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October 2006 |
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Features The new search for distant planets By
Geoff Marcy At 200 exoplanets and counting, astronomers are much closer to discovering worlds that might resemble our own. |
pg. 30 |
By
Richard Talcott Astronomers have found more than 200 planet candidates circling stars other than the Sun. Here's the scoop on the currently known planets. |
How do you make a giant exoplanet? By
Alan P. Boss Scientists endlessly debate theories of how giant planets form, but only observations will settle the question. |
pg. 38 |
By
Francis Reddy Computer models help astronomers understand how planets form. |
Planets without suns By
Maria Rosa Zapatero Osorio Isolated giant planets, unbound to any star, may be the Milky Way’s most common worlds. |
pg. 44 |
Atlas of extrasolar planets By
Richard Talcott, Lynette Cook The worlds beyond our solar system show a rich diversity no one suspected. |
Where is life hiding? By
Margaret Turnbull Location holds the key to finding extraterrestrial life. |
pg. 58 |
The most important cosmologist you’ve never heard of By
Steve Nadis Henry Tye transforms cosmology as inflation’s unsung hero. His latest pursuit: Where did our universe come from? |
pg. 64 |
The sharpest image By
Mike D. Reynolds Put away your eyeglasses. Tele Vue’s DioptRx lenses correct astigmatism. |
pg. 74 |
Shooting through the light By
James R. Foster Learn how one astroimager succeeds in a light-polluted sky. |
pg. 76 |
By
Laura Layton One astroimager proves you can attain striking astroimages despite living under a light-polluted sky. |
Head of the glass By
Phil Harrington Ease of use and terrific optics place the Stellarvue SV4 high on any observer’s want list. |
pg. 80 |
One astroimager proves you can attain striking astroimages despite living under a light-polluted sky. |
Departments This month in Astronomy The extrasolar planets special issue Beautiful universe Letters Bob Berman's strange universe Glenn Chaple's observing basics Phil Harrington's binocular universe News Important astronomy news, and more The sky this month Ask Astro New products Book reviews Coming events Advertiser index Resources Reader gallery
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