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First stars not all so lonely: simulations suggest cosmic partnerships. Cowen, Ron Brief article Aug 1, 2009 307
Alien visitor from afar. Cowen, Ron Brief article Jul 4, 2009 105
Two great globular clusters--north versus south. Moore, Stewart L. Jun 1, 2009 975
Deep sky. Bone, Neil Brief article Apr 1, 2009 203
Plough northwards, to the Big Dipper. Streicher, Magda Apr 1, 2009 2047
Poor Will's Countryside Almanack for early spring & middle spring 2009. Felker, W.L. Chronology Mar 1, 2009 4652
The (-est). Brief article Oct 25, 2008 51
Be a star watcher. Jul 1, 2008 291
Astronomers remap Milky Way: two spiral arms not so bright, new observations show. Cowen, Ron Brief article Jun 21, 2008 239
Giant star showers "life" on earth. Brief article Dec 1, 2007 378
Banana split in space. Sohn, Emily Brief article Jul 12, 2006 321
Meet Algol. Fortier, Edmund A. Oct 1, 2005 433
Missing star looks "heavy". Jun 1, 2005 397
Spying a planet in star's dusty veil. Brief Article Dec 13, 2003 214
Alien stars pass close to home. Brief Article Dec 13, 2003 223
Hot and heavy star birth: young cosmos delivers massive stars. Cowen, R. Nov 8, 2003 397
Taking the Crab's pulse. Harder, B. Brief Article Jul 26, 2003 131
Revved-up antics of a pulsar jet. (Astronomy). Brief Article Jul 19, 2003 243
Astronomers find a squashed star. (Stellar Top). Cowen, R. Jun 21, 2003 458
Galactic RAVE. (Astonomy). Brief Article Jun 14, 2003 197
Radio-loud quasars and blazars. (Astronomy). Brief Article Jun 1, 2003 279
Gorgeous gas: new observations of space clouds reveal stellar histories. . Cowen, Ron Cover Story May 24, 2003 1394
Closing in on the birth of the first stars. (Iron-Poor Star). Cowen, R. Nov 2, 2002 623
An image to relish. (Astronomy). Brief Article Aug 31, 2002 220
Stellar eclipse hints at planet-forming debris. (Planetary System In The Making?). Cowen, R. Brief Article Jun 22, 2002 601
Repainting the cosmic palette. (Astronomy). Brief Article Mar 30, 2002 290
Watching a dying star transform. (Astronomy). Brief Article Jan 5, 2002 450
Effect of instantaneous and gradual mass loss on planetary orbits. Fernandez, James M.; Neff, James Brief Article Jan 1, 2002 150
Tracking the path of a black hole. (Astronomy). Brief Article Nov 10, 2001 423
X rays trace fierce stellar winds. Brief Article Sep 15, 2001 218
Senior star may have comets. R.C. Brief Article Aug 18, 2001 472
The summer triangle. McKeegan, Jim Jul 1, 2001 865
Nearby star may have its own asteroid belt. Cowen, R. Brief Article Jun 16, 2001 562
Snacking in space: Star dines on planet. Cowen, R. Brief Article May 19, 2001 497
DE CVn: An Eclipsing Binary with a White Dwarf? Holmes, Shadrian B.; Samus, N.N. Brief Article Jan 1, 2001 188
What a blast! R.C. Brief Article Dec 9, 2000 516
New Planets. Brownlee, Christy Brief Article Oct 16, 2000 210
Stellar motions provide hole-y data. Brief Article Oct 7, 2000 417
Telescope unveils a stellar deception. Cowen, R. Brief Article Sep 9, 2000 395
Telescope takes close-ups of distant star. Cowen, R. Brief Article Aug 19, 2000 300
Evidence grows for nearby planetary system. Cowen, R. Brief Article Aug 5, 2000 847
Dead stars may masquerade as ingenues. Cowen, R. Brief Article Jul 22, 2000 527
Tidal tails tell tales of newborn galaxies. Cowen, R. Brief Article Mar 4, 2000 463
Extrasolar Planets: Out of the Shadows. Cowen, R. Brief Article Nov 20, 1999 648
Planetary potential surrounds most stars. Baker, O. Brief Article Oct 9, 1999 535
Science Letters. Myers, Jack Oct 1, 1999 465
Image of a Planet: Too Hot to be True? Cowen, R. Brief Article Jun 26, 1999 858
Blocking light to get a sharper image. Brief Article Apr 17, 1999 330
Two stars, two planetary embryos. Cowen, Ron Brief Article Oct 10, 1998 483
Dust disks hint at baby solar system. Cowen, Ron Apr 25, 1998 837
Star shapes. Myers, Jack Apr 1, 1998 139
Planet stages a comeback. Cowen, R. Brief Article Jan 24, 1998 256
Megastar! Chang, Maria L. Brief Article Dec 8, 1997 1546
More planets. Cowen, Ron Brief Article May 17, 1997 363
After Hubble: the Next Generation: probing the final frontier. Cowen, Ron Apr 26, 1997 2008
New array of planet finds. Jul 6, 1996 639
New light on an explosive star. Cowen, Ron Brief Article Jun 29, 1996 229
Uncertainties greet latest planet finds. Cowen, Ron Jun 15, 1996 766
Another planet outside the solar system. Brief Article Apr 27, 1996 406
Extrasolar planets emerge from the dark. Cowen, Ron Brief Article Nov 25, 1995 630
Finding planets around ordinary stars. Cowen, Ron Oct 21, 1995 691
Strip show in M15: naked blue stars. Cowen, Ron Brief Article Jun 19, 1993 283
Hubble hotshot? Pope, Greg Dec 4, 1992 181
What a gas! First star in a new class. Cowen, Ron Mar 16, 1991 283
... And in our Milky Way. Cowen, Ron Feb 2, 1991 234
A window on turbulence: taking the twinkle out of infrared images of stars. Peterson, Ivars Nov 24, 1990 863
Hubble: first light with a second eye. Eberhart, Jonathan Jun 30, 1990 300
Hubble finally has the stars in its eyes. Eberhart, Jonathan May 26, 1990 448
Faint star may have a brown-dwarf glow. Peterson, I. Apr 7, 1990 432
New evidence of budding solar system. Cowen, R. Mar 10, 1990 835
Magnetic star attracts astronomers. Cowen, Ron Jan 27, 1990 451
Sun-like stars may offer clues to climate. Eberhart, J. Jan 13, 1990 539
Windy setting for a big, young star. Jul 8, 1989 218
Seeking stellar flares in a deceptive sky. Flam, Faye Feb 25, 1989 669
Bursts from a comet cloud. Feb 25, 1989 149
Hints of planets circling nearby stars. Peterson, Ivars Aug 13, 1988 1019
Probing a lithium vanishing act. Peterson, Ivars Jun 18, 1988 487
Seeking new worlds: more from 'Beta Pic.' (possible planetary system forming around star Beta Pictoris) Eberhart, Jonathan May 14, 1988 543
Celestial sandpaper: grit from the stars. Peterson, Ivars Jan 2, 1988 410
Signs of a 'something' circling star. Eberhart, Jonathan Nov 21, 1987 714
Protoplanetary disks are common. Thomsen, Dietrick E. Jul 11, 1987 279
'Possible' and 'probable' alien planets. Thomsen, Dietrick E. Jun 27, 1987 651
Glimpses of alien comets and planets? Thomsen, Dietrick E. Jan 24, 1987 406
Enormous stellar shell raises theoretical questions. Thomsen, Dietrick E. Nov 22, 1986 512
Star features; astronomers are exploring the chemistry of stellar atmospheres with a technique of finding starspots. Aug 30, 1986 1450
Desperately seeking Kepler; cool stars - of which the sun is one - bring together solar and stellar astronomers in a fast-growing new field of study. Thomsen, Dietrick E. Dec 7, 1985 2654
Serendipidity catches a supernova. Thomsen, Dietrick E. Mar 23, 1985 594
A 'brickbat' in the sky; the multiple star system Epsilon Aurigae fascinates astronomers every 27 years. Thomsen, Dietrick E. Mar 9, 1985 1036
As comets strike their suns. Thomsem Dietrick E. Jan 26, 1985 114

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