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 | Amateur astronomers from across the country met for the 2006 Oregon Star Party. By Laura Baird
Published: August 31, 2006 |
 | Scientists have measured the highest-known clouds above any planet surface above the Red Planet. By Jeremy McGovern
Published: August 31, 2006 |
 | The Maryland-based company will build America's next piloted spaceship. By Francis Reddy
Published: August 31, 2006 |
 | Arachnid-like features on Mars' south pole signal a seasonal change in the weather. By Laura Layton
Published: August 31, 2006 |
 | Astronomers around the world watched as an underpowered gamma-ray burst evolved into an exploding star. By Francis Reddy
Published: August 30, 2006 |
 | The world's astronomers have removed Pluto's planetary status. By Francis Reddy
Published: August 24, 2006 |
 | Whether by choice or because they were asked, three science committee members have parted ways with NASA. By Laura Layton
Published: August 21, 2006 |
 | Planetary scientists discussing a proposed definition for "planet" warmed to an alternative that would leave Pluto out in the cold. By Francis Reddy
Published: August 19, 2006 |
 | Dusty spirals reveal binary stars in the massive Quintuplet cluster. By Francis Reddy
Published: August 17, 2006 |
 | Using the Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have captured the Orion Nebula in a new light. By Jeremy McGovern
Published: August 17, 2006 |
 | Astronomers consider embracing Pluto's moon, the largest asteroid, and an icy body nicknamed Xena as planets in their own right. By Francis Reddy
Published: August 16, 2006 |
 | The pioneering physicist is best known for discovering radiation belts encircling Earth. By Jeremy McGovern
Published: August 10, 2006 |
 | Astronomers independently confirm a value for the Hubble constant, a number that reveals the universe's size, age, and eventual fate. By Laura Layton
Published: August 10, 2006 |
 | August's falling stars flare despite a bright Moon. By Michael E. Bakich
Published: August 9, 2006 |
 | Stardust@home opens for volunteers to search for interstellar dust buried in spacecraft's payload. By Jeremy McGovern
Published: August 3, 2006 |
 | Astronomers find the closest-known brown dwarf 16.2 light-years away. By Francis Reddy
Published: August 2, 2006 |
 | Proposals for the next mid-size spacecraft to study Mars arrived today. By Michael Carroll
Published: August 1, 2006 |
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