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May 2006
A model of the James Webb Space Telescope
Technology for the next-generation space telescope is under development.
Irene Klotz
Published: May 31, 2006
SOHO
With additional funding, the most prolific solar observatory will watch the Sun through 2009.
By Jeremy McGovern
Published: May 25, 2006
massive galaxy cluster
The Hubble Space Telescope zooms into an exceptional gravitational lens.
By Francis Reddy
Published: May 25, 2006
Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 fragment R
Astronomers using Palomar Observatory's 200-inch Hale Telescope observe what may be the death of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3.
By Laura Layton
Published: May 24, 2006
GLAST
With its primary instrument assembled, the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope is a step closer to hunting the most energetic form of radiation.
By Jeremy McGovern
Published: May 18, 2006
HD 69830
A star thought to possess an asteroid belt also boasts a trio of Neptune-mass worlds.
By Francis Reddy
Published: May 18, 2006
NASA to work with India
Two U.S. instruments map minerals and search for ice deposits on the lunar surface as part of India's first unmanned mission to the Moon.
By Laura Layton
Published: May 15, 2006
Magnetar
A starquake provides the first measurement of a neutron star's crust.
Robert Adler
Published: May 12, 2006
Canes Venatici dwarf
Astronomers have found a pair of small galaxies while probing streams of stars in our galaxy's halo.
By Francis Reddy
Published: May 10, 2006
Zeta Orionis A and B
Scientists find many extrasolar planets reside in multiple-star systems.
By Laura Layton
Published: May 9, 2006
Low Sun from Low Ridge
Spirit and Opportunity prepare for a second winter on Mars.
By Michael Carroll
Published: May 4, 2006
Mars spacesuit prototype
The North Dakota Space Grant Consortium is testing a Mars-spacesuit prototype in the Badlands.
By Jeremy McGovern
Published: May 4, 2006
spiral galaxies
Astronomers find that galaxies are not oriented randomly in space.
Robert Adler
Published: May 1, 2006
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