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January 2005 |
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Features By
Francis Reddy Water in Mars’ past, a comet flyby, and the first Neptune-size exoplanets yet — these and other astronomy stories made headlines in 2004. |
pg. 31 |
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Steve Nadis Although the first stars born after the Big Bang are long gone, astronomers hope to find a few remaining relics of the second generation. |
pg. 41 |
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William Schomaker Director of NASA’s Astronomy and Physics Division, Anne Kinney has gone from small-town Wisconsin to big-time extragalactic space exploration. |
pg. 48 |
Astronomers have detected two small planets, roughly Neptune’s size, orbiting normal stars. They could be ice-giant planets or rocky super-Earths — the first seen outside our solar system. |
pg. 68 |
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Raymond Shubinski This beautiful star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters, has captivated human imagination throughout history, but figuring out what’s going on in this region of space takes top-notch science. |
pg. 74 |
Coronado’s Personal Solar Telescope By
Jeff Medkeff Offering fantastic views of the Sun at a great price, this may be the solar scope you’ve dreamed about.
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pg. 78 |
Orion’s IntelliScope XT10 By
Adrian R. Ashford This 10-inch telescope sells for less than $700 and has a Dobsonian mount that accepts a computerized object locator. |
pg. 82 |
Departments This month in Astronomy Letters Bob Berman's strange universe Glenn Chaple's observing basics Interview Christopher Conselice, Caltech astronomer News — Dying star’s heartbeat changes rhythm
— Gigantic collision of galaxy clusters
— A supernova’s birthday
— Hubble hunts for end of the Dark Ages
— Revived Mars rovers find signs of water The sky this month Ask Astro New products — Deep Space Mysteries calendar
— Scopebuggy
— Denkmeier’s 2" SCT diagonal
— Yes Watch 2.0 Inca Book reviews — The Invisible Century
— Faraway Worlds
— Futures: 50 Years in Space
— Sharing the Night Sky Coming events Advertiser index Resources Reader gallery
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