Year of the Comet
Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)

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Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

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Press Releases
April 2012
Your source for astronomy expertise — Astronomy magazine editors are here to help enrich media and blogger coverage of meteor showers, space missions, and night-sky events.
ASY-CV0612
This month’s issue of Astronomy magazine asks how many planets unassociated with stars wander through space, brings you inside the world’s most powerful machine, explains how to view June’s rare Venus transit, takes you on a journey to observe and image the southern skies, reviews two all-sky cameras, and more.
By Liz Kruesi // Published: April 24, 2012
NA0512

The article details how four significant modern-day technologies arose from the work of astronomers, physicists, and scientists.

By Chris Raymond // Published: April 2, 2012
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