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Voyagers Detect Missing Signal
December 2, 2011 | The Voyager spacecraft have observed long-sought emission from the Milky Way while traveling through the outermost reaches of the Sun’s influence. > read more
“Sayonara” to Akari Space Telescope
November 30, 2011 | Japanese ground controllers have pulled the plug on a little-known but highly productive space telesocpe that revealed the far-infrared universe as never before. > read more
Sky & Telescope January 2012
December 2, 2011 | Sky & Telescope‘s January 2012 issue is now available to digital subscribers. > read more
S&T’s 70th Anniversary Video Is Here!
November 16, 2011 | Watch a behind-the-scenes video of how S&T came to be and what it’s like working at the magazine today. > read more
Michael Jäger
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Comet Garradd in Transition
December 2, 2011 | A decently bright visitor from the solar system’s fringe has lingered in the evening sky for months. As it nears perihelion, Comet Garradd (C/2009 P1) will soon be seen better in northern morning skies before dawn. > read more
Tour December’s Sky by Eye and Ear!
November 26, 2011 | Venus lurks low in the western twilight after sunset. But after it gets good and dark, swing around to the east to see dazzling Jupiter, the King of Planets, amid a tower of brilliant early-winter stars that extends from the horizon to overhead. > 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
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
December 2, 2011 | Venus and Jupiter both continue moving higher in the evening. And will you be positioned to see the eclipse of December’s full Moon? > read more
Jay M. Pasachoff
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Black Friday’s Partial Solar Eclipse
November 25, 2011 | On what’s become the busiest shopping day of the year, a deep partial solar eclipse swept across the bottom of the world. > read more
Ann
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