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Constant Controversy Bedevils Hubble’s Magic Number
(November/December 2006) 
Clues to Early Universe Could Be Tainted
(May/June 2004) 
Hubble's Deepest View
(May/June 2004) 
Satellite Answers Big Questions, Poses More
(May/June 2003) 
Time Marches On...But How?
(May/June 2003) 
Dating the Universe with Stellar Relics
(July/August 2002) 
Structure of Universe Supports Accelerating Expansion, Team Reports
(May/June 2002) 
Astronomers Push Back Most Prolific Star-Forming Era — Maybe
(March/April 2002) 
Universal Constants May Not Be
(November/December 2001) 
Balloon Experiments Map Creation's Glow
(July/August 2000) 
Universe Doesn't Look a Day Over 12 Billion Years Old
(July/August 1999) 
Dark Matter Found In Galactic 'Ghosts'
(March/April 1999) 
Glow Between Clusters Could Be Missing Mass
(July/August 1998) 
Universe Will Expand Forever, Astronomers Say
(March/April 1998) 
Hipparcos Data Could Change Universe's Size
(May/June 1997) 
A Long Night Ahead for the Universe
(March/April 1997) 

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