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IEEE Spectrum October 2012	The Cosmological Supercomputer How the Bolshoi simulation evolves the universe all over again
Popular Mechanics January 7, 2010 Adam Hadhazy	Kepler's Hunt for Earths Shows Progress at Space Conference Scientists for NASA's exoplanet-hunting Kepler mission report that the orbiting space telescope has nabbed five new worlds, the first several of many that astronomers hope it will eventually discover.
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Popular Mechanics March 22, 2010 Cassie Rodenberg	The Best in Armchair Astronomy Some online sites post images from powerful telescopes around the world; others let viewers take control of the scopes.
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Smithsonian October 2006 Robert Irion	The Planet Hunters Never mind the demotion of Pluto to a dwarf planet. Astronomers have found about 200 planets orbiting other stars, and they say it's only a matter of time before they discover another Earth.
National Defense February 2012 Eric Beidel	DARPA Eyes Space Junk From the Ground The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, though, is wrapping up a demonstration with a new Space Surveillance Telescope that officials say will offer an unprecedented view of objects in space.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005 Ben Ames	General Dynamics to build antennas for ALMA radio telescope Defense contractors are helping build the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) telescope that will allow astronomers from around the world see galaxies out to the edge of the universe, and stars and planets in their formative stages.
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Popular Mechanics November 2008 Toby Jorrin	New Earthbound Telescopes Will Be Hundreds of Times Sharper Than Hubble The $45 million array of telescopes will reveal enlightening details of stars and black holes.
Scientific American August 2005 W. Wayt Gibbs	Cosmic CAT Scan A low-tech radio telescope under construction in western China will use thousands of consumer television antennas and hundreds of cheap personal computers to slice through the fog that shrouded the infant universe.
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Chemistry World December 2009 Jon Cartright	Reading between the lines Since its emergence in the mid 19th century, spectroscopy has become the most important tool in astronomy, and in recent years there has been no end to its new discoveries.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2004 Ben Ames	Astronomers Need Adaptive Optics for 30-Meter Telescope Space-based telescopes do not have to use adaptive optics to correct for peering through the Earth's atmosphere; the biggest advances in space-telescope technology come from the mirrors, which rely on near-perfect calibration and lightweight materials to catch maximum radiation.
Wired November 2002 Richard Martin	The Planet Seekers Giant ground-based telescopes and adaptive optics have brought a new age in astronomy. Now the field's brightest stars are racing to take the first photograph of another world.
Scientific American November 7, 2005 Mark Alpert	Red Star Rising Small, cool stars may be hot spots for life
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Information Today May 15, 2008	Microsoft Launches WorldWide Telescope WorldWide Telescope is a web application that brings together imagery from the best ground- and space-based observatories across the world to allow people to easily explore the night sky through their computers.
Chemistry World July 23, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Telescope detects ionised carbon in early galaxies An international team of radio astronomers has detected the first faint trace of ionized carbon in the early universe.
Science News November 21, 2008 Alan Stern	Debates Over Definition Of Planet Continue And Inspire The definition of a planet continues to be debated between astronomers and planetary scientists.
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Saswato R Das	Replacement for Hubble Space Telescope Will Use Copper-based Communications Systems Optical fiber interconnects not yet good enough for James Webb Space Telescope, but SpaceWire standard is.
IEEE Spectrum November 2006 Monte Ross	The New Search for E.T. If extraterrestrials are trying to communicate with us, they're probably using lasers, not radio waves.
National Defense February 2016 Stew Magnuson	Planetary Defense: A New Hot Market With little fanfare, NASA in January opened up its planetary defense coordination office with a mandate to identify potential chunks of rock hurdling toward Earth and to stop them if possible.
IEEE Spectrum July 2007 Michael Dumiak	A Telescope Takes Flight A landmark moment in the exploration of the deep cosmos occurred recently. A powerful flying telescope, SOFIA, made its first checkout flights, having survived a bureaucratic near-death experience only a year ago.
Geotimes October 2007	Galaxies Collide Four galaxies are slamming into each other to form a single massive galaxy 10 times larger than the Milky Way.
Searcher September 2011 David Mattison	Searching for the Stars: Cosmic Views and Databases While amateur astronomers continue to play an important role in the field and are supported by numerous clubs, associations, and their peers, I have primarily examined resources originating from government and academic research environments.
Chemistry World October 26, 2011 Jon Cartwright	Complex organic matter may have been found beyond the Solar System Scientists in Hong Kong believe they have found traces of organic compounds deep in interstellar space that have similar structures to coal and oil.
Geotimes October 2007 Erin Wayman	Reaching for the Stars in Planet Formation Most known exoplanets orbit stars that appear to be rich in metals. New research suggests these stars may be polluted with metal from planetary debris -- or even a planet -- that collided with the star.
Science News March 27, 2004 Ivars Peterson	Pinpointing Killer Asteroids Astronomers have identified more than 230,000 asteroids in orbit around the sun, and the number is increasing daily. Some of these objects are on courses that could lead to a collision with Earth. If the asteroid is sufficiently large, the results could be catastrophic.
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IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Joshua J. Romero	Searching the Sky Image-recognition software for astronomy pictures brings professional and amateur astronomers together.
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Outside August 2007 Will Palmer	Celestron NexStar 5 SE The Celestron NexStar 5 SE portable telescope takes up less space in your trunk than a case of beer, and it can locate over 40,000 preprogrammed celestial bodies. Find yourself a starry, starry night, and a chair, and gaze away.
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2011 Amber Dance	The Night Sky In his free time, biologist Fred Eiserling photographed faraway galaxies and nebulae measuring light-years across -- a hobby he continues to pursue today.
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IEEE Spectrum July 2011 Ritchie S. King	The Einstein Telescope Planning a bigger, badder gravitational-wave detector
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Chemistry World April 4, 2013 Simon Hadlington	Titanium oxides in stellar clouds finally pinned down After decades of searching, astronomers at last appear to have found two key components of the dust that forms around stars -- the oxide and dioxide of titanium.
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Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005	NASA picks DRS sensor for satellite Awarded a $5.4 million contract, DRS Technologies will make advanced infrared sensor modules supporting the Wide-field Infrared Survey Experiment (WISE) mission of the NASA Medium Explorer program.