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September 3, 2010 | It’s been two decades since the Hubble Space Telescope got its first look at a star in the Large Magellanic Cloud that blew itself to smithereens. > read more

 

The Dinosaurs Got a Warning Shot

August 31, 2010 | New research shows that eastern Europe took a hit just 2,000 to 5,000 years before the Big One nearly wiped out life on Earth 65 million years ago. > read more

 

S&T‘s New Single-Issue Magazine

September 1, 2010 | Sky & Telescope has just produced a slim but extremely useful publication. > read more

 

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S&T: Lauren Darby

 

August 27, 2010 | Venus clings to the horizon in the west just after sunset, while mighty Jupiter rises in the east. Find out how to spot them — and much more! Host: S&T’s Kelly Beatty. (6MB MP3 download: running time: 6m 17s) > read more

 

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September 3, 2010 | Venus is saying goodbye to Mars and Spica low in the sunset. Jupiter is well up by late evening — and is already unusually big in a telescope. > read more

 

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Moon over trees, Sierra Nevada

 

August 25, 2010 | It’s not easy to reconcile the demands of strenuous backpacking by day and intensive stargazing at night. > read more

 

 
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