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April 1999 |
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Features Planetary Oracles By
David J. Eicher Ten respected planetary scientists gaze into a crystal ball and predict what the next 25 years hold in store. |
pg. 36 |
Invading Martian Territory By
William K. Hartmann Eighteen months into its mission, Mars Global Surveyor has shown the Red Planet to be a more complex and geologically active planet than anyone expected. |
pg. 46 |
What an Artist Sees A white dwarf prepares to go nova. The Milky Way glitters above Pluto's frozen surface. These images and more highlight ASTRONOMY's gallery of great space art. |
pg. 52 |
Comet Stalker By
Tony Ortega Astronomer Tom Gehrels searches tirelessly for asteroids and comets that might one day collide with Earth. |
pg. 58 |
Kids' Corner: It's Just a Phase By
Jeanette Brown Watching the moon and its changing appearance can teach a lot about how the solar system works. |
pg. 76 |
Celestial Portraits: Vela and Carina By
Tom Polakis The splendid starfields of these southern constellations form a compelling backdrop for rich star clusters and luminous nebulae. |
pg. 80 |
Red Planet at Night, Observer's Delight By
Phil Harrington Mars puts on a grand show for backyard observers during the next few months, growing brighter and appearing bigger than at any time in the past eight years. |
pg. 88 |
Departments Behind the Scenes Astronomy as Entertainment Talking Back AstroNews - Better Late than Never
- So Far, So Good
- A Magnificent Ring
- Making the Invisible Visible
- Superflares Wrack Sunlike Stars
- Tiny Primeval Galaxies Packed Wallop
- A Solar Gesundheit
- Water, Water Everywhere
- Stellar Powder Keg Sky Show The Red Planet shines brilliantly all night long, making a nice background for Lyrid meteors and the moon as it blocks Aldebaran and Regulus. Star Stuff Products
- Own a Piece of the Rock
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- Looking for Earths: The Race to Find New
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