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Kepler Finds “Deep-Fried” Planets
December 23, 2011 | The incredibly successful Kepler spacecraft is discovering alien solar systems at a dizzying pace. But it’s also found a system where two planets have apparently survived a journey inside their host star, during its swollen red-giant phase. > read more
Kepler Team Confirms Two Hot Earths
December 20, 2011 | Of the Kepler mission’s 207 Earth-size candidate planets, two have just been officially confirmed as real. > read more
Young Stars Aren’t So Young
December 19, 2011 | Astronomers age-dating the nearest large association of young stars have found that one subgroup may be twice as old as previously thought. > read more
NASA Taps a Rocket Scientist
December 20, 2011 | With probes on the way to the Moon, Mars, and Pluto — and a multibillion-dollar space telescope gobbling up shrinking funds — astronomer and former astronaut John Grunsfeld agrees to take the helm of the space agency’s science division. > read more
Sky & Telescope February 2012
December 21, 2011 | Sky & Telescope‘s February 2012 issue is now available to digital subscribers. > read more
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Comet Lovejoy Keeps on Giving
December 22, 2011 | Its place in astronomical folklore already secure, having skirted very near the Sun and survived last week. But resilient Comet Lovejoy (C/2011 W3) is still strutting its stuff — with twin tails nearly 20° long — in predawn skies for observers in the Southern Hemisphere. It’s even drawing a crowd aboard the International Space Station! > 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
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
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
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 23, 2011 | Venus and the crescent Moon highlight Christmas Week twilights. And after ringing in the New Year, step outside for Sirius at the meridian. > read more
S&T: Craig Michael Utter
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Choosing Your First Telescope
December 14, 2007 | Every year millions of people buy a telescope, but few know what to look for when making their purchase. > read more
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