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October 2011 |
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Features What triggered the Big Bang By
Bruce Dorminey Astronomers have a good idea of how the universe has evolved since cosmic genesis. But what, if anything, came before?
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Richard Talcott Some cosmologists think the Big Bang was a single event in an infinite cycle.
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Comets: Keys to the solar system's past By
Michael F. AHearn After four successful missions to study comets up close, astronomers find answers to the biggest questions about the solar system's origins.
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Bill Andrews Astronomers continue learning about these ancient icy wonders and have gotten near enough to capture video of these objects up close.
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How Antarctica unlocks cosmic secrets By
Liz Kruesi The quest to understand our universe's earliest moments drives astronomers to Earth's coldest continent.
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Liz Kruesi A scientist who has spent six winters at the coldest continent tells us what it’s like.
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All about the Helix Nebula By
Raymond Shubinski This planetary nebula offers more than a great view through the eyepiece. It shows astronomers how our Sun's life will end.
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Liz Kruesi This planetary nebula offers a great show through the eyepiece.
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My time on the Hubble Space Telescope By
Jack B. Newton Finding a rare type of supernova was just the beginning of this amateur astronomer's adventure.
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10 great features for Moon watchers By
Michael E. Bakich Our natural satellite offers plenty of targets you can spot through any size telescope.
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Michael E. Bakich Download PDF files, then set up your scope to view our only natural satellite.
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Astronomy tests the Officina Stellare Hiper APO 130 By
Mike D. Reynolds This high-quality scope looks great, but does it produce equally terrific images?
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Columns Bob Berman's Strange Universe Glenn Chaple's Observing Basics Stephen James O'Meara's Secret Sky By
Stephen James O'Meara |
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David H. Levy's Evening Stars Tony Hallas Imaging the Cosmos Departments The Sky this Month Ask Astro In Every Issue This Month in Astronomy Letters Web Talk Astro News Astronomers discover binary active black holes |
Astro Confidential: Elizabeth Turtle |
Mercury reveals its secrets |
New Products Deep-sky showcase Reader Gallery The Cosmic Grid
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