Mercury Magazine Contents
Vol. 30 No. 2
March/April 2001

Page	Article
12	Chandra Delivers, Christopher Wanjek Chandra's first 18 months in orbit have yielded a bonanza of scientific discoveries. (with 2 sidebars)
23	The Historic Hunt for Moons, William Sheehan From Galileo's day to the present, improving telescopes and techniques have spurred the discovery of new satellites.
28	Table: Satellite Discoveries in Chronological Order
29	On the Hunt for Modern Moons, William Schomaker Today's moon wranglers are joining ranks to clean up the solar system. As a result, new satellite discoveries are rolling in at a record pace. (with 1 sidebar)
34	Reacting to the Size and the Shape of the Universe, Part 2, Chris Impey Astronomers and writers alike come to grips with the fact that life evolved out of the strangeness of the early universe.
	Departments
4	Editorial, Frank N. Bash Some Musings from the Outgoing President
5	Society Scope
7	Echoes of the Past, Katherine Bracher Life on Other Worlds
8	Focus on Education, Jessica Spissinger High School Students Strike Chandra Gold
9	Armchair Astrophysics, Eric Schulman and Joanne Cohn The Cosmological Constant
10	Research Notebook, Dan Harrison Creating Binary Black Holes
11	The Celestial Enquirer, John Shibley Spring's Realm of the Galaxies
C1	Sky Map and Sky Talk, Richard Talcott
41	Book Review, John Alan Cohan On the Cosmic Horizon (by Jeff Bennett)
42	Works of Note

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