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Cassiopeia Vanity and retribution in the night sky Monday, October 3, 2011
Robert Trumpler Filling the space between the stars Sunday, October 2, 2011
Moon and Aldebaran Looking at the Sun’s bright future Sunday, September 18, 2011
Serpens Splitting up a faint constellation Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Harvest Moon Balancing the Harvest Moon Sunday, September 11, 2011
Mercury and Regulus An early morning duo Thursday, September 8, 2011
Glass Astronomy Astronomy-under-glass Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Perseid Meteors Drowning out a fading shower Friday, August 12, 2011
Moon and Antares A star that's redder than red Sunday, August 7, 2011
Star Travels A fanciful design for a starship Sunday, July 24, 2011
Celestial Equator An astronomical "Mason-Dixon Line" Sunday, June 19, 2011
Luis Alvarez Subatomic particles and dead dinosaurs Monday, June 13, 2011
Transit of 1761, Part II Dodging cannonfire in the name of science Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Transit of 1761 Spreading out to watch a little black dot Monday, June 6, 2011
More Moon and Venus A traffic jam in the dawn sky Saturday, April 30, 2011
Moon and Venus A close but far-away planet Friday, April 29, 2011
Space Day A double reason to celebrate Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Moon and Pleiades "Flashy" sisters in the evening sky Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Featured Images

2011 image of the Apollo 12 landing site, from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
 Still Standing Friday, September 9, 2011
Atlantis launches on the final space shuttle mission, July 8, 2011
 Last Call Friday, July 8, 2011
Alan Shepard enters his capsule, then launches aboard Freedom 7, May 5, 1961
 A-OK Flight Thursday, May 5, 2011
Moon and planets in the dawn sky, April 30/May 1, 2011
 Dawn Encounter Friday, April 29, 2011
Launches of Vostok 1, STS-1 (space shuttle Columbia)
 Double Date Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Streamers of dust partially obscure the "seven sisters," members of the Pleiades
 Veiled Sisters Wednesday, April 6, 2011

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