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August 1999 |
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Features The Little Stars That Couldn't By
Robert Naeye Astronomers think that brown dwarfs - those pesky objects caught between planets and stars in size - may outnumber stars by two to one. |
pg. 36 |
A Brown Dwarf Contest Fabulous prizes await the winners of ASTRONOMY's contest to come up with a more appropriate name for brown dwarfs. |
pg. 43 |
Cassini's Nuclear Risk By
David H. Grinspoon As Cassini prepares to fly past Earth this August, the conflict rages between environmentalists who fear disaster and space explorers seeking to study Saturn. |
pg. 44 |
The Spacecraft's Got Swing By
James E. Oberg Find out how NASA steals a tiny bit of a planet's energy to shoot a planetary probe deeper into space. |
pg. 48 |
Virtual Astronomy By
Adam Frank Researchers use automobile-size computers to probe the structure of the universe, stellar interiors, and the merging of neutron stars. |
pg. 54 |
Lift Off! By
Djuna Ivereigh The sight and sound of a space shuttle blasting off from Cape Canaveral is one you won't soon forget. |
pg. 74 |
Kids' Corner: Casting a Shadow By
Jeanette Brown With a lunar eclipse in July and a solar eclipse in August, this is a great time to explain the intricate dance among the sun, moon, and Earth that causes these spectacles. |
pg. 80 |
Euro Eclipse By
Richard Talcott Here's all you need to know to get the most out of this August's total eclipse of the sun. |
pg. 84 |
Departments Behind the Scenes Darkening Skies Talking Back AstroNews - Millions of New Comets Coming
- Eta Carinae Unexpectedly Flares Up
- Universe: 12-15 Billion Years Old
- Quiet Black Holes Detected in Nearby
Galaxies
- Early Martian Magnetism Tape-Recorded in
Rock Sky Show Everyone's favorite meteor shower, the Perseids, peaks this month in a moon-free sky, while newly discovered Comet Lee pushes into the morning sky. Star Stuff Products
- A New Discovery
- A Desert View of the Milky Way
- Play Ball
- Finding Stars
Books
- The Night Sky Observer's Guide
- The History and Practice of Ancient
Astronomy
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- The Sky for Macintosh Looking Ahead Advertiser Index Hot Shots O Beautiful for Southern Skies Ultimate Exposure
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