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 | Technology for the next-generation space telescope is under development.
Irene Klotz
Published: May 31, 2006 |
 | With additional funding, the most prolific solar observatory will watch the Sun through 2009. By Jeremy McGovern
Published: May 25, 2006 |
 | The Hubble Space Telescope zooms into an exceptional gravitational lens. By Francis Reddy
Published: May 25, 2006 |
 | Astronomers using Palomar Observatory's 200-inch Hale Telescope observe what may be the death of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3. By Laura Layton
Published: May 24, 2006 |
 | With its primary instrument assembled, the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope is a step closer to hunting the most energetic form of radiation. By Jeremy McGovern
Published: May 18, 2006 |
 | A star thought to possess an asteroid belt also boasts a trio of Neptune-mass worlds. By Francis Reddy
Published: May 18, 2006 |
 | Two U.S. instruments map minerals and search for ice deposits on the lunar surface as part of India's first unmanned mission to the Moon. By Laura Layton
Published: May 15, 2006 |
 | A starquake provides the first measurement of a neutron star's crust.
Robert Adler
Published: May 12, 2006 |
 | Astronomers have found a pair of small galaxies while probing streams of stars in our galaxy's halo. By Francis Reddy
Published: May 10, 2006 |
 | Scientists find many extrasolar planets reside in multiple-star systems. By Laura Layton
Published: May 9, 2006 |
 | Spirit and Opportunity prepare for a second winter on Mars. By Michael Carroll
Published: May 4, 2006 |
 | The North Dakota Space Grant Consortium is testing a Mars-spacesuit prototype in the Badlands. By Jeremy McGovern
Published: May 4, 2006 |
 | Astronomers find that galaxies are not oriented randomly in space.
Robert Adler
Published: May 1, 2006 |
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