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 | Foam shed during Discovery's launch puts future flights on indefinite hold. By Francis Reddy
Published: July 29, 2005 |
 | Teachers spy supernova, Apollo anniversary, satellite reaches orbit, and more
Published: July 28, 2005 |
 | Storms drenched a forest fire that approached within half a mile of the Whipple Observatory. By Francis Reddy
Published: July 27, 2005 |
 | Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, used to be even brighter.
By Ken Croswell
Published: July 27, 2005 |
 | The space shuttle Discovery launches successfully.
Bill McCoy
Published: July 26, 2005 |
 | Construction of the Discovery Channel Telescope kicks off with this week's groundbreaking ceremony outside Happy Jack, Arizona. By Matthew Quandt
Published: July 22, 2005 |
 | With a 3-year extension just approved for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, astrophysicists see a universe of possibilities. By Liz Kruesi
Published: July 22, 2005 |
 | NASA engineers believe they understand the spacecraft's fuel-sensor problem well enough to start a countdown for a Tuesday launch. By Francis Reddy
Published: July 21, 2005 |
 | A recent multi-telescope observation of Charon passing in front of a distant star will help astronomers' understanding of Pluto's moon. By Matthew Quandt
Published: July 21, 2005 |
 | Scientists ponder distant solar-system destinations for spacecraft. By Michael Carroll
Published: July 20, 2005 |
 | A faulty fuel sensor keeps Discovery on the ground.
Bill McCoy
Published: July 19, 2005 |
 | The first high-resolution infrared images of the Crab Nebula highlight a dusty puzzle. By Francis Reddy
Published: July 14, 2005 |
 | Three bright suns populate the sky of a newly discovered extrasolar planet. By Jeremy McGovern
Published: July 13, 2005 |
 | Astronomers are chronicling an unstable star doing unusual things. By Michael E. Bakich
Published: July 7, 2005 |
 | The first mission to crash into a comet is an unqualified success. By Francis Reddy
Published: July 4, 2005 |
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