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Ghostly Particles
All About, James C.
White II
A neutrino has almost no mass, zooms about space
at nearly the speed of light, and hates to interact with any
other matter. Why even care about such an elusive, arrogant
particle? |
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Deadly
Cosmic Storms, Jennifer Birriel and Ignacio Birriel
We normally consider threats from outer space to be of the comet
or asteroid variety, yet cosmic radiation appears to have caused
significant extinctions of life in the past…and may do
so again. |
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Astronomy Takes
the Stand: Using the Heavens to Solve Crimes, Mary Ellen
Pistalu
Crime scenes reflect the actions of individuals, but illuminating
those actions is often difficult. Astronomy offers knowledge
and skills to bring the truth to light in these situations. |
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Editorial, James C. White II
Hands Open, Hands Down |
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Armchair
Astrophysics, Christopher Wanjek
That '70s Show |
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Planetary
Perspectives, Daniel D. Durda
The Reasons for the Seasons |
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Echoes
of the Past, Katherine Bracher
40 Years Ago: Hawai'i as a Site for Observatories |
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Astronomer's
Notebook, Jennifer Birriel
Interstellar
Acetone |
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Societal
Impact , Paula Szkody
The raison d’être of the PASP |
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Annals
of Astronomy, Clifford J. Cunningham
The Overthrow of Aristotle |
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Education
Matters, David Bruning
What Is It We Teach |
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Sky Events, Richard
Talcott
January Sky Map | February
Sky Map | March Sky Map |
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Works
of Note |
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Society
Scope & ASP Supporters |
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Last
Word, Cherilynn A. Morrow
EPO
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