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A Steamy
Super-Earth?

December 1, 2010 | For the first time, astronomers
have detected the atmosphere of an exoplanet that is not a gas giant. > read more

Starry,
Starry, Starry Night

December 2, 2010 | Two astronomers report
that small, dim red-dwarf stars are far more abundant in elliptical galaxies than thought —
so much so that the total number of stars in the universe is likely three times higher than
previous estimates. > read more

Observing

S&T: Lauren Darby

Tour
December’s Sky by Eye and Ear!

November 30, 2010 | One of
the grand tales of celestial mythology is playing out overhead during December
evenings. Host: S&T’s Kelly Beatty. (6.5MB MP3 download: running time: 7m
00s) > read more

Revival on
Jupiter Continues

December 3, 2010 | The King of Planets was
missing one of its signature dark belts last February, but it’s gradually
returning to view. > read more

Encounters
with Comet Hartley 2

October 28, 2010 | Comet Hartley 2 comes
back into moonless view around the morning of November 1st — in time for the
spacecraft encounter on November 4th! > read more

This Week’s Sky at a Glance

Christopher Go

This Week’s Sky at a Glance

December 3, 2010
| Jupiter’s South Equatorial Belt Outbreak has spread its dark stuff halfway
around the planet. Venus blazes high in the dawn, with Saturn looking on. And
deep in the sunset, the Moon occults Mars. > read more

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