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March 2010
M87
Find answers to questions about the number of planets in the solar system, the search for extraterrestrial life, and more.
By David J. Eicher // Published: January 25, 2010
Jim Kaler
Jim Kaler is a professor emeritus of astronomy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the author of 14 books.
By Karri Ferron // Published: January 25, 2010
total solar eclipse
Make your plans now to see an upcoming total solar eclipse.
By Michael E. Bakich // Published: January 25, 2010
Titan
This saturnian moon could be the Earth of the outer solar system.
By Liz Kruesi // Published: January 25, 2010
Pulsar
Scientists using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have discovered pulsars that apparently pulse only in gamma rays.
By Richard Talcott // Published: January 25, 2010
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