July 2008

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Features

Are we looking for life in the right places?

By Daniel Pendick

For years, astrobiologists have looked for life on other worlds by "following the water." But could other substances hold the key?

pg. 28

Web extra: Europe heads for Mars

By Daniel Pendick

A consortium of European nations will launch a probe in 2013 to search for life on Mars.

The life and death of super suns

By Robert Zimmerman

Wolf-Rayet stars are big, hot, and bright, spewing gas and dust in all directions. Understanding how they die could help solve the mystery of what triggers the universe's biggest blasts.

Web extra: Interferometry 101

By Daniel Pendick

Astronomers enjoy incredibly detailed views of distant objects with a technique for turning one telescope into many.

Did ancient astronomers build Stonehenge?

By Dan Falk

The driving force behind the building of Stonehenge was more theater than science.

pg. 52

Web extra: Time management

By Francis Reddy

Monuments like Stonehenge were ancient efforts to grapple with the nature of time. But how well do we understand this enigmatic dimension today?

Observing the way it was meant to be

By Michael E. Bakich