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 | NASA’s ambitious MESSENGER spacecraft will have company by the end of this decade, when the BepiColombo mission reaches the innermost planet.
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Richard Talcott //
Published: February 21, 2011 |
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Associate Editor Liz Kruesi
Published: February 21, 2011 |
 | Iceland isn’t alone in offering dramatic views of the northern lights.
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Bill Andrews //
Published: February 21, 2011 |
 | Studying the atmospheres of earthlike planets may be a few years in the future, but astronomers are analyzing weather on the largest worlds now.
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Liz Kruesi //
Published: February 21, 2011 |
 | Enjoy more images of bright sky treats you can see through your binoculars.
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Michael E. Bakich //
Published: February 21, 2011 |