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• A vacation spot where gals get guys in line
Taylor holds advanced degrees in astronomy and physics, and is an associate at consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton. He and Boan have done consulting work for the Defense Department and NASA. But their views have won few audiences outside of science ...
• Scientists accelerate planet quest
Observers discussed the state of their search for extrasolar planets, as worlds beyond the solar system are known, during the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting in the Northern Irish city of Belfast this week. Sting operation ...
• Wondering about the ‘Star of Wonder’
... the approximate date of Jesus’ birth. Then we look into the sky of that period and try to identify the star. It doesn’t work the other way around: Since virtually any year can boast at least one reasonably interesting sky event, the astronomy ...
• Virtual astronomy is just a click away - Space- msnbc.com
Amateur astronomer William Bianco doesn’t huddle over a backyard telescope to hunt for undiscovered planets. He logs onto his computer.
• Doorstep astronomy: See the summer triangle - Space- msnbc.com
Well up in the eastern sky during the late-evening hours is the "Summer Triangle," not a constellation, but a very noteworthy star pattern of the summer sky consisting of three ...

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