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Gliese 179 An unexpectedly big planet Thursday, May 26, 2011
Planet Search Searching for faint wobbling planets Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Red Dwarf Planets Looking for close planets around close stars Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Red Dwarfs Shining some light on feeble stars Monday, May 23, 2011
Moon or Bust! Setting a lofty national goal Sunday, May 22, 2011
Algieba The lion's double forehead Saturday, May 21, 2011
Star Markers Heading north to the stars Friday, May 20, 2011
Irene Discovering a "peaceful" planetoid Thursday, May 19, 2011
Soggy Moon Changing weather on an icy moon Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Moon and Antares Different stars, different lives Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Castor The twins and triplets of Gemini Monday, May 16, 2011
Pollux Forging the element of life Sunday, May 15, 2011
Moon and Spica Paying a call on an old friend Saturday, May 14, 2011
Moon and Saturn Heating up a Saturnian moon Friday, May 13, 2011
Gamma Virginis A beautiful celestial double Thursday, May 12, 2011
Clean Mirrors Keeping a clear view of the heavens Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Moon and Regulus A volcanic lunar layer cake Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Venus and Jupiter Twin headlights in the dawn sky Monday, May 9, 2011
Morning Mayhem A worry-free planetary conjunction Sunday, May 8, 2011
Lunar Corral Fencing in the crescent Moon Saturday, May 7, 2011

Featured Images

Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 attached to the International Space Station
 On Duty Monday, May 23, 2011
Artist's concept of a free-floating planet in the Milky Way galaxy
 Free Agent Thursday, May 19, 2011
Space shutle Endeavour launches on its final mission, June 16, 2011
 Final Endeavour Monday, May 16, 2011
Cassini view of geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus squirting far into space
 Faithful Geysers Friday, May 13, 2011
Primary mirror of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope, McDonald Observatory
 A Big Bottle of Windex? Wednesday, May 11, 2011

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