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 | Discovery rolls, Deep Impact lacks focus, AAS comes out for Hubble, and more
Published: March 30, 2005 |
 | New research links shock heating of meteorite chondrules to Jupiter's formation.
Robert Adler
Published: March 29, 2005 |
 | Astronomers spot the faintest galaxy ever seen — orbiting the Milky Way. By Ken Croswell
Published: March 28, 2005 |
 | Forty years after crashing into the Moon, live, on national TV, Ranger 9 still offers an exciting ride. By Robert Burnham
Published: March 24, 2005 |
 | "Naked" elliptical galaxies may have dark-matter halos after all.
Robert Adler
Published: March 24, 2005 |
 | Astronomers have directly detected the glow of giant planets orbiting stars like the Sun.
Robert Adler
Published: March 23, 2005 |
 | The country aims for successful bids on large cosmic projects. By Michael E. Bakich
Published: March 22, 2005 |
 | Martian craters with rays may be the long-sought sources for the Mars meteorites found on Earth. By Robert Burnham
Published: March 16, 2005 |
 | A dust devil swept over Mars rover Spirit last week, giving its solar panels a much-needed cleaning. By Robert Burnham
Published: March 14, 2005 |
 | Astronomers are finding complex structures evolved earlier than originally thought. By Liz Kruesi
Published: March 11, 2005 |
 | Two independent investigations point to an upper limit for how much mass a star can hold. By Robert Burnham
Published: March 10, 2005 |
 | The closest planet to the Sun shines brightly in the twilight sky. By Michael E. Bakich
Published: March 10, 2005 |
 | New calculations propose the famed crater in Arizona resulted from the impact of a swarm of fragments, not a single object. By Robert Burnham
Published: March 9, 2005 |
 | Massive objects may have formed earlier than expected. By Liz Kruesi
Published: March 3, 2005 |
 | The comet-bound spacecraft comes so close Europeans may glimpse it through binoculars. By Bill Cooke
Published: March 2, 2005 |
 | A hot region in a cold cloud hints that a force other than gravity is helping to grow a star in a nearby stellar nursery. By Robert Burnham
Published: March 2, 2005 |
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