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Subject index Chandra X-ray Observatory, telescope of, free-floating planets, 2:20, 22 12:76 A Christmas , 1:102 absolute visual magnitude, 1:86 cold dark matter, 3:24, 26 G active region 9393, 7:22 colors, of celestial objects, 9:82–83 Gagarin, Yuri, 4:36–41 Africa, observation from, 4:107–112, 10:48– Comet Borrelly, 9:33–37 53 comets, 2:93 clusters of Andromeda computers, accessing image archives with, in Leo, 5:28 of, 11:64–69 7:40–45 Massive Cluster Survey (MACS), consuming other galaxies, 12:25 corona of , 1:24, 26 3:28 warp in disk of, 5:22 cosmic rays collisions of, 6:24 animal astronauts, 4:43–47 general information, 1:36–39 space between, 9:81 apparent visual magnitude, 1:86 origin of, 1:43–47 gamma ray bursts, 1:28, 30 Apus (constellation), 7:80–84 cosmology Ganymede (Jupiter's moon), 5:26 Aquila (constellation), 8:66–70 and particle physics, 6:39–43 Gemini Telescope, 2:26, 28 Ara (constellation), 7:80–84 unanswered questions, 6:46–52 Giodorno Bruno crater, 11:28, 30 Aries (constellation), 11:64–69 Gliese 876 (red dwarf star), 4:18 artwork, astronomical, 12:80–85 globular clusters, viewing, 8:72 asteroids D green , 3:82–85 around Zeta Leporis (star), 11:26 dark matter Groundhog , 2:96–97 near Earth, 8:44–49 cold, 3:24, 26 astronauts, animal as, 4:43–47 distribution of, 12:30, 32 astronomers, amateur, 10:88–89 whether exists, 8:26–31 H Hale Telescope, 9:46–53 astronomical models, 9:22, 24 deep sky objects, 7:87 HD 168443 (star), 4:18 Astronomy.com website, 1:78–84 Delphinus (constellation), 10:72–76 HD 82943 (star), 8:18 astrophotography DigitalSky Voice software, 8:65 HH 237 (meteor), 6:22 black holes, 1:26, 28 Dobson, John, 9:68–71 HR 1998 (star), 11:26 costs of basic equipment, 5:86 Dobsonian telescopes HST. See Hubble Space Telescope (HST) photographic plates, 7:46–47 general information, 9:74–77 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) photographing star trails, 7:75–78 observing deep sky objects with, 7:87 extended focus on star or galaxy, 1:86– atoms, 8:72 Dorado (constellation), 2:78–82 87 Aurora Borealis (northern lights), 7:107–109 why fuzzy images of closer objects, 7:87 E humid weather, observation during, 7:88 B Earth Banard, Edward E., 5:52–57 images of from IKONOS satellite, "Beskydy" bolide, 2:115–118 12:47–51 I ice ages, 8:73 Bethe, Hans, 9:38–44 orbit and tilt of, 4:80–81, 8:73 IKONOS satellite, 12:47–51 binoculars planet like Earth, 3:38–43 interferometry, 7:23–24 benefits/limitations of, 7:86–87 size of, 10:84 International Star Registry (ISR), 4:84 buyer's guide, 6:72–77 water on, origin of, 3:87 Io (Jupiter's moon) general information, 6:68–77 whether summer hotter in Southern February 2000 flyby, 2:22, 24 observing planets with, 1:87 Hemisphere, 6:81 volcanism of, 6:26 why not more popular, 7:86–87 whether unique, 3:55–57 Ireland, astronomical sites in, 5:46–51 black holes earthshine, 9:30 ISR (International Star Registry), 4:84 at center of Milky Way, 10:43–47 eclipses edges of, 10:22, 24 lunar event horizons of, 5:24, 26 of Jan. 8, 2001, 6:107–108 of Jan. 9, 2001, 5:113–120 J general information, 4:48–53 Jupiter at heart of every galaxy, 2:34–39 of July 5, 2001, 11:113–116 observing from Africa, 10:48–53 See also names of specific moons of imaging, 1:26, 28 Jupiter (Europa, Ganymede, Io) relationship to host galaxies, 4:22, 24 solar of Dec. 25, 2000, 1:98–99, 5:113– moons of, 4:16 spinning, 8:19 size of, 3:87 and star births, 3:24, 9:28 120 whether exist, 12:96–97 of June 21, 2001, 5:72–75, 10:107– in XTE J118+480 (microquasar), 12:24 112 K coordinates, 9:80 blueshift, 3:86–87 Keck Telescope, 7:23–24 Eros (asteroid), 3:44–47 Bonestell, Chesley, 12:80–85 Kolb, Edward W. "Rocky", 6:45 ESO. See European Southern Observatory stars, 10:26, 28 Kuiper Belt, 10:24 (ESO) KX (Kuiper Belt Object), 10:24 Europa (Jupiter's moon), 8:33–37 76 C European Southern Observatory (ESO) Callisto (Jupiter's moon), 12:25, 28 (Chile), Yepun telescope, 1:32 L camcorders, mounts for, 6:81 event horizons, 5:24, 26 Lacerta (constellation), 12:88–93 cameras, mounts for, 6:81 extraterrestrial life, 9:80, 11:90–91 La Palma (Canary Islands), 1:63–67 Cassini spacecraft, 4:28–35 Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) Cassiopeia (constellation), 1:80–84 Tarantula in, 11:15 Celestron NexStar GT telescopes, 7:69–72 F whether nearest galaxy to Milky Way, 47 Tucanae (globular ), 2:22, Cepheus (constellation), 12:88–93 5:87 9:20, 22 Chandra X-ray Observatory, 5:36–41 Leo (constellation), 5:28 433 Eros asteroid, 5:20

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Liberty Bell 7 space capsule, 10:34–41 Neptune, 3:30, 32 Scutum (constellation), 8:66–70 lithium, origin of, 6:28 NexStar GT telescope, 7:69–72 SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial LMC. See Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) NGC 205 (galaxy), 12:25 Intelligence), 12:58–63 low- objects, in Sigma Orionis (star NGC 4631 (galaxy), 11:26, 28 Sigma Orionis (star cluster), 2:20, 22 cluster), 2:20, 22 NGT-6 equatorial split-ring mount, 10:68– Sirius B (star), 8:72–73 71 Sloan Digital Sky Survey, 9:20 night vision, 8:100–104 Small Magellanic Cloud (SMG), 8:20, 22 M NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey, 5:43–45 SN 1997ff supernova, 7:20 M22 (), 11:32 northern lights. See Aurora Borealis solar eclipses. See eclipses, solar M32 (galaxy), 12:25 (northern lights) solar system MACHOs. See MAssive Compact Halo basic facts about planets of, 3:59–62 Objects (MACHOs) edge of, 3:32 MACS. See Massive Cluster Survey O South African Large Telescope (SALT), (MACS) observation, astronomical 1:32 Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope, 4:81 from mountaintops, 2:51–57 space station, planned by MirCorp, 12:28, Mars during muggy weather, 7:88 30 as "bad-luck" planet, 6:88–89 western sky, 1:6 Spacewatch Project, 1:32 brightness and size during summer of observatories stars 2001, 7:48–53 See also names of specific observatories See also brown dwarf stars cost of manned mission to, 9:81 observation time at, 2:46–51 elements of within living things, 1:57–60 craters on, green, 4:22 Oort Cloud, 6:20, 22 estimating distance to, 3:86 exploration of, 12:41–45 Ophiuchus (constellation), 6:82–86 formation of, 3:24, 7:28, 30 geology of, 3:20–22 optical interferometer technology, 4:81 green, 3:82–85 life originating from, 2:28 Orion Nebula, 8:22, 24 hot stars, why bluer than cool stars, Tharsis rise on, 8:19–20 10:84–85 water on, 5:87 how shine, 9:38–44 Massive Cluster Survey (MACS), 3:28 P overgrown, supermassive, 10:24, 26 MAssive Compact Halo Objects Palomar Observatory, 9:46–53 photographing star trails, 7:75–78 (MACHOs), 5:28, 30 particle physics, 6:36–43 string theory, 11:46–49 Meade ETX-60AT refractor, 2:72–76 photographic plates, 7:46–47 Sun Meade ETX-70AT refractor, 2:72–76 physics See also eclipses, solar Mensa (constellation), 2:78–82 particle physics, 11:46–49 corona of, 1:24, 26 meteors and meteorites string theory, 11:46–49 if exploded, 5:87 determining origin of, 12:77 Pictor (constellation), 2:78–82 observing, 4:72–75 searching for, 3:48–53, 9:24, 26 planetariums, digital capabilities, 10:78–83 photographing, 1:90–94 MGIO (Mount Graham International planetary systems, like our own, 10:20 spots on, 7:22 Observatory), 3:30 planets , twin, 4:80 military innovations, and astronomy, 1:48– formation of in Orion Nebula, 8:22, 24 superclusters, 5:28 53 free-floating, 2:20, 22 Supernova 1987A, 4:26 Milky Way Galaxy free-floating, in Sigma Orionis (star supernovae, 12:76–77 100 billion from now, 11:39–45 cluster), 2:20, 22 center of, 2:26, 28 gaseous, why have sharp-cut edges, 6:80 photos from within, 11:58–63 like Earth, 3:38–43 T x-ray emission from galaxy's plane, observing with binoculars, 1:87 Tarantula Nebula, 11:15 11:30, 32 of solar system, basic facts about, 3:59– telescopes, amateur MirCorp, space station planned by, 12:28, 62 See also names of specific telescopes 30 Pleiades (star cluster), 2:92 DigitalSky Voice software for, 8:65 models, astronomical, 9:22, 24 Pluto mission, cancellation of, 1:22, 24 mounts for, 5:78–81 moon (Earth's) Polaris (North Star), 1:86 night vision for, 8:100–104 See also eclipses, lunar precious metals, cosmic birth of, 7:28 sharpening images, 2:84–88 further investigation of, 2:92–93 pulsars telescopes, professional Giodorno Bruno crater, 11:28, 30 age of, 4:20 future of, 2:40–45 illumination from earthshine, 9:30 in Small Magellanic Cloud (SMG), 8:20, image archives of, 7:40–45 photographing, 1:129 22 Tele Vue 101 telescope, 3:77–81 mountaintops, observation from, 2:51–57 Tele Vue 102 telescope, 11:82–85 Mount Graham International Observatory Texas Star Party, 4:68–71 (MGIO), 3:30 Q TRACE (Transition Region and Coronal mounts, telescope, 5:78–81 quasars, 7:36–39 Explorer) spacecraft, 1:24, 26 MUSES-C mission, 2:28 QUE 94411 meteor, 6:22, 24 Triangulum (constellation), 7:80–84, 11:64– 69 R Turner, Michael, 6:45 N twin suns, 4:80 religion and astronomy, 6:80–81 NASA (National Aeronautics and Space 2MASS (Two-Micron All-Sky Survey), Administration) 11:48–55 cancellation of Pluto mission, 1:22, 24 S Two-Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS), cancellation of rover for MUSES-C Sagitta (constellation), 10:72–76 11:48–55 mission, 2:28 SALT (South African Large Telescope), 2001 KX76 (Kuiper Belt Object), 12:34 NEAR Shoemaker, 5:20 1:32 nebulae, see also names of specific nebulae, Saturn, moons of, 2:26, 10:30 8:72 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, 4:81

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U Jenkins, Jon M. Discovering Worlds in Transit, 3:38–43 UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects), 3:90 D universe DeBolt, Eric early, darkness in, 11:24 Happy Trails, 7:74–78 K future of, 12:52–56 Deeg, Hans-Jorg Krauss, Lawrence Uranus, 3:30, 32 Discovering Worlds in Transit, 3:38–43 From Here to Eternity, 12:52–56 Dorminey, Bruce G. Fall of Cold Dark Matter, The, 3:24, 26 V L Venus, mistaken as UFO, 3:90 Doyle, Laurance R. Laughlin, Greg Very Large Telescope (VLT), 7:23–24 Discovering Worlds in Transit, 3:38–43 Celebrating the Galactic Millennium, Viexen/Orion VX-120GP refractor, 3:77–81 Dragesco, Jean 11:38–45 (constellation), 10:72–76 Sunsational Photography, 1:90–94 Durda, Daniel D. Stepping Stones to Mars, 8:44–49 W M Mackenzie, Dana water Is There Life Under the Ice?, 8:32–37 importance of, 8:38–43 E Mayer, Lindsay Renick origin of, 3:87 Edberg, Steve Getting a Rise out of Mars, 8:19–20 weather, observation during muggy weather, Holding Steady, 5:52–57 Misch, Anthony 7:88 Voices in the Night, 8:64–65 Digitizing Astronomy"s Glass Plates, Whale galaxy. See NGC 4631 (galaxy) Eicher, David J. Celebrating Ireland's Cosmic Ties, 5:46– 7:46–47 51 Morledge, Paul X Telescopes for the , 2:72–76 Just a Heavenly Coincidence, 11:28, 30 x-ray astronomy By the Light of the Moon, 9:30 diffuse glow of x-rays, 7:24, 26 Through a Cluster, Darkly, 12:30, 32 x-ray emission from Milky Way's plane, F Tightening a Star's Belt, 11:26 11:32 Fazekas, Andrew S. Walking among Baby Giants, 10:24, 26 x-ray halo of NGC 4631 (galaxy), 11:26, Painting the Universe, 12:80–85 Frank, Adam 28 N XTE J118+480 (microquasar), 12:24 Probing the Birth of a Starlight, 9:38–44 Nadis, Steve Here, There, and Everywhere?, 2:34–39 Z G Out of Sight, Out of MOND, 8:26–31 Zeta Geminorum (star), 1:30, 32 Garlick, Mark A. Naeye, Robert Zeta Leporis (star), 11:26 Quasars Next Door, 7:34–39 Keepers of the Night, 9:46–53 Gordon, Bonnie Ocean for Ganymede, Too, An, 5:26 Eclipse Chasers on Safari, 10:48–53 Odd New Planets Discovered, 4:18 Graham, Rex A Planetary System Like Our Own, Deep-Dish Cosmologists, 6:44–45 10:20 Author index NASA Shelves Pluto Mission, 1:22, 24 Spying a Planet-Eating Star, 8:18 A Near Look at Eros, A, 3:44–47 Adams, Fred Celebrating the Galactic Millennium, O 11:38–45 H Oberg, James Harrington, Phil Military Magic Boosts Astronomy, All You Need to Know about 1:48–53 B Binoculars, 6:68–77 Bartusiak, Marcia Here Comes the Sun, 4:72–75 Predicting the Past, 2:40–45 Next Generation, The, 10:68–71 P Beres, Samantha The Simpler... The Better, 11:82–85 Perry, Paul Home Sweet Spheres, 3:59–62 Who Let the Dobs Out?, 9:74–77 Diving for Spacecraft, 10:34–41 Berman, Bob Hartmann, William K. Polakis, Tom Is the Universe Irish, 3:82–85 Mars Geology Grows More Intriguing, Andromeda, Triangulum, and Aries, Sharpen Your Images, 2:84–88 3:20, 22 11:64–69 Bourassa, Shelly Hellemans, Alexander Aquila and Scutum, 8:66–70 Lone Star No More, 4:68–71 Imaging a Black Hole, 1:26, 28 Ara, Triangulum, and Apus, 7:80–84 Hewitt-White, Ken Cassiopeia, 1:80–84 Taking the High Road, 2:52–57 Cepheus and Lacerta, 12:88–93 C Ophiuchus, 6:82–86 Carroll, Michael Pictor, Dorado, and Mensa, 2:78–82 Red Planet Turns Green, The, 4:22 I Sagitta, Delphinus, and Vulpecula, Chaple, Glenn F. Jr. Irion, Robert 10:72–76 Go to the NexStar on Your List, 7:68–72 Primetime, 2:46–51 Pommier, Rod Cole, K.C. Big Scopes Go Nose to Nose, 3:76–81 Nothing Gets Strung Out, 11:46–49 Comins, Neil F. J Get the Hole Story, 4:48–53 Jakiel, Richard R We Are All Star Stuff, 1:56–60 The Man Who Tracked Nebulae, 5:52– Ratcliffe, Martin 57 New Views of Volcanic Io, 2:22, 24

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The Planetarium Revolution, 10:78–83 Callisto's Odd Landscape, 12:25, 28 Black Hole Goes for a Spin, 8:19 Twin Asteroid Discovered, 3:22, 24 A Cannibal in Our Midst, 12:25 Black Hole on the Loose, 12:24 Rees, Martin Closeup on Distant Giants, 3:30, 32 Black Holes Act as Midwives, 3:24 Is Earth Unique, 3:54–57 Collision Forms Giant Clusters, 6:24 Breaking Up Is Easy to Do, 10:28, 30 Ryback, Carol Eclipse Chasers on Safari, 10:48–53 Bucking Black-Hole Rules, 4:22, 24 Seeing Red on Mount Graham, 3:30 Edge of the Solar System, 3:32 By the Light of the Moon, 9:30 Embracing the Sun, 1:98–99 Gemini Reveals Galaxy's Center, 2:26, S 28 C Schefter, Jim A Giant Awakens Cassini, 4:28–35 Callisto's Odd Landscape, 12:25, 28 When Yuri Took Flight, 4:36–41 Going Deep in X Rays, 7:24, 26 Cannibal in Our Midst, A, 12:25 Schomaker, William Hello Darkness My Old Friend, 5:52–57 Celebrating Ireland's Cosmic Ties, 5:46–51 Big Fish in the Kuiper Belt, 10:24 Io's Volcanoes: A Rush to Erupt, 6:26 Celebrating the Galactic Millennium, 11:38– Black Hole Goes for a Spin, 8:19 Mars Returns to Glory, 7:48–53 45 Black Hole on the Loose, 12:24 Nearby Galaxy Rich in Pulsars, 8:20, 22 Celestial Portraits: Andromeda, Triangulum, Bucking Black-Hole Rules, 4:22, 24 No Planets in Globular Cluster, 2:22 and Aries, 11:64–69 Chandra Spies Whale of a Halo, 11:26, Science Flows from Sloan Survey, 9:20 Celestial Portraits: Aquila and Scutum, 28 Seeing a Black Hole's Edge, 10:22, 24 8:66–70 Cosmic Birth of Precious Metals, 7:28 Seeing an Invisible Horizon, 5:24, 26 Celestial Portraits: Ara, Triangulum, and Cosmic Models Match Reality, 9:22, 24 Six More Moons for Saturn, 2:26 Apus, 7:80–84 Going Deep for Galaxies, 5:42–45 Star Birth Rages Like Fire, 7:28, 30 Celestial Portraits: Cassiopeia, 1:80–84 How to Make a Brown Dwarf, 10:26, 28 Survey Finds Huge Clusters, 3:28 Celestial Portraits: Cepheus and Lacerta, Jets May Trigger Supernovae, 4:26 Trefil, James 12:88–93 Jupiter's Royal Court Grows by Eleven, Discovering Cosmic Rays, 1:36–39 Celestial Portraits: Ophiuchus, 6:82–86 4:16 Celestial Portraits: Pictor, Dorado, & Mensa, Listening for Meteors, 9:24, 26 2:78–82 Lonely, Dim Objects Spark Big Debate, W Celestial Portraits: Sagitta, Delphinus, and 2:20, 22 Weed, William Speed Vulpecula, 10:72–76 MACHO Team Has Reason to Boast, Chasing a Comet, 9:32–37 Chandra Spies Whale of a Halo, 11:26, 28 5:28, 30 What's Water Got to Do with It?, 8:38– Chasing a Comet, 9:32–37 Magic at Two Microns, 11:50–55 43 Closeup on Distant Giants, 3:30, 32 Milky Way Mystery Solved, 11:30, 32 Whitt, Kelly Kizer Collision Forms Giant Clusters, 6:24 The Milky Way's Twisted Sister, 5:22 Destination: La Palma, 1:62–67 Cosmic Birth of Precious Metals, 7:28 MirCorp Plans Space Station, 12:28, 30 The Milky Way from the Inside, 11:58– Cosmic Models Match Reality, 9:22, 24 Mystery Objects Wander M22, 11:32 63 Cybertrackers, 7:40–45 A New 's Resolution, 1:30, 32 Reluctant Astronauts, 4:42–47 Resolving to Be Better, 7:22, 24 Seeing Through an Unblinking Eye, Scientists Probe Life's Early Days, 11:22 12:46–51 D Space Rocks Bridge the Gap, 6:22, 24 Deep-Dish Cosmologists, 6:44–45 Spying a Super-Supercluster, 5:28 Destination: La Palma, 1:62–67 Of Starbursts and Black Holes, 9:28 Y Digitizing Astronomy"s Glass Plates, 7:46– Supernova Sheds Light on Deep Yulsman, Tom 47 Mystery, 7:20 In Search of Fresh Fall, 3:48–53 Discovering Cosmic Rays, 1:36–39 Survival of the Fittest?, 8:22, 24 Discovering Worlds in Transit, 3:38–43 Diving for Spacecraft, 10:34–41 TRACE Turns Up the Heat, 1:24, 26 Z On the Trail of Lithium, 6:26, 28 Trim New Look for the Oort Cloud, A, Zimmerman, Robert 6:20, 22 Heart of Darkness, 10:42–47 E When Darkness Ruled the Cosmos, Inside-Out Cosmology, 6:38–43 Eclipse Chasers on Safari, 10:48–53 11:24 Launching a Caravan to Mars, 12:40–45 Edge of the Solar System, 3:32 Semeniuk, Ivan NEAR-Shoemaker Scores a Touchdown, 8 Greatest Mysteries of Cosmology, The, Showered in Mystery, 1:42–47 5:20 6:46–52 Sincell, Mark Seeing with X-ray Eyes, 5:36–41 Embracing the Sun, 1:98–99 The 8 Greatest Mysteries of Cosmology, A Square Dance in Space, 9:20, 22

6:46–52 F Cybertrackers, 7:40–45 Fall of Cold Dark Matter, The, 3:24, 26 Stephens, Sally From Here to Eternity, 12:52–56 Listening for E.T., 12:58–63 Title index Sullivant, Rosemary On the Road with John Dobson, 9:68–71 A Ages of Pulsars May Be Wrong, 4:20 G Gemini Reveals Galaxy's Center, 2:26, 28 All You Need to Know about Binoculars, Get the Hole Story, 4:48–53 6:68–77 T Getting a Rise out of Mars, 8:19–20 Talcott, Richard Another Record-Setting Burst, 1:28, 30 Giant Awakens Cassini, A, 4:28–35 Ages of Pulsars May Be Wrong, 4:20 Going Deep for Galaxies, 5:42–45 Another Record-Setting Burst, 1:28, 30 Going Deep in X Rays, 7:24, 26 Biggest Asteroid Yet, The, 12:32, 34 B Go to the NexStar on Your List, 7:68–72 Big Storm Puts Sun in Spotlight, 7:22 Big Fish in the Kuiper Belt, 10:24 Black Holes Act as Midwives, 3:24 Biggest Asteroid Yet, The, 12:32, 34 Breaking Up Is Easy to Do, 10:28, 30 Big Scopes Go Nose to Nose, 3:76–81 Big Storm Puts Sun in Spotlight, 7:22

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H O We Are All Star Stuff, 1:56–60 Happy Trails, 7:74–78 Ocean for Ganymede, Too, An, 5:26 What's Water Got to Do with It?, 8:38–43 Heart of Darkness, 10:42–47 Odd New Planets Discovered, 4:18 When Darkness Ruled the Cosmos, 11:24 Hello Darkness My Old Friend, 5:72–75 Of Starbursts and Black Holes, 9:28 When Yuri Took Flight, 4:36–41 Here Comes the Sun, 4:72–75 On the Road with John Dobson, 9:68–71 Who Let the Dobs Out?, 9:74–77 Here, There, and Everywhere?, 2:34–39 On the Trail of Lithium, 6:26, 28 Holding Steady, 5:78–81 Out of Sight, Out of MOND, 8:26–31 Home Sweet Spheres, 3:59–62 How to Make a Brown Dwarf, 10:26, 28 P Painting the Universe, 12:80–85 I Planetarium Revolution, The, 10:78–83 Imaging a Black Hole, 1:26, 28 Planetary System Like Our Own, A, 10:20 Inner Space and Outer Space, 6:36–37 Predicting the Past, 2:40–45 In Search of Fresh Fall, 3:48–53 Primetime, 2:46–51 Inside-Out Cosmology, 6:38–43 Probing the Birth of a Starlight, 9:38–44 Io's Volcanoes: A Rush to Erupt, 6:26 Is Earth Unique, 3:54–57 Is There Life Under the Ice?, 8:32–37 Q Is the Universe Irish, 3:82–85 Quasars Next Door, 7:34–39

J R Jets May Trigger Supernovae, 4:26 Red Planet Turns Green, The, 4:22 Jupiter's Royal Court Grows by Eleven, 4:16 Reluctant Astronauts, 4:42–47 Just a Heavenly Coincidence, 11:28, 30 Resolving to Be Better, 7:22, 24

K S Keepers of the Night, 9:46–53 Science Flows from Sloan Survey, 9:20 Scientists Probe Life's Early Days, 11:22 Seeing a Black Hole's Edge, 10:22, 24 L Seeing an Invisible Horizon, 5:24, 26 Launching a Caravan to Mars, 12:40–45 Seeing Red on Mount Graham, 3:30 Listening for E.T., 12:58–63 Seeing Through an Unblinking Eye, 12:46– Listening for Meteors, 9:24, 26 51 Lonely, Dim Objects Spark Big Debate, Seeing with X-ray Eyes, 5:36–41 2:20, 22 Sharpen Your Images, 2:84–88 Lone Star No More, 4:68–71 Showered in Mystery, 1:42–47 Simpler... The Better, The, 11:82–85 Six More Moons for Saturn, 2:26 M Space Rocks Bridge the Gap, 6:22, 24 MACHO Team Has Reason to Boast, 5:28, Spying a Planet-Eating Star, 8:18 30 Spying a Super-Supercluster, 5:28 Magic at Two Microns, 11:50–55 Square Dance in Space, A, 9:20, 22 Man Who Tracked Nebulae, The, 5:52–57 Star Birth Rages Like Fire, 7:28, 30 Mars Geology Grows More Intriguing, 3:20, Stepping Stones to Mars, 8:44–49 22 Sunsational Photography, 1:90–94 Mars Returns to Glory, 7:48–53 Supernova Sheds Light on Deep Mystery, Military Magic Boosts Astronomy, 1:48–53 7:20 Milky Way from the Inside, The, 11:58–63 Survey Finds Huge Clusters, 3:28 Milky Way Mystery Solved, 11:30, 32 Survival of the Fittest?, 8:22, 24 Milky Way's Twisted Sister, The, 5:22 MirCorp Plans Space Station, 12:28, 30 Mystery Objects Wander M22, 11:32 T Taking the High Road, 2:52–57 Telescopes for the Masses, 2:72–76 N Through a Cluster, Darkly, 12:30, 32 NASA Shelves Pluto Mission, 1:22, 24 Tightening a Star's Belt, 11:26 Nearby Galaxy Rich in Pulsars, 8:20, 22 TRACE Turns Up the Heat, 1:24, 26 Near Look at Eros, A, 3:44–47 Trim New Look for the Oort Cloud, A, 6:20, NEAR-Shoemaker Scores a Touchdown, 22 5:20 Twin Asteroid Discovered, 3:22, 24 New Views of Volcanic Io, 2:22, 24 New Year's Resolution, A, 1:30, 32 Next Generation, The, 10:68–71 V No Planets in Globular Cluster, 2:22 Voices in the Night, 8:64–65 Nothing Gets Strung Out, 11:46–49 W Walking among Baby Giants, 10:24, 26

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