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July 2005 |
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Features By
Jacqueline Garget Everyone knows the Sun has nine planets. But it also has 141 moons varying from icy fragments to complex worlds with volcanoes, oceans, and atmospheres. Take a tour of the rest of the solar system. |
pg. 34 |
Dark threat By
Bruce Dorminey Could an unseen stellar assassin cause mass extinctions on Earth? |
pg. 40 |
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Steve Nadis As the universe sings, Alex Szalay listens for answers to fundamental cosmological questions. |
pg. 46 |
An ice moon revealed By
Richard Talcott Cassini’s first close look at Enceladus shows Titan isn’t the only Saturn moon with an atmosphere. |
pg. 62 |
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Ian Ridpath Set up your scope, pour a cool drink, and follow this step-by-step guide to explore the season’s best sights. |
pg. 68 |
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Fred Espenak, Patricia Totten On March 29, 2006, observers across eastern South America, northern Africa, and western Asia will be treated to a total solar eclipse. |
pg. 72 |
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Alan Hale In 1995, Hale-Bopp became history’s most observed comet. Ten years later, codiscoverer Alan Hale tells its tale. |
pg. 76 |
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— Missing dark matter found in ellipticals?
— Spotting an alien asteroid belt
— Exoworlds: fights over first light The sky this month Ask Astro New products — Baader Herschel Wedge
— Newcon stabilized binoculars
— Celestron Exotherm
— Jensan World of Meteorites Coming events Advertiser index Resources Reader gallery Great celestial images from our readers
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