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A WISE Assessment of Near-Earth Asteroids
September 30, 2011 | A heat-sensing NASA spacecraft finds that there aren’t nearly as many large and midsize asteroids hovering near Earth as astronomers thought. Now we can all sleep a little easier. > read more
Planet Hunters are Losing Count
September 25, 2011 | The latest 500 planet candidates from the Kepler mission are just part of the story. But Terra II remains elusive. > read more
Sky & Telescope November 2011
September 29, 2011 | Sky & Telescope‘s November 2011 issue is now available to digital subscribers. > read more
Sue French’s New Book
September 2, 2011 | Deep-Sky Wonders, the new book by Sue French, is now available for pre-order. > read more
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Observe Mira, the Amazing Star
September 28, 2011 | The extraordinary variable star Mira is expected to peak in early October, 2011. > read more
M101’s Supernova Shines On
September 16, 2011 | As of September 30th the supernova in the galaxy M101 was down to about magnitude 10.9, gradually fading from its mid-September peak of magnitude 9.9. It’s getting redder too. > read more
Tour October’s Sky by Eye and Ear!
September 30, 2011 | This is a month of transition: Northern summer becomes autumn, Saturn sets just before Jupiter rises, and Venus is moving from the morning sky before dawn to the evening sky. > read more
Jupiter: Big, Bright, and Beautiful
September 23, 2011 | The “King of Planets,” which will dominate the evening sky from late 2011 through early 2012, is a captivating sight no matter how you look at it. > read more
Trusty Comet Garradd
September 1, 2011 | Comet C/2009 P1 Garradd is shining at 7th or maybe even 6th magnitude as it traverses southeastern Hercules. > read more
Ceres and Vesta in 2011
September 8, 2011 | The two brightest asteroids are in fine view for binoculars or a telescope. Here are instructions and charts to find them. > read more
Uranus and Neptune in 2011
May 31, 2011 | Uranus and Neptune are easy to find with the aid of the charts in this article. > read more
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This Week’s Sky at a Glance
September 30, 2011 | The waxing Moon returns to the evening sky. The supernova in M101 is reddening now as well as fading. And there’s always action at Jupiter. > read more
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Citizen Scientists Track Down New Planets
September 29, 2011 | Using data gathered by the Kepler Space Telescope, a legion of amateur planet-hunting volunteers have perhaps uncovered the existence of two alien worlds. > 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-inch telescope? Escape the city lights and head for the nearest big amateur nighttime gathering. > read more
Ann
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