kress
The Last of the Great Observatories |
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Planetary
Perspectives, Daniel D. Durda
Project Prometheus |
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The
Lives of Stars, Jennifer Birriel
The Birth of Brown Dwarfs |
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Armchair
Astrophysics, Christopher Wanjek
Extreme Phenomena Abound |
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Cosmologist’s Corner, Christopher
J. Conselice
Locating Mass in the Universe |
| 10 |
Annals
of Astronomy, Piero Sicoli and Clifford J. Cunningham
Killed by a Meteorite? |
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Echoes
of the Past, Katherine Bracher
The Planet Neptune |
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Focus
on Education, Marni Berendsen
The Night Sky Network |
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Celestial
Wonderings, Lou Mayo
Occult Astronomy |
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Observer's
Page, John Shibley
Reflections on a Solstice Night |
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Commentary,
David Morrison
Are Astronomers Crying Wolf? |
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Sky Events, Richard
Talcott
October/November Sky Map
| December/January Sky Map |
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Society
Scope
News
and information for Society members
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Book
Review, Terrell Kent Holmes
The Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy |
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