Thomas Dame
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Bulletin at a GlanceNews |
The Milky Way’s New Arm
May 25, 2011 | Astronomers have struggled for decades to discern our galaxy’s true shape. But they’re slowly getting the picture, thanks to the discovery of a long arm that traces the grand spiral to its outer limits. > read more
Closeup of a Black-Hole Powerhouse
May 23, 2011 | Come along with radio astronomers as they zoom in on the powerful, high-energy jets of Centaurus A and the supermassive black hole at its heart. > read more
Kepler’s Exoplanets: A Progress Report
May 26, 2011 | The Kepler exoplanet-hunting mission got top press-conference billing at the American Astronomical Society convention in Boston. But some reporters left wanting more. > read more
More Ado about the Cas A Supernova
May 27, 2011 | Legend has it that a bright noon star graced the birth of the 17th century British Monarch Charles II. Could it have been a daytime glimpse of the Cas A supernova? > read more
Sky & Telescope July 2011
May 19, 2011 | Sky & Telescope‘s July 2011 issue is now available to digital subscribers. > read more
Rajani Flanders
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Three Low-Cost Telescopes
December 13, 2010 | Our review of three high-quality $100 telescopes is now available for free online, complete with audio and video supplements. > read more
The Four-Planet Dance of 2011
March 9, 2011 | Every morning in May 2011, just before sunrise, four planets combine to form fascinating and ever-changing patterns. > read more
Saturn’s New Bright Storm
December 27, 2010 | A massive new storm in the ringed planet’s northern hemisphere is bright enough to see in small telescopes. > read more
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This Week’s Sky at a Glance
May 27, 2011 | Saturn and Porrima form a striking naked-eye “double star” in the south after dark, with Spica to their left and Corvus below them. At dawn, the waning Moon passes the planet lineup low in the east. > read more
NASA / JPL / Texas A&M / Cornell
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An Epitaph for Rover Spirit (2004-2010)
May 27, 2011 | The lead scientist for the panoramic cameras on Mars Rover Spirit reflects with sorrow, joy, and pride on the life and death of one of the most important spacecraft ever launched. > read more
Let the Star Parties Begin!
April 14, 2011 | Want to gaze at the Milky Way all night or peer into the eyepiece of a 12-foot-tall telescope? Then escape the city lights and head for the nearest “star party.” > read more
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