Year of the Comet
Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Contests
Astronomy Youth Essay Contest

Thirteen-year-old Grant Regen of Los Angeles wins a trip to the Northeast Astronomy Forum & Telescope Show (NEAF) with his entry for Astronomy’s 2013 Youth Essay Contest.

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For its Library Telescope Program, the New Hampshire Astronomical Society wins Astronomy’s annual award honoring astronomy outreach programs.
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Readers told us what they'd research if they were studying for a doctoral degree in astronomy, and two lucky entrants have won a signed copy of Queen guitarist Brian May's Ph.D. dissertation on the zodiacal dust cloud.
Rock-Star
Readers told us where they'd go to hunt meteorites and why, and six lucky entrants have won a signed copy of Rock Star: Adventures of a Meteorite Man by Geoff Notkin, famous meteorite hunter and co-host of the hit show Meteorite Men!

Published: July 2, 2012
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