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July 2012 |
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Features How humans will travel to Alpha Centauri By
Bill Andrews Long thought to be the province of science fiction, interstellar flight might not be as impossible as you think.
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Bill Andrews An ongoing scientific study takes on one of mankind's longest and most difficult dreams.
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Tour our wet solar system By
Michael Carroll Life-giving water covers seven-tenths of Earth's surface, but where did it come from, and where else can we find it?
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Dark energy's new face By
Steve Nadis How are exploding stars changing our view of the universe's mysterious force?
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Liz Kruesi Not all supernovae are created equal. Here is a brief description of the four main categories of exploding stars.
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How to collect rocks from space By
Mike Reynolds Start a meteorite collection and soon you'll be holding a piece of solar system history in the palm of your hand.
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Karri Ferron Collectors have recovered meteorites everywhere from Greenland to Antarctica.
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13 great summer binocular sights By
Phil Harrington Grab your binoculars and explore the False Comet, Barnard's E, and 11 more stellar targets.
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pg. 56 |
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Phil Harrington Give your telescope a night off and target these wonders through binoculars.
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All about the Bubble Nebula By
Raymond Shubinski Check out this emission nebula in Cassiopeia to see the results of a massive star's hurricane-force winds.
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"Astronomy" tests Orion's grab-and-go refractor By
Steve Edberg The ED102T CF Triplet offers 4 inches of aperture, a wide field of view, and superb star images.
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Columns Bob Berman's Strange Universe  | By
Bob Berman |
Stephen James O'Meara's Secret Sky  | By
Stephen James O'Meara |
Glenn Chaple's Observing Basics Tony Hallas Imaging the Cosmos  | By
Tony Hallas |
Departments The Sky this Month StarDome and Path of the planets Ask Astro In Every Issue This Month in Astronomy Celebrate ALCon 2012 in Chicago! |
Letters Web Talk Astro News Capturing star formation in the act |
MESSENGER completes first year, moves to second |
Astro Confidential: Amy Simon-Miller |
Deep-sky showcase New Products Reader Gallery The Cosmic Grid
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