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August 2005
Epsilon Indi brown dwarfs
Brown dwarfs may rival the number of all normal stars in our galaxy.
By Ken Croswell
Published: August 29, 2005
Earth from Apollo 17
An analysis of earthquake waves ends a 9-year-old debate about Earth's core.
By Francis Reddy
Published: August 26, 2005
Zoe
Robotic rover will scan the Atacama Desert for final mission in 3-year search for life.
By Jeremy McGovern
Published: August 25, 2005
Discovery returns to OPF 3
NASA ships an external tank back to the factory and eyes a March date for the shuttle's next launch.
By Francis Reddy
Published: August 25, 2005
Cern diagram
Neutrino research plans, astrophysicist John Bahcall passes away, and more
Published: August 25, 2005
Venus Express
The European Space Agency lays out its goals for the next decade of space exploration.
By Michael Carroll
Published: August 25, 2005
sn1987a_lk_0805
The ring surrounding supernova 1987A has dramatically brightened in X rays.
By Liz Kruesi
Published: August 25, 2005
Toutatis
Astronomers name the asteroid that will sweep past Earth in 2029 and suggest how Earth's gravity may alter the space rock.
By Bill Cooke
Published: August 18, 2005
NASA's Swift Gamma-ray Explorer
Astrophysicists have found current gamma-ray burst models need to be fine-tuned.
By Liz Kruesi
Published: August 18, 2005
Barred spiral NGC 1073
A Spitzer Space Telescope survey called GLIMPSE provides the best evidence yet for a bar at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy.
By Francis Reddy
Published: August 17, 2005
Magnetar Movie
The most intense cosmic blast ever detected may hold clues to the inner workings of neutron stars.
By Liz Kruesi
Published: August 11, 2005
NGC 300
New observations made with the Gemini South telescope show spiral galaxy NGC 300 is considerably larger than previous estimates.
By Jeremy McGovern
Published: August 11, 2005
Asteroids Sylvia, Romulus, and Remus
Astronomers discover the first triple-asteroid system.
By Laura Baird
Published: August 10, 2005
Touchdown
After a daylong delay, space shuttle Discovery returns to Earth.
By Jeremy McGovern
Published: August 9, 2005
2003 UB313
Move over, Pluto. There's an even larger ice world in the outer solar system.
By Francis Reddy
Published: August 5, 2005
The Sun
A far-off star may be the Sun's close cousin.
By Ken Croswell
Published: August 4, 2005
Saturn's moon Enceladus
Cassini's most recent flyby of Enceladus revealed a tortured landscape and an atmosphere of water vapor.
By Richard Talcott
Published: August 4, 2005
Steve Robinson
Assisted by the Discovery crew, astronaut Steve Robinson successfully repaired the shuttle's heat shield during a spacewalk.
By Jeremy McGovern
Published: August 3, 2005
SpaceShipOne designer predicts space travel is coming for everyone.
By Dick McNally
Published: August 2, 2005
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