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The Universe in Your Hands, Marc G.
Airhart
Some people have an eye for detail.
Kent Cullers, project manager for the search for extraterrestrial
intelligence, has an ear for signals. |
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The Cosmic Laser Light Show, Sean W.J.
Colgan
Laser discs, laser tag, laser
skin rejuvenation -- we live in the world of the laser. And,
it turns out, we live in a universe filled with natural versions
of the things. |
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The
Romance of Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp,
Andre Bormanis
A sense of wonder -- it sounds
so retro. And yet, just look at the response to our recent cometary
visitor. With a sidebar by Dale P. Cruikshank and Yvonne J.
Pendleton. |
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A New View to a Kill, Peter Kurczynski
For the first time since gamma-ray
bursts were discovered, these elusive high-energy flashes have
shown up in x-ray and optical images. A few more slip-ups like
that, and astronomers may finally catch up with these fleet-footed
felons. |
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Departments
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Letters to the Editor |
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Society News - Obituaries for 1996 and 1997 |
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Echoes of the Past, Katherine Bracher
Sudden flashes of light that are
either in our own galaxy or in distant systems of stars: Novae
baffled the astronomers of the early 20th century. |
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World
Beat: Nigeria, Lesley
I. Onuora
Mail doesn't arrive, computers
are rare, journals are out of date, equipment gets stolen, and
the public doesn't care. In spite of it all, a handful of Nigerian
astronomers persevere. |
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Newswire, Leo P. Connolly
Tools for designing a new course;
articles for contemplating the end of science. |
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Black
Holes to Blackboards,
Jeffrey F. Lockwood
Galaxies are forgotten stepchildren
of astronomy education -- less immediate than planets, less
exotic than black holes. But in many ways they are students'
best chance to do astronomy the same way as the pros. |
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Guest
Observer, James C. White
II
Venusian ramblings |
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Research Review, T. Joseph W. Lazio
Is it sayonara to the Big Bang,
relativity, and other theories based on the idea the universe
is the same in all directions? |
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SkyChart and SkyTalk, Robert A. Garfinkle |
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Book Review 1, Mickey D. Schmidt
The Challenger Launch Decision
by Diane Vaughn. No Downlink by Claus Jensen. |
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Book Review 2, Renu Malhotra
Parker, Barry. Chaos in the Cosmos
by Barry Parker. Newton's Clock by Ivars Peterson. |
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