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 | After a 21-month journey, NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has reached the rim of a deep crater. By Jeremy McGovern
Published: September 28, 2006 |
 | Moonless nights and a variety of activities characterize this gem of a star party. By Laura Layton
Published: September 28, 2006 |
 | A new analysis of the cosmic microwave background suggests the universe is 1-percent football. By Francis Reddy
Published: September 28, 2006 |
 | Astronomers ponder how a newly discovered low-density super-giant planet formed. By Michael Carroll
Published: September 28, 2006 |
 | Scientists have photographed the first-ever view of a brown dwarf star in a planetary system. By Jeremy McGovern
Published: September 21, 2006 |
 | Astronomers find the dimmest deep-space stars yet.
Lara Crigger
Published: September 20, 2006 |
 | Scientists confirm a lunar meteorite found near the South Pole is only the second of its kind ever seen. By Laura Layton
Published: September 18, 2006 |
 | Unique, multimedia approach to sharing astronomy with local community separates Washington club from the rest.
Published: September 14, 2006 |
 | Observations of colliding galaxy clusters offer direct evidence of dark matter's existence. By Michael Carroll
Published: September 14, 2006 |
 | Astronomers give "Xena" a permanent name and add Pluto to a catalog of small bodies. By Francis Reddy
Published: September 14, 2006 |
 | Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has finished shaping its orbit and is preparing to go to work. By Francis Reddy
Published: September 13, 2006 |
 | Habitable, ocean-covered Earths may coexist with so-called hot Jupiters.
Robert Adler
Published: September 11, 2006 |
 | A new educational experiment invites students to be astronomers for a day and count stars. By Laura Layton
Published: September 7, 2006 |
 | Headed to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, New Horizons long-range camera captured a view of M7. By Jeremy McGovern
Published: September 6, 2006 |
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