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 | Flying a supersonic jet may seem an unconventional choice for astronomical discovery, but it was the best platform available to search for a possible asteroid belt lurking inside Mercury's orbit.
By
Dan Durda, S. Alan Stern //
Published: January 12, 2004 |
 | This timeline describes several bright supernovae witnessed by astronomers over the past millennium.
By
Robert Burnham //
Published: December 29, 2003 |