August 1999
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Features
The Little Stars That Couldn’t
Astronomers think that brown dwarfs – those pesky objects caught between planets and stars in size – may outnumber stars by two to one.
A Brown Dwarf Contest
Fabulous prizes await the winners of ASTRONOMY’s contest to come up with a more appropriate name for brown dwarfs.
Cassini’s Nuclear Risk
As Cassini prepares to fly past Earth this August, the conflict rages between environmentalists who fear disaster and space explorers seeking to study Saturn.
The Spacecraft’s Got Swing
Find out how NASA steals a tiny bit of a planet’s energy to shoot a planetary probe deeper into space.
Virtual Astronomy
Researchers use automobile-size computers to probe the structure of the universe, stellar interiors, and the merging of neutron stars.
Lift Off!
The sight and sound of a space shuttle blasting off from Cape Canaveral is one you won’t soon forget.
Kids’ Corner: Casting a Shadow
With a lunar eclipse in July and a solar eclipse in August, this is a great time to explain the intricate dance among the sun, moon, and Earth that causes these spectacles.
Euro Eclipse
Here’s all you need to know to get the most out of this August’s total eclipse of the sun.
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