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December 2008 |
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Features Scientists unearth ancient impact's secrets By
Mark Jirsa A giant meteorite struck Earth 1.8 billion years ago, creating Sudbury Basin. What does this event tell us about early Earth? |
pg. 32 |
How the Sun will die By
Bruce Balick When Sun-like stars exhaust their fuel, they cast off shells of gas, creating colorful fireworks. |
pg. 38 |
How life could thrive on hostile worlds By
Chris Impey Extreme organisms on Earth show us just how weird life elsewhere could be. |
pg. 54 |
By
Daniel Pendick Watch a video of the ecosystem along the hydrothermal vents of the Galápagos Rift. |
Astroimaging over ancient Greece By
Anthony Ayiomamitis A Mediterranean astrophotographer frames celestial portraits with millennia-old ruins. |
pg. 64 |
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Michael E. Bakich Anthony Ayiomamitis shares 10 more of his celestial images. |
Meade's LX90-ACF eliminates coma By
Mark M. Marcotte High portability, easy setup, and high-quality optics make this scope a winner. |
pg. 70 |
Departments This month in Astronomy Letters Beautiful universe Bob Berman's strange universe Stephen James O'Meara's secret sky News The sky this month Ask Astro Glenn Chaple's observing basics Phil Harrington's binocular universe New products Advertiser index Reader gallery
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