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 | Grey skies clear up in time for lunar eclipse observing party hosted by the Milwaukee Public Museum and Astronomy magazine. By Matt Quandt
Published: October 28, 2004 |
 | The Cassini spacecraft's instruments pierce the haze shrouding Titan, delivering our first close-up views of this enigmatic world. By Richard Talcott
Published: October 28, 2004 |
 | A nearby star blast, tides make quakes, satellite contortions can change orbits, and more
Published: October 28, 2004 |
 | Cassini's camera glimpses a familiar atmospheric process and snaps a shepherd moon tending its high-maintenance flock. By Francis Reddy
Published: October 26, 2004 |
 | Excess microwaves from the galactic center may arise from dark matter.
Bas den Hond
Published: October 24, 2004 |
 | The telescope giant is set to acquire Coronado Technology Group. By Michael E. Bakich
Published: October 22, 2004 |
 | A survey of a nearby stars finds at least a quarter of them have dust disks born in collisions among rocky, asteroid-size bodies. The result hints that terrestrial planets may be relatively common. By Robert Burnham
Published: October 21, 2004 |
Geodetic satellites, plus a superb gravity model for Earth, have let scientists directly measure and confirm an effect of general relativity. By Robert Burnham
Published: October 21, 2004 |
 | NASA's three Great Observatories focus on the remnant of a 400-year-old stellar explosion. By Richard Talcott
Published: October 19, 2004 |
 | Stars on the ceiling of a Nova Scotia church were placed there with something more than artistic license. By Dan Falk
Published: October 19, 2004 |
 | Astronomers believe the discovery of a new globular cluster in our Milky Way is likely to be the first of many. By Michael E. Bakich
Published: October 18, 2004 |
 | A new-found field of impact craters may mark the site of a recent comet strike.
The Chiemgau Impact Research Team
Published: October 14, 2004 |
 | A newly found dust ring around the nearby star Beta Pictoris hints at an unseen planet.
By Robert Burnham
Published: October 7, 2004 |
 | The privately built spacecraft wins the $10-million Ansari X Prize.
Bill McCoy
Published: October 7, 2004 |
 | A private rocket takes its first flight toward winning the $10 million X-Prize.
Bill McCoy
Published: October 2, 2004 |
 | An ancient imaging technique may allow astronomers to study planets beyond the solar system as small as our Moon.
By Michael E. Bakich
Published: October 1, 2004 |
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