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 | Exoplanet-hunter Margaret Turnbull pinpoints 10 stars where life would most likely exist. By Jeremy McGovern
Published: February 24, 2006 |
 | NASA's Swift satellite may have caught a nearby supernova on the rise. By Francis Reddy
Published: February 24, 2006 |
 | A space tornado is left in the wake of a cosmic jet ripping through the interstellar medium at about 100 miles per second. By Laura Layton
Published: February 22, 2006 |
 | Scientists in the HESS collaboration have observational evidence of cosmic rays coming from our galaxy's center. By Liz Kruesi
Published: February 22, 2006 |
 | The best time to see Mercury this year is right now. By Michael E. Bakich
Published: February 21, 2006 |
 | Undaunted by a weaker-than-expected signal, thousands of amateur hams tune in to hear the SuitSat satellite.
Lara Crigger
Published: February 19, 2006 |
 | A leaky infrared-camera filter scuttles astronomers' plans to study weather on Venus' surface. By Laura Layton
Published: February 19, 2006 |
 | NASA's Cassini probe is studying the biggest storm yet observed on the ringed planet. By Francis Reddy
Published: February 15, 2006 |
 | Scientists begin their analysis of Sun samples from the crashed Genesis probe and comet samples returned by Stardust. By Michael Carroll
Published: February 14, 2006 |
 | Scientists using the Chandra X-ray Observatory discover something new about Earth's northern lights. By Matthew Quandt
Published: February 13, 2006 |
 | Astronomers discover two castaway stars leaving the galaxy on a one-way, hypervelocity trip. By Laura Layton
Published: February 12, 2006 |
 | The University of Arizona Southwest Meteorite Center hopes to preserve a meteorite record for future generations. By Jeremy McGovern
Published: February 11, 2006 |
 | The new acquisition will bring ICSTARS into the solar-filter market. By Matthew Quandt
Published: February 10, 2006 |
 | Astronomers say Patroclus, a member of Jupiter's Trojan asteroid group, may be a refugee from the Kuiper Belt. By Francis Reddy
Published: February 9, 2006 |
 | Scientists may know where 10 to 30 percent of short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) originate. By Liz Kruesi
Published: February 5, 2006 |
 | The Hubble Space Telescope has viewed two extrasolar disks that bear a resemblance to our solar system's Kuiper Belt. By Jeremy McGovern
Published: February 4, 2006 |
 | Spacecraft able to repair themselves means fewer mission interruptions, less direct human intervention for minor fixes, and more productive journeys into space. By Laura Layton
Published: February 3, 2006 |
 | Astronomers have verified the "tenth planet" is bigger than Pluto. By Matthew Quandt
Published: February 3, 2006 |
 | Astronomers have found the smallest and most distant extrasolar planet ever detected around a normal star. By Francis Reddy
Published: February 2, 2006 |
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