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This page lists articles from
Astronomy (Ast.), Sky & Telescope (S&T), and Scientific American (Sci.
Am.) magazines relevant to various areas in any introductory Astronomy course.
Click on an item in the following list to get where you want to be quickly -
this is a long page.
Sky
Overview History
Atoms &
Starlight Telescopes The Sun
Properties of Stars Stellar Evolution Stellar Death Neutron Stars
Black Holes Milky Way Normal Galaxies Active Galaxies Cosmology
Origin of Solar
System Inner
Planets Outer Planets
Solar System
Debris
Extra-Solar System Planets &
Life
Cosmos Overview, The
Sky, Cycles of the Sky
S&T Feb. 2004, p. 46, "The Transit of Venus"
(story of how 18th century astronomers observed the transit of Venus, and how to
observe it again June 8, 2004, but not in Bellingham - the entire transit will
be during our night-time!)
S&T Feb. 2004, p. 112, "A Roster of Rich Open
Clusters" (good list of open clusters for telescope viewing)
Ast. Oct. 2003,
p. 48, "The Outsider" (about David Helfand, who is Columbia U. astronomy
department chair and refuses tenure, has no interest in the night sky, and
criticizes NASA for creating splashy headlines and ignoring basic science
advances - an instructive article about philosophy of science)
Ast. Feb.
2001, p. 50, "A Year of Discovery: Astronomy Highlights of 2000"
Ast. Feb.
2001, p. 71, "Seven Best of the Web" (info on best astronomy websites and their
producers)
S&T Jan. 2001, p. 38, "A Blueprint for Astronomy’s Next 10
years" (what astronomers want to study and how to do it)
S&T May 2000, p.
28, "Conjunctions that Changed the World" (about impact of planetary alignments
on history)
S&T April 2000, p. 28, "Ten Years and Counting: HST in Orbit"
(update on Hubble Space Telescope findings)
Ast. April 2000, p. 46,
"Galileo’s Daughter" (letters to him by her, a nun in RC Church)
S&T Jan.
2000, p. 32 – Where the Astronomers Are: A Stagnant Century (where astronomers
work)
S&T Jan. 2000, p. 37 – The 10 Most Inspiring Images of the
Century
S&T Jan. 2000, p. 50 – Looking Backward: Themes of
20th- Century Astronomy (universe is younger, bigger, and much
stranger than imagined in 1900)
S&T Feb. 2000, p. 28 – A Year of
Discovery: Astronomy Highlights of 1999
S&T Dec. 1999, p. 48 – 25 Hot New
Products of 1999 (for amateur astronomers)
Sci. Am., April 1999, p. 104 – A
New Eye Opens on the Cosmos – Gemini North scope in Hawaii
Astronomy December
1998, p. 64 – Devouring the Future (story of Stephan Hawking)
S&T
February 1999, p. 32 – Cosmic Discovery 1998 (1998 most important
discoveries)
Ast. 26, September 1998, p. 46 - Puzzling Parallax - scale of
universe
Ast. 26, September 1998, p. 52 - Keck Trekking - deep view of
universe
Ast. August 1998 - HST pictures of lots of things
Ast. May 1998,
p. 92 - night sky navigating with simple tricks - great!
Ast. March 1998, p.
49 - Take a Deeper Look at your Universe (3d pix)
Sci. Am. Understand Space
(1996): p 4 - A Universe of Color (Aug 1993)
p 10 - Mirroring the Cosmos (Nov
1991)
Astronomy’s Explore the Universe 1997 (Dec 96), p 8 - Discover the
Backyard Universe - great for getting people started on viewing, reviews types
of instruments needed for degree of seriousness - be sure to include in first
week’s lesson - also lots of pix and sketches that are good.
Astronomy’s
Explore the Universe 1997 (Dec 96), p 49 - 1997 Sky Guide (star/galaxy part is
same each year - great tips for each season for easiest objects to see - need to
include in first week.
Same as above - p. 74, guide to planetarium programs
for Macs and PCs & comparisons
Same as above - p 84, about photographing
the night sky with simple stuff (camera and tripod and film, with ideas for
photos) same as above - p 98, great photos from 1996
Ast. Explore the
Universe 1998 (Dec 1997), p 8 - Journey Across the Cosmos - great for
introduction to astronomy
Same as above - p 74 - The Sky’s greatest
Showpieces, guided tour of brightest and best stars, galaxies, and
clusters
Same as Above, p 82 - Navigating the Digital Universe - like 1997
Explore the Universe guide to planetarium programs and CDs - followed by great
photos
Astronomy’s Explore the Universe 1999 (Dec 1998) - A Tour of the
Cosmic Zoo (what you can see in backyard scope - galaxies, colorful stars,
glowing clouds, star clusters and more)
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History of Astronomy; Atoms and Starlight; Telescopes
S&T Apr. 2004, p. 36,
"Picturing the Heavens: The Rise of Celestial Photography in the 29th Century"
(how the art of astro-photography has advanced and made major contributions to
astro-physics)
Ast. Mar. 2004, p. 48, "Into the Abuss" (about neutrino
detector under construction under Mediterranean Sea)
Ast. Dec. 2003, p. 52,
The Rise and Fall of Tycho Brahe (good history of the astronomy of Tycho, and
his life)
Ast. Dec. 2003, p. 36, Hubble's Dazzling Decade" (how the HST has
influenced astronomy and the public's awareness of it - some great color
photos)
S&T Nov. 2003, p. 38, A Spirit of Place" (excellent history
article about the places where astronomy's major observers worked - these are
the people whose work changed mind-sets at the time)
S&T Aug. 2003, p.
38, "Gamma-Ray Astronomy Achieves Stardom" (history of gamma ray astronomy, and
lessons learned about supernovae, active galaxies, stellar black holes, and
more)
Ast. July 2003, p. 48, "Seeing Sharper" (how combining light from 2 or
more telescopes makes for better resolution - or sharper images)
Ast. May
2003, p. 38, "Big Glass" (about huge telescopes constructed in the past decade,
and how they are changing what we know about the universe)
Ast. May 2003, p.
46, "Big Science" (about increasing cost and complexity of doing observational
astronomy)
S&T May 2003, p. 30, "Optical Interferometry Comes of Age"
(about use of multiple telescopes in the optical (visible) range to improve
angular resolution - aka interferometry)
Ast. April 2003, p. 38, "Big Eye on
the Universe" (story about huge telescopes on Mauna Kea in Hawaii)
S&T
Feb. 2003, p. 42, "NASA's Space Infrared Telescope Facility: Seeking Warmth in
the Cosmos" (plans for use of new orbiting infrared observatory, comets to
cosmology)
S&T Jan. 2003, p. 36, "From Ptolemy to the Renaissance: How
Classical Astronomy Survived the Dark Ages" (history of how early astronomy
information passed through the dark ages)
S&T Dec. 2002, p. 32, "Bright
Lights, Big Problems" (about light pollution, and how to tackle the issue with
lobbying and technology)
S&T Dec. 2002, p. 40, "How I Beat Light
Pollution in my Hometown" (success story of an amateur to suppress bright
lights)
Ast. Nov. 2002, p. 42, "Unveiling the Dark Universe" (how the new
LSST (Large-aperture Synoptic Survey Telescope) will help many areas of
astronomy with wide-aperture, sensitive detectors and a large primary
mirror)
Ast. Sept. 2002, p. 30, "The Ice Age Returns" (new cooling system for
HST's infrared camera)
S&T Sept. 2002, p. 28, "Creating Hubble's
Technicolor Universe" (how to turn HST images into meaningful art works)
Ast.
August 2002, p. 30, "Hubble's Grand New Vistas" (some photos from HST after the
2001 upgrade maintenance mission)
Ast. August 2002, p. 38, "Seeing in
Infrared" (the niche of infrared astronomy, as seen from a large IR telescope in
Hawaii)
S&T July 2002, p. 30, "Ill Met by Moonlight: The Sinking of the
USS Indianapolis" (story about how moonlight illuminated a U.S.
warship, allowing a Japanese sub to sink it in world war II)
Ast. July 2002,
p. 46, "Edward and Mina" (story of early astronomer Pickering and his first
astronomical computer, Willamina Fleming - interesting story of how astronomers
worked 100 years ago)
S&T June 2002, p. 40, "Hubble Rejuvenated" (results
of HST upgrade mission, including new science possible)
Sci. Am. April 2002,
p. 62, "Ripples in Spacetime" (status of LIGO, now in testing phase, and debate
about whether it will have the sensitivity needed to observe gravity waves
predicted by general relativity)
S&T, March 2002, p. 34, "Hubble's New
Eyes" (description of improved HST following upgrade, outlook for new
science)
S&T Feb. 2002, p. 38, "The Great Ptolemy-Hipparchus Dispute"
(debate about source of data in Ptolemy's star catalog)
S&T Feb. 2002, p.
30, "The Age of Behemoths" (about world's largest telescopes, and impact on
astronomy)
Ast. Jan. 2002, p. 42, "Red Scare at Harvard" (about FBI file on
Harlow Shapley, released in 1998, showing
what can happen to ultra-liberal
scientists and others - a sobering must-read for today's students;
includes FBI surveillance, a very hostile congressional hearing, and McCarthy's
interest in him)
Ast. Nov. 2001, p. 50, "Magic at Two Microns" (2 micron
all-sky survey completion, results & nice images)
S&T Oct. 2001, p.
30, "Adaptive Optics Comes of Age" (how astronomers eliminate atmospheric
blurring)
S&T August 2001, p. 40, "Sharing Mauna Kea" (about world's
greatest observing site, the conflict between
development of observatories
& native interests - good background if you plan to visit)
S&T July
2001, p. 34, "2MASS: Unveiling the Infrared Universe" (status of effort to map
whole sky at ~ 2 microns)
Ast. Jan. 2001, p. 36, "Discovering Cosmic Rays"
(status of knowledge of cosmic rays, energetic particles)
S&T Dec. 2000,
p. 54, "2MASS Treasure Hunt" (about infrared sky survey by 2 automated
scopes)
Ast. Dec. 2000, p. 22, "Raving Over Big Scopes" (about future large
hi-tech ground telescopes and what they will do)
Ast. Oct. 2000, p. 54,
"Catch a Gravity Wave" (about new LIGO gravity wave observatory
science)
S&T Oct. 2000, p. 40, "Gravitational Waves" (3 articles about
gravitational waves, science and detection)
Ast. Oct. 2000, p. 36, "High-Tech
Twin Towers" (about Gemini-north and –south large infrared
telescopes)
S&T, Sep. 2000, p. 46, "The Ultimate Mountaintop: Astronomy
Aboard Balloons" (about balloon-based astronomy)
Ast. Sep. 2000, p. 38,
"Beyond the Rainbow" (about use of light outside the optical range in
astronomy)
Ast. Sep. 2000, p. 46, "Probing Cosmic Depths" (about Subaru
Telescope, a big one located in Hawaii)
S&T Aug. 2000, p. 34 – "Giant
Telescopes" (several articles about today’s and tomorrow’s huge scopes)
Ast.
Aug. 2000, p. 34 – "Europe’s Science Machine" (future of four 8-meter mirrors in
Very Large Telescope of ESA)
Ast. Dec. 1999, p. 60 – Settling the Solar
System (where humans might consider building bases)
Ast. Dec. 1999, p. 64 –
Dan Goldin’s Vision (ideas of future accomplishments by NASA’s director)
Ast.
Dec. 1999, p. 52 – Pursuing the Planets (plans for robotic exploration over next
decade, especially Mars)
Ast. Dec. 1999, p. 56 – Unveiling Tomorrow’s
Technology (NASA’s plans for 21st century technology)
Ast. Dec.
1999, p. 48 – Giant Eyes on the Sky (big telescopes planned for the
future)
Ast. Nov. 1999, p. 54 – Rescuing Hubble (Dec. 1999 maintenance
mission)
S&T Feb. 2000, p. 38 – Gerbert d’Aurillac: Y1K’s Science Guy
(science minded pope)
S&T Feb. 2000, p. 46 – Thomas Dick’s "Sublime
Science" (Victorian era skeptic of ETs)`
S&T Dec. 1999, p. 36 – Radio
Astronomy’s Resolution Machine: The Very Long Baseline Array
S&T Oct.
1999, p. 40 – Leonardo da Vinci and the Moon (pre-telescope
observations)
S&T August 1999, p. 44 – NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory:
A Revolution Through Resolution (about high-resolution Earth-orbiting X-ray
telescope and hopes for it)
S&T August 1999, p. 54 – How We’ll Deliver
Chandra to Orbit (how NASA got it up there)
S&T August 1999, p. 56 –
X-ray Astronomy’s Golden Age (Chandra et al and likely impact on high energy
astrophysics)
Ast. October 1999, p. 52 – An Unlikely Revolutionary (about
Copernicus)
Ast. Sept. 1999, p. 48 – Architects of Time (about Stonehenge,
foundation for today’s clocks)
Ast. August 1999, p. 54 – Virtual Astronomy
(computer modeling of big astronomy problems)
Ast. August 1999, p. 48 – The
Spacecraft’s Got Swing (how gravity boosts work in orbit)
Sci. Am. Sept.
1999, p. 88 – Scientists and Religion in America (religious beliefs of
scientists, comparison with general public)
Ast. June 1998, p. 38 - History’s
Great Astronomers
Ast. April 1998, p. 54 - When the apple Falls
(Newton)
Ast. March 1998, p. 36 - Ideas that Didn’t Work Out
Sci. Am.
Understanding Space (1996), p 20 - Extreme Ultraviolet Astronomy (Aug
1994)
Ast. Nov 97 , p 50 - Yerkes at 100 (financing first large
refractor)
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Our Sun; Properties of Stars
S&T July 2003, p.
30, "Eta Carinae's Year of Glory" (about observations in 2003 that may help
resolve issues about Eta Carinae, one of the most luminous stars in the galaxy -
good multi-wavelength story)
Sci. Am. April 2003, p. 40, "Solving the Solar
Neutrino Problem" (how physicists finally solved the mystery of the 'missing'
neutrinos from our Sun - good story about one astronomy's longest standing major
problems)
S&T July 2002, p. 38, "The Brightest Red Dwarf" (about sky's
most luminous red dwarf star)
Ast. May 2002, p. 40, "Beyond the Pale"
(relation between color and stars and effect on light of atmosphere)
Ast.
Sep. 2001, p. 38, "Probing the Birth of Starlight" (great story of Hans Bethe
& his life & history of
theory for how stars produce energy (circa
1940 - time of the Manhattan bomb-development project)
Sci. Am. June 2001, p.
40, "The Paradox of the Sun's Hot Corona" (exc. article about heating of the
Sun's corona)
Sci. Am. May 2001, p. 44, Rip Van Twinkle" (exc. update article
about age of globular cluster stars)
Sci. Am. April 2001, p. 86 "The Fury of
Space Storms" (good article on space storms from Sun outbursts)
S&T March
2001, p. 42, "Starspots" (review of sunspots, and status of detecting spots on
other stars)
S&T March 2001, p. 34, "Today's Science of the Sun-Part II
(update on recent solar science)
S&T Feb. 2001, p. 34, "Today’s Science
of the Sun-Part I" (update on recent solar science)
S&T Feb. 2001, p. 40,
"Solar-Eclipse Science: Still Going Strong"
S&T March 2000, p. 50, "Solar
Storms: The Silent Menace" (effects on satellites)
Ast. Feb. 2000, p. 38 –
Scoping out the Monster Star (changes in Eta Carinae, a 100 solar mass
star)
Ast. Jan. 2000, p. 44 – Curtain Call (heating up of Sun, frying of
Earth in 1 billion years)
Ast. Jan. 2000, p. 50 – Exodus from Earth (how
humans will have to move to somewhere else)
Ast. Jan. 2000, p. 56 – When the
Solar Wind Blows (predictions of Sun on Earth)
Ast. Jan. 2000, p. 60 –
Quaking Sun (helioseismology, the study of the dynamics of Sun’s
interior)
Ast. Jan. 2000, p. 64 – Underground Astronomer (solar neutrino
detection, deficit compared with theory)
S&T June 1999, p. 40 –
Hipparcos: The stars in Three Dimensions (adjustment of distance scale based on
Hipparcos satellite data)
Ast. 26, October 1998, p. 60, Blowin’ in the Solar
Wind
Sci. Am. Quart. Spring 98, p 50 - SOHO Reveals the Secrets of the Sun
(good)
Sci. Am. August 1996, p 46 - The Stellar Dynamo (B field)
Ast. Oct
97, p 32 - Angry Giants of the Universe (luminous blue giants -
unstable)
S&T Oct 97, p 98 - Observing the Sun by Projection
S&T
July 97, p 28 - Measuring the Universe: From Hipparchus to Hipparcos
S&T
April 97, p 34 - Sunspots that Changed the World (Earth connection, effects of
)
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Formation and Structure of Stars (Main
Sequence)
S&T Apr. 2004, p. 30, "The Heat is On" (about new NASA
Spitzer Space Telescope, operating in the infrared part of the spectrum, with
its focus on viewing star formation in gas&dust clouds)
Ast. Oct. 2003,
p. 42, "Style & Substance" (how study of Orion constellation has taught us
about star and planet formation, and what more there is to learn there)
Sci.
Am. October 2003, p. 46, "The Unexpected Youth of Globular Clusters" (evidence
for recent formation of globular clusters during violent interaction between
galaxies)
Ast. Jan. 2002, p. 48, "Caught in the Tarantula's Web"
(star-forming region in Large Magellanic Cloud,
170,000 l.y. distant;
multi-wavelength study of huge, strategically important star-forming
region
containing 3 dozen O3 stars at the center, the most massive
known)
Sci. Am. Dec. 2001, p. 64, "The First Stars in the Universe" (exc.
article about very first stars - why they
must have been 100-1000 times more
massive than Sun - good lecture/test material)
Ast. Nov. 2000, p. 62,
"Putting Stars in Their Place" (excellent history of H-R diagram and impact on
stellar evolution theory)
S&T Nov. 2000, p. 44, "Recycling in the
Universe" (about stellar cycle and how material gets re-used)
Ast. Oct. 2000,
p. 42, "Cosmic Intrigue" (clues to galaxy history from globular cluster
studies)
S&T Sep. 2000, p. 38, "Stars in the Cellar: Classes Lost and
Found" (about cool, red stars below class M, relatively new)
Sci. Am. Aug.
2000, p. 42 – "Fountains of Youth: Early Days in the Life of a Star" (about star
formation and stellar jets)
Sci. Am. April 2000, p. 76 – "The Discovery of
Brown Dwarfs" (new sky survey results for objects between planets &
stars)
S&T Oct. 1999, p. 46 – The Solar-Stellar Connection (comparison of
observations of stars with those of our own Sun, and implications – excellent
article)
S&T Sept. 1999, p. 50 – The Lives of Stars (HST images of
nurseries, relevance to evolution)
S&T June 1999, p. 32 – The Birth of
Binary Stars (explanation of why so many)
Ast. Sept. 1999, p. 36 – The
Beginning and the End (HST photos of new, forming, dying stars)
Ast. August
1999, p. 36 – The Little Stars that Couldn’t (about brown dwarfs)
Ast. June
1999, p. 38 – Catching Cosmic Ghosts (neutrinos, relationship to sun, SN, gamma
bursts, etc.)
Sci. Am. August 1999, p. 64 – Detecting Massive Neutrinos
(Japanese detector story about changing of neutrinos from one form to another,
implying mass)
S&T March 1999, p. 40 – Eyewitness to Stellar
Evolution
S&T Nov. 1998, p 26 - Astronomers Proclaim New Stellar Spectral
Class - about "L" class objects that are probably mostly dwarf things that could
not quite get hot enough for fusion
S&T Nov. 1998, p 22 - More Solar
Systems in the Making? - newsnote about HST search for infant solar systems in
nearby star forming regions
Ast. November 1998, p 62 - Spying on Planetary
Nurseries (dusty disks)
Ast. Feb. 1998, p. 50 - The Story of Starbirth (in
molecular clouds)
Ast. Feb. 1998, p. 56, From Pebbles to Planets
Ast. Jan
1998, p. 56 - How Stars Shine (history of understanding of power
source)
S&T, October 1998, p.38 - The Dynamic Lives of Globular Clusters
(evaporation)
S&T March 1998, p 40 - 30 Doradus: Birth of a Star Cluster
(most massive star forming region in local group)
Sci. Am. Understanding
Space (1996), p 34 - Collapse and Formation of Stars (Jan 1985)
Sci. Am.
Understanding Space, p 40 - Globular Clusters (June 1985)
Ast July 97, p 78 -
Dusty Infant Stars: A Fine Sight (open clusters Pleiades, Big Dipper,
Hyades)
Ast May 97, p 50 - At the Hearth of the Lagoon
Ast April 97, p 50
- Goodness, Gracious, Great Balls of Fire (newborn stars make wind in galaxy
M82)
Ast Dec 96, p 46 - One Hot Stellar Nursery (in neighboring Pinwheel
Galaxy)
Ast Sep 1996, p 36 - The Excesses of Youth (T Tauri stars - test for
evolution theories)
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Death of Stars; Neutron Stars and Black
Holes
S&T Mar. 2004, p. 32, "Catching Gamma-ray Bursts on the
Wing" (excellent article on status of information on
GRBs, and NASA's Swift mission that will specialize in locating &
pinpointing GRBs and collecting data on them - scheduled for launch summer
2004)
Ast. Feb. 2004, p. 48, "Star Light, Star Bright" (story of what we now
know about SN 1006, the brightest supernova in history)
Ast. Jan. 2004, p.
42, "In the Line of Fire" (first-class description of how a massive star can
collapse to a black hole and produce a gamma ray burst (GRB), including recent
evidence supporting this important connection - great graphics)
S&T Sept.
2003, p. 30 "Fluorine, An Elementary Mystery" (various ideas about what kind of
stellar death might have produced and distributed the element fluorine, without
which our teeth would be full of cavities - relatively advanced article, but
interesting)
S&T May 2003, p. 40, "A Millennium of Shattered Stars: Our
Galaxy's Historical Supernovae" (exc. article listing supernova remnants in our
galaxy that we can actually trace to observations all the way back to 1000 AD -
includes recent observational information)
Ast. March 2003, p. 54, "Way too
Cool" (anomalously cool pulsar (neutron star) data and implications to basic
structure)
Ast. Feb. 2003, p. 42, "When Stars Explode" (about mechanics of
type II and Ia supernovae - good article)
Ast. Feb. 2003, p. 48, "Stalking
Cosmic Explosions" (how astronomers finally showed that gamma ray bursts
originate in distant galaxies, implying stellar explosions as the cause of the
bursts - also interesting for politics in science)
Sci. Am. Dec. 2002, p. 84,
"The Brightest Explosions in the Universe" (finally, the likely connection
between gamma-ray bursts (most energetic explosions in the universe) and stellar
black hole formation (from most massive star death))
Sci. Am. Nov. 2002, p.
44, "When Stars Collide" (exc. article describing results of collisions of all
known types of stars and stellar remnants)
S&T Nov. 2002, p. 28, "Anatomy
of a Supernova" (mainly about details of type Ia supernovae, the type that
involve explosion of a white dwarf in a binary pair - very important to
cosmology because of use to determine distance to high red-shift
galaxies)
S&T Oct. 2002, p. 39, "Gems from the Stars" (mystery about how
dying stars produce dust with interesting compositions)
Ast. June 2002, p.
28, "Beyond Black" (critical examination about evidence in support of black
holes)
S&T May 2002, p. 32, "Microquasars in the Milky Way" (about
stellar black holes in binary pairs, and how they resemble the much more massive
central engines of active galaxies)
S&T Jan. 2002, p. 40, "Supernovae are
Not Round" (about growing model of SNII as breadstick in
bagel shape,
including evidence; possible connection with gamma ray bursts - good for
lecture)
S&T Jan. 2002, p. 48, "Butterflies and Crabs of the Southern
Sky" (beautiful images of planetary
nebulae, discussion of shapes, including
model of how they form when stars die)
S&T August 2001, p. 32, "Taking
the Pulse of Neutron Stars" (status of understanding of anatomy of neutron
star)
Ast. July 2001, p. 34, "Quasars Next Door" (accretion disks & jets
around our galaxy's neutron stars & black holes)
Ast. May 2001, p. 36,
"Seeing with X-ray Eyes" (Chandra mission looks at supernova remnants, jets,
active galaxies)
Ast. April 2001, p. 48, "Get the Hole Story" (good article
about physics of black holes by noted textbook author)
Ast. Jan. 2001, p. 56,
"We are all Star Stuff" (explanation of where the elements come from)
S&T
July 2000, p. 32, "What is the Real Shape of the Ring Nebula?" (explaining
shapes of planetary nebulae)
S&T July 2000, p. 48 "Compton’s Legacy:
Highlights from the Gamma Ray Observatory" (how this expensive, successful
orbiting GRO lab boosted the status of high-energy astronomy)
Ast. June 2000,
p. 36, "Recipe for Disaster" (about white dwarf with close companion star and
material sharing, SNIa)
Ast. May 2000, p. 36, ""Speed Matters" (trying to
keep up with gamma ray bursts)
Ast. April 2000, p. 38, "Bursting the Bubbles"
(about how planetary nebulae form during stellar death)
S&T July 1999, p.
30 – The Life of a Neutron Star (excellent summary of n.s. knowledge)
Ast.
July 1999, p. 48 – The Supernova Guru (computer modeling of SN collapse)
Sci.
Am. May 1999, p. 40 – Unmasking Black Holes (energy vanishing from space as
evidence)
Sci. Am. February 1999, p. 46 – Supersoft X-ray Stars and
Supernovae (type Ia SN and phase of evolution that precedes the
explosion)
Astronomy March 1999, p. 52 – Neutron Stars with Attitude (about
magnetars & earth impact)
Astronomy January 1999, p. 48 – Pursuing the
Most Extreme Stars (pulsars/neutron stars)
S&T May 1999, p. 54 –
Gamma-Ray Burst Hunters Catch a Whopper
S&T Nov. 1998, p 23 - Magnetic
Field Records (about magnetar)
Ast. November 1998, p 26 - Souped-Up Supernova
(about hypernovae model/obs)
Ast. November 1998, p 44 - Into the Maelstrom
(about supernovae, esp. Crab nebula)
Ast. November 1998, p 50 - Exploding
Stars Tell All (SN-Ia used for distance indicators)
Ast. July 1998, p. 48, To
the Edge of Space & Time (black holes)
Ast. April 1998, p. 36 - HST pix
of sunlike stars at death
Ast. Feb. 1998, p. 44 - On Becoming the Material
World (chemical elements)
Sky&Tel, October 1998, p. 30 - Stellar
Metamorphosis (from giant to planetary Nebula)
S&T Sept. 1998, p. 38 -
Cosmic Yardsticks: Supernovae and Fate of Universe
S&T February 1998, p
28 - Gamma Ray Bursts of Doom
S&T Jan 1998, p 36 - Crisis at Eta
Carinae?
S&T Jan 1998, p 42 - The Lives of Binary Stars: From Birth to
Death etc. Part II
Sci. Am. Quarter. Spring 98, p 56 - V1974 Cygni 1992: The
Most Important Nova of the Century - good
Sci. Am. Quart. Spring 98, p 68 -
Gamma-Ray Bursts
Sci. Am. Understanding Space (1996): p 28 - Black Holes and
Centrifugal Force Paradox (March 1993)
p 48 - Gamma Ray Bursters (Feb.
1985)
Sci Am April 1997, p 52 - Black Holes and the Information
Paradox
Sci Am. July 1997, p 46 - Gamma Ray Bursts
Ast. Dec. 97, p 84 -
Touring a Stellar Graveyard (finding planetary nebulae with scopes)
Ast July
97, p 44 - How Stars Explode (neutrinos provide missing kick) - GREAT
Ast
July 97, p 96 - Observing the Perek-Hohoutek Planetaries (need big scope,
patience)
Ast May 97, p 60 - Inside a Star’s Cocoon (great planetary nebula
shots and exp.)
Ast May 97, p 58 - Opening a New Window on the Universe
(gravity wave observing) - relevant to neutron star and/or black hole binary
pair collapses?
Ast April 97, p 52 - When Neutron Stars Collide (gamma ray
bursts wiping out life)
Ast March 97, p 38 - Probing our Local Cloud (cloud
of gas from star that blew up millions of years ago, surrounding Sun and
planets, from old supernova few million years ago)
Ast Feb. 97, p 36 -
Blowing Cosmic Bubbles (bipolar nebulae to reconstruct terminal stages of
starlife)
S&T Nov 97, p 36 - From Swords to Supernovae (weapons lab
simulating S/N)
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Milky Way Galaxy; Normal Galaxies
S&T Jan. 2004, p. 38, "Our
Growing, Breathing Galaxy" (latest evidence that the Milky Way galaxy grew by
galactic cannibalism)
Ast. Mar. 2004, p. 70, "M67: the Ultimate Survivor"
(how open cluster M67 - aka the Beehive cluster - has survived intact for 5
billion years - about same age as our solar system - this is one of the oldest
known open clusters in the Milky Way)
Ast. Mar. 2004, p. 36, "Black Holes in
the Middle" (status of knowledge about how supermassive black holes form in
galaxy center)
Ast. Nov. 2003, p. 48, "Greab Balls of Fire" (very good
article about history and recent discoveries in globular clusters in our galaxy
and other galaxies)
Ast. Nov. 2003, p. 38, "Order out of Chaos" (good article
about dynamics of Local Group of galaxies, and the future of the
cluster)
Ast. May 2003, p. 52, "Catch a Celestial Tango" (very short article
describing process of galaxy mergers, with images of well-known merging or
merged systems)
Ast. April 2003, p. 46, "The Turbulent World of Compact
Galaxy Groups" (about very tight-knit galaxy clusters and what they reveal
about evolution of structure in the universe)
S&T April 2003, p. 44, "A
Trip to the Galactic Center" (tour of the observed facts of the center of our
Milky Way Galaxy, including its dense star clusters and super-massive black hole
- very good article)
S&T March 2003, p. 32, "Astronomy's Phantom Foul
Balls: Ultrahigh-Energy Cosmic Rays" (about trying to track down origin of the
most energetic naturally occurring particles in our universe)
Sci. Am. March
2003, p. 50, "The Search for Dark Matter" (status of attempts to detect dark
matter particles)
S&T Sept. 2002, p. 36, "The Mysteries of Galaxy
Spirals" (debate about how spiral galaxies got their shape)
Sci. Am. June
2002, p. 46, "The Life Cycle of Galaxies" (excellent review of data and computer
simulations of galaxy formation and evolution, including effects of stellar
evolution)
Ast. March 2002, p. 38, "Spying on the Neighbors" (study of tides,
star formation, and galaxy evolution based on data from Magellanic Clouds,
nearby galaxies to the Milky Way)
Ast. Nov. 2001, p. 58, "The Milky Way from
the Inside" (beautiful all-sky map, incl. well-known object
locations, of our
galaxy - based on optical images)
Ast. Nov. 2001, p. 38, "Celebrating the
Galactic Millennium" (major events for our planet over next 100
billion
years, including wet greenhouse effect, demise of Sun, collision of
M31 and our galaxy, long-term star evolution)
Ast. Oct. 2001, p. 42, "Heart
of Darkness" (exc. article about status of knowledge of Milky Way
nucleus
including massive star clusters, gas, & supermassive black hole -
good lecture material)
S&T Sep. 2001, p. 42, "A Wide Deep Field: Getting
the Big Picture" (moderately deep field, about 3 deg
square, for purpose of
studying galaxy cluster formation & evolution)
Ast. Feb. 2001, p. 34,
"Here, There, and Everywhere?" (excellent article on what was first: SM black
holes or galaxies)
Ast. Feb. 2001, p. 40, "Predicting the Past" (giant scopes
look far back to time of early galaxies)
S&T Jan. 2001, p. 48,
"Penetrating the Dust: The Duality of Spiral Structure" (how galaxies look in
infra-red radiation)
S&T May 2000, p. 36, "Beyond the Hubble Sequence"
(physical processes that shape galaxies)
Sci. Am. Dec. 2000 – "The Secrets of
Stardust" (relation of grains of dust to galactic evolution)
S&T Feb 97,
p 35 - Supernova 1987A: The First Ten Years (lessons for evolution)
Ast. Nov.
1999, p. 52 – The Universe According to Arp (study of galaxies with peculiar
shapes)
Sci. Am. December 1998, p. 52 – The Evolution of Galaxy Clusters
(good review of what goes on in clusters of galaxies over time)
Sci. Am.
October 1998, p. 50 – Galaxies behind the Milky Way (hidden
galaxies)
Astronomy May 1999, p. 38 – Galactic Genesis (debate about galaxy
formation & evolution)
Astronomy May 1999, p. 56 – A Googolplex of
Galaxies
Astronomy May 1999, p. 58 – Clusters in Collision (galaxy collisions
& mergers)
Astronomy March 1999, p. 46 – Passing the Bar Exam (Milky Way
as barred galaxy)
S&T March 1999, p. 32 – At the Hearts of Barred
Galaxies
S&T January 1999, p. 56 – Island Universes from Wright to Hubble
(history article)
Ast. 26, October ‘98, p. 54 - Outsmarting the Early
Universe
Ast. July 1998, p. 42 - A Beast in the Core (galactic core black
holes)
Ast. June 1998, p. 44 - When Galaxies were Young (next generation HST
replacement)
Ast. June 1998, p. 50 - Cosmic Jekyll & Hyde - UV galaxy
viewing/evolution
Ast. March 1998, p. 54 - Universe in 3-D (galaxies in
3-d)
S&T October 1998, p 16 - Snapshots of the Earliest Galaxies?
(Submillimetre array)
S&T, October 1998, p. 46 - The Journey Back to the
Source (ancient galaxies)
S&T April 1998, p 28 - The Overlooked Galaxies
(low brightness galaxies)
S&T April 1998, p 22 - New Light on Shapes of
Galaxies (get multi-colored pix of galaxies)
S&T March 1998, p 48 - When
Galaxies Collide (HST Antennae image)
Sci. Am. Quar. Spring 98, p 62 - Cosmic
Rays at the Energy Frontier
Sci. Am. Quar. Spring 98, p 80 - The Ghostliest
Galaxies
Sci. Am. Feb. 1997, p 56 - The Ghostliest Galaxies
Sci. Am. May
1997, p 92 - Galaxies in the Young Universe
Ast. Dec. 97, p 36 - On the Trail
of Rogue Planets
Ast Sept 97, p 42 - Does a Monster Lurk Closeby? (Bl hole in
milky way)
Ast Feb 97, p 60 - Young, Bright, and Blue (formation of globular
clusters as galaxies collide)
S&T Sep 97, p 38, Bonuses of the
Microlensing Business (variable star information)
S&T Jan 97, p 30 -
Galaxy Clusters: Urbanization of the Cosmos (including dark matter)
AST. DEC.
96, P 36 - To Kill a Galaxy (Milky Way ripping apart a small companion
Ast
Dec 96, p 92 - The Galaxy from Within (fish-eye photo of Milky Way)
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Active Galaxies; Cosmology
Sci. Am. Feb 2004, p. 42, "Four Keyes to
Cosmology" (a Special Report, with 4 excellent articles about recent discoveries
in cosmology: Background radiation (MAP); Large-scale galaxy map (SDSS and
others); Type Ia supernova latest results showing universal acceleration; and a
very puzzling theoretical paper trying to rationalize all these strange
results)
Sci. Am. Jan 2004, p. 66, "Atoms of Space and Time" (about new
theory of loop quantum gravity, in which space and time are quantized - it's all
Greek to me!)
Ast. Dec. 2003, p. 44, "Ghostbusting the Universe" (excellent
story about history of neutrinos and importance of recent discoveries based on
neutrino detection)
Ast. Nov. 2003, p. 44, "Absurd Universe" (nice summary of
recent advances in cosmology, including dark energy)
S&T Oct. 2003, p.
46, "The Deepest Image ever Made" (description of 2003 HST image taken near
Andromeda galaxy, showing some halo stars of M31 and thousands of background
galaxies - out to magnitude of about 31)
S&T Oct. 2003, p. 30, "Cosmology
in the New Millennium" (excellent review of recent advances in cosmology as of
about 2003, by the world's 2 most recognized experts on the subject - very good
on basic concepts also)
Sci. Am. July 2003, p. 34, "The Galactic Odd Couple"
(relationship between supermassive black holes in active galaxies with starburst
activity)
Sci. Am. March 2003, p. 50, "The Search for Dark Matter" (status of
the search for dark matter particles by physicists)
Sci. Am. May 2003, p. 40,
"Parallel Universes" (different ways in which parallel universes might exist -
good article)
S&T June 2003, p. 38, "Delving into Extra Dimensions" (how
future observations might determine whether there are extra dimensions hiding
parts of the universe from our view)
Ast. April 2003, p. 52, "Searching for
the Golden Ratio" (geometric proportion discovered thousands of years ago turns
up in thermodynamics of black holes)
Ast. March 2003, p. 42, "Will Dark
Energy Steal all the Stars?" (simulations of future of the universe with effects
of repulsive dark energy)
Ast. Feb. 2003, p. 34, "Quasars Explained" (history
and status of understanding of quasars)
S&T February 2003, p. 32,
"Cosmology's Treasure Map: The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey" (most detailed
survey of galaxies to date, and implications)
Ast. Dec. 2002, p. 34, "Do You
Believe in the Big Bang?" (5 observational reasons why you should, even though
only 1/3 of Americans do)
Sci. Am. Oct. 2002, p. 56, "The Emptiest Places"
(about temperature and distribution of ordinary matter between galaxies and
galaxy clusters)
Ast. Oct. 2002, p. 34, "The Universe Takes Shape" (finally,
some hope of learning about the shape of our universe from modern
measurements)
Sci. Am. Sept. 2002, entire issue about Time (various articles
on time, from differing perspectives)
Ast. Sept. 2002, p. 34, "Beyond Cosmos"
(contrast between Carl Sagan's description of the cosmos 20 years ago, and our
current understanding of the universe)
Sci. Am. August 2002, p. 42, "Does
Dark Matter Really Exist" (alternative concept of gravity, an attempt to find an
alternate explanation for galactic motions that imply existence of dark
matter)
Sci. Am. July 2002, p. 70, "Uncovering Supersymmetry" (about concept
of symmetry in particle physics - has connections with cosmology)
Ast. July
2002, p. 34, "Moving Right Along" (story of using very distant supernovae
(showing cosmic acceleration) and latest on cosmic microwave background
radiation observations to change the ideas on cosmology - a really good
article)
Ast. June 2002, p. 40, "Universe on a String" (searching for
explanations of dark energy and dark matter with superstring theory)
Ast. May
2002, p. 34, "When Branes Collide" (latest attempt at the TOE, theory of
everything, somewhat beyond superstring theory, using concept of many dimensions
in form of membranes)
Ast. April 2002, p. 27, "Cosmic Inflation Comes of Age"
(evidence in support of inflation, problems with it)
Ast. April 2002, p. 36,
"Inflation Minifeatures" (3 short articles about some of the more bizarre ideas
of the consequences of inflation - if it did occur)
Ast. April 2002, p. 46,
"Protecting the Past - Is Time Travel Possible" (Stephen Hawking article
concerning the possibility of time travel - his latest thoughts from a great
science writer and theoretician)
Sci. Am. March 2002, p. 60, "The Cosmic
Reality Check" (status of measurements for background light at all wavelengths,
from cosmic microwave background through X-ray and gamma ray; excellent summary
of all E/M sources)
Ast. March 2002, p. 28, "Size Matters" (about search for
structure on the scale of the observable universe)
Ast. Jan. 2002, p. 36,
"Lurking in the Shadows" (nominally about dark matter in the universe,
but
also talks about shadow matter & parallel universe type
speculation)
Ast. Dec. 2001, p. 52, "From Here to Eternity" (the practical
implications of accelerating universe
expansion; future of life)
Ast. Nov.
2001, p. 46, "Nothing Gets Strung Out" (intro. to ideas of string
theory)
Sci. Am. Dec. 2001, p. 64, "The First Stars in the Universe" (exc.
article about very first stars - why they
must have been 100-1000 times more
massive than Sun - good lecture/test material)
Sci. Am. Nov. 2001, p. 64,
"Gravity's Kaleidoscope" (exc. article about lensing, science,
applications)
S&T Sep. 2001, p. 32, "The Universe Through Gravity's Lens
(about gravitational lensing - science
& different
applications)
Ast., August 2001, p. 26, "Out of Sight, Out of Mond" (about
modified (but not accepted) theory
of gravity, designed to replace
need for dark matter to explain spiral galaxy rotation curves)
Ast. June
2001, p. 46, "The 8 Greatest Mysteries of Cosmology" (exc. article describing
status of big
questions, and plans to try to answer them - very good
supplement to textbook discussions)
Ast. June 2001, p. 38, "Inside-Out
Cosmology" (about search for massive dark matter particles)
Ast. May 2001, p.
36, "Seeing with X-ray Eyes" (Chandra mission looks at supernova remnants, jets,
active galaxies)
Ast. Oct. 2000, p. 48, "Embracing the End" (about far
distant future of universe, including stellar remnant collisions)
Ast. Aug.
2000, p. 46, "Unveiling the Flat Universe" (cosmic background radiation shape
implies we live in flat universe)
Ast. July 2000, p. 54, "Just 6 Numbers" (6
numbers suffice to explain why our universe is the way it is)
Ast. March
2000, "Hubble Warrior" (Wendy Freedman’s view on age of universe and expansion
rate)
Sci. Am. Jan. 2001, p. 37 – "Brave New Cosmos" (excellent summary of
cosmology today, several articles)
Sci. Am. Aug. 2000, p. 62 – "The
Universe’s Unseen Dimensions" (concerning the possibility of extra
dimensions)
Sci. Am. June 2000, p. 66 – "Dwarf Galaxies and Starbursts" (a
glimpse of the early history of the galaxies in the universe)
Ast. Feb. 2000,
p. 56 – As Time Goes By (role played by TIME in the cosmos)
Sci. Am. January
2000, p. 46 – Negative Energy, Wormholes and Warp Drive (theoretical
possibilities of time travel, negative energy)
Sci. Am. "Revolutions in
Science" (late 1999) special issue with copies of earlier articles:
p. 60 –
The Evolution of the Universe, October 1994
p. 66 – Early Results from the
Hubble Space Telescope, June 1992
Sci. Am. December 1999, p. 68 – A Unified
Physics by 2050? (about particle physics standard model, unification of forces,
very early time in universe)
Sci. Am. December 1999, p. 78 – Exploring Our
Universe and Others (future of study of universe)
S&T Sept. 1999, p. 44 –
The Race to Map the Microwave Background (about various efforts to map very
small deviations from homogeneity with high resolution)
S&T July, 1999,
p. 44 – An Interconnected Universe? Exploring the Topology of the Cosmos (about
shape of space)
Ast. October 1999, p. 44 – Accelerating the Cosmos
(cosmological constant and acceleration)
Ast. Sept. 1999, p. 38 – Give Peas a
Chance (speculation of start of big bang – pea instantons)
Sci. Am. June
1999, p. 38 – Mapping the Universe (matter organization, emergence from smooth
chaos beginning)
Sci. Am. April 1999, p. 90 – Is Space Finite? (shape of
space & way of determining)
Sci. Am. March 1999, p. 60 – A Little Big
Bang (attempt to simulate early universe conditions in laboratory experiment and
Brookhaven National Lab)
Sci. Am. January 1999, Special Report on Revolution
in Cosmology, starts page 45
p. 46 – Surveying Space-time with Supernovae
(very important results)
p. 53 – Cosmological Antigravity (attempt to explain
supernovae results)
p. 63 – Inflation in a Low-Density Universe (variation of
story in textbook)
Sci. Am. October 1998, p. 76 – The Asymmetry between
Matter and Antimatter
Astronomy May 1999, p. 48 – Black Hole Hunters
(supermassive BH’s in galaxies)
Astronomy February 1999, p. 60 – Mastering
the Universe (history of E. Hubble’s expanding universe discovery)
Astronomy
February 1999, p. 48 – Stars and Strips Forever (Sloan survey impact on
cosmology)
S&T May 1999, p. 40 – The Rise and Fall of Quasars – great
summary
S&T Nov. 1998, p 24 - Is a A High Hubble constant Hanging On? -
about different methods for getting Hubble constant and problems
Ast. March
1998, p. 82 - Seeing into Violent Corners (bright stars, supernova, active
galaxies, quasars)
Ast. Feb. 1998, p. 38 - Planting Primordial Seeds
(fluctuations)
S&T Sept. 1998, p. 38 - Cosmic Yardsticks: Supernovae and
Fate of Universe
S&T August 1998, p 32 - The Future of the Universe
(long-term)
Sci. Am. Quart. Spring 98, p 74 - Colossal Galactic
Explosions
Sci. Am. Quart. Spring 98: p 86 - The Evolution of the
Universe
p 92 - The Expansion Rate and Size of the Universe
p 98 - The
Self-Reproducing Inflationary Universe
p 106 - Dark Matter in the
Universe
Sci. Am. Understanding Space (1996): p 80 - The Expansion Rate &
Size of Universe (Nov 1992)
p 87 - Dark Matter in the Universe (Dec
1986)
p 98 - Quantum Cosmology and Creation of Universe (Dec 1991)
p 106 -
The Self-Reproducing Inflationary Universe (Nov 1994)
Sci Am Dec. 1996, p 68
- Primordial Deuterium and the Big Bang (good)
Sci. Am April 1998, p 36 -
Cosmic Antimatter (big bang left-overs)
Sci. Am. June 1998, p 52 - A New Look
at Quasars
Sci Am Feb 1998, p 64 - The Theory Formerly Known as Strings (how
particles and forces arose)
Ast. Dec. 97, p 54 - Astronomy’s Feisty Old Man
(Sandage views of size & age of universe)
Ast. Dec. 97, p 60 - The
Triumph of Hipparcos (glob. Cluster age update)
Ast Aug 97, p 44 - Gravity’s
Rainbow (gravitational lensing)
Ast July 97, p 38 - Inflating the Cosmos
(about inflation)
Ast July 97, p 56 - Something Instead of Nothing (creation
from nothing?)
Ast July 97, p 58 - Before Galaxies Were Galaxies (formation
of galaxies)
Ast April 97, p 56 - Playing Cosmology’s Wild Card (cosmological
constant could boost age of universe)
S&T Oct 97, p 42 - Dating the
Cosmos: A Progress Report (universe age vs. Glob cluster)
S&T Sep 97, p
28 - Shadows of Creation: Quasar absorption Lines and the Genesis of
Galaxies
S&T July 97, p 28 - Measuring the Universe: From Hipparchus to
Hipparcos
Ast Oct 96, p 34, 36, 40, 48 - Dark Matter & the Fate of the
Universe - 4 complete articles, an excellent review of the subject
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Origin of our Solar System; Earthlike Planets
Sci. Am. April 2004, p.
62, "The Hidden Members of Planetary Systems" (observation of dusty disks around
other stars indicates planet formation elsewhere is similar to what occurred in
our solar system - very good article on planet formation)
Sci. Am. Mar. 2004,
p. 68, "Defusing the Global Warming Time Bomb"
(excellent summary by one of world's leading climate
change scientists: discusses what we know about global warming, and what we
might do to mitigate the consequences of human activities)
Sci. Am. Mar.
2004, p. 52, "The Spirit of Exploration" (good article about Martian rovers'
landing, and description of the exploration program)
Ast. Apr. 2004, p. 32,
"Spirit Lands at Gusev" (description of first few days of rover on Mars before
developing software problems)
Ast. Apr. 2004, p. 38, "Envisioning Mars"
(great combinations of photos and art to imagine what Mars might have looked
like with lots of liquid water on the surface)
Ast. Mar. 2004, p. 42, "Cosmic
Snowstorm" (excellent article on how 'snowflakes' go about forming comets, and
how comets form objects like Pluto)
S&T Feb. 2004, p. 40, "Life on Mars?
27 Years of Questions" (whether Viking landers found evidence for life in 1976,
and possibility that we'll find more related data in 2004)
S&T Jan. 2004,
p. 44, "Mars Attacked" (good title - the red planet is under siege from orbiters
of various countries - an excellent history of the many missions to Mars, about
1/3 of which actually worked; also what's to come, soon)
Sci. Am. Dec. 2003,
p. 86, "The New Moon" (about lunar science history and discoveries, and
arguments pro and con for returning to the moon to do manned science)
Sci.
Am. Dec. 2003, p. 98, "The Day the World Burned" (good description of how a
giant asteroid caused the major life extinction of 65 million years ago, killing
off the then-dominant dinosaurs - particularly good discussion of global fires
that resulted)
S&T Dec. 2003, p. 30, "The New Face of Planetary
Astronomy" (how the close pass of Mars in 2003 resulted in an upswing in amateur
planetary photography)
S&T Dec. 2003, p. 34, "Mineral Mysteries &
Planetary Paradoxes" (focus of recent research on Mars, and whether water once
flowed on its surface)
S&T Dec. 2003, p. 42, "Mars: the Inside Story"
(good article on science of the internal thermal evolution of Mars, and the
connection with surface geology - includes evidence of recent
volcanism)
S&T Aug. 2003, p. 30, "The Iceball Next Door" (good article
about surface features of Mars and implications that Mars once was very
wet)
Sci. Am. Oct. 2003, p. 60, "Meltdown in the North" (evidence of rapid
melting of sea ice and glaciers in the Arctic, and potential consequences for
rest of planet - not a pretty story)
Ast. Aug. 2003, p. 40, "Martian
Chronicles" (history of observations of Mars)
Ast. Aug. 2003, p. 46, "What is
Mars trying to Hide?" (divining the past of Mars from recent surface
observations)
Ast. Aug. 2003, p. 52, "Blazing a New Path" (how Mars
Exploration Rovers (2 of them) will test ideas of Martian geology, climate, and
possibly biology starting late in 2003)
Sci. Am. June 2003, p. 44, "The
Unearthly Landscapes of Mars" (how Mars strange dynamics shapes its surface -
thorough, excellent article, with wonderful high resolution images)
Ast. July
2003, p. 36, "Goldilocks and the Three Planets" (great article comparing what we
know about evolution of atmospheres of Mars, Venus, and Earth)
S&T July
2003, p. 36, "Mysteries of Mars" (recent discoveries and research on Mars -
excellent story)
Ast. June 2003, p. 42, "Harvest the Moon" (about resources
the Moon might offer to future explorers)
Ast. June 2003, p. 48, "Searching
for Alien Earths" (how the new generation of space observatories will go about
looking for planets like Earth and life in the universe)
S&T June 2003,
p. 28 "Mars Mania 1956" (history of discovery on Mars)
Ast. June 2003, p. 36,
"Lonely Planets?" (status of discovery of free-floating objects we'd call
planets in our solar system)
S&T April 2003, p. 36, "Planets in
Production: Making New Worlds" (evidence tracing the processes of planet
formation in star-forming regions)
Ast. March 2003, p. 48, "Mysteries of the
Martian Poles" (evidence from recent detailed observations near poles that
climate on Mars is in process of reversal)
Ast. Jan. 2003, p. 46, "Mars on
Earth" (about simulation station on Earth dedicated to future manned exploration
of Mars)
Ast. Oct. 2002, p. 40, "Heading Back to the Forgotten Planet" (about
U.S. and E.U. missions to Mercury; both will orbit the planet and explore the
entire surface)
S&T Oct. 2002, p. 30, "The Fate of the Earth" (how our
planet will no longer support life in a billion years, unless someone figures
out how to move the planet further from the brightening Sun)
S&T August
2002, p. 32, "The Puzzles of Planethood" (the difference between stars and
planets - a little fuzzy to define)
S&T August 2002, p. 42, "Toward a
Planet Paradigm" (about the formal definition of a planet - i.e., is Pluto a
planet or a Kuiper Belt Object)
Ast. June 2002, p. 46, "Mining for Cosmic
Coal" (possibility that fossil fuels on earth come from space, rather from decay
of organic material)
Ast. Dec. 2001, p. 40, "Launching a Caravan to Mars"
(Mars 2001 Odyssey orbiter mission launch and
mission goals; includes
history of past missions and plans for future missions)
Ast. Nov. 2001, p.
38, "Celebrating the Galactic Millennium" (major events for our planet over next
100 billion
years, including wet greenhouse effect, demise of Sun, collision
of M31 and our galaxy, long-term star evolution)
Sci. Am. June 2001, p. 66,
"North to Mars!" (about using Canadian Arctic to prepare for Mars base
camp)
Sci. Am. March 2001, p. 40, "Sculpting the Earth from Inside Out" (how
internal forces not only cause plates to
move, but also how they cause
continents to rise and sink)
S&T Jan. 2001, p. 56, "Dusty Phenomena in
the Solar System" (studies of solar system dust and clues to the cosmos)
Ast.
Dec. 2000, p. 11, "Touring the Solar System" (summary of recent decades of
exploration of our system)
S&T Sep. 2000, p. 56, "Martian Mudflows"
(views from Global Surveyor that imply Mars might still be wet today)
Ast.
July 2000, p. 36, "Red Planet Renaissance" (water on Mars, where it might have
gone, current thinking about Mars)
S&T March 2000, p. 34, "Anatomy of an
Aurora" (how they work)
S&T March 2000, p. 42, "An Aurora Watcher’s
Guide" (how to get predictions of when, where to look)
Sci. Am. Aug. 2000,
"Is Global Warming Harmful to Health" (computer modeling of rise of many
diseases)
Sci. Am. April 2000, p. 92 – "Monitoring Earth’s Vital Signs" (NASA
satellite monitoring capabilities for health of Earth)
Sci. Am. March 2000,
p. 40 – "Sending Astronauts to Mars" (several short articles about possibility
of going to Mars)
Sci. Am. Jan. 2000, p. 68 – "Snowball Earth" (hypothesis
that thick ice covered all Earth hundreds of millions of years ago)
Ast. Feb.
2000, p. 44 – Raising Lunar Prospects (Lunar Prospector mission results (ended
July 1999)
Ast. Feb. 2000, p. 52 – Destination Moon (how Gene Shoemaker’s
ashes ended )up on the Moon)
Ast. Nov. 1999, p. 46 – When Disaster Strikes
(various ways stuff in the universe can end life on Earth)
Ast. Nov. 1999, p.
40 – Carl Sagan’s Coming of Age (how Mariner probe proved Sagan’s prediction
that Venus suffers severe greenhouse effect)
S&T Dec. 1999, p. 60 –
Forecasting Martian Halos (before we knew Mars Polar Lander crashed)
S&T
Nov. 1999, p. 38 – In Search of Martian Seas (flat plains in north hemisphere –
were they oceans in the past?)
S&T Nov. 1999, p. 48 – Calamity at Meteor
Crater (Arizona crater 50,000 y ago)
Sci. Am. January 2000, p. 68 – Snowball
Earth (hypothesis, based on data, of massive ice age hundreds of millions of
years ago, followed by strong greenhouse effect recovery)
Sci. Am.
"Revolutions in Science" (late 1999) special issue of past articles:
p.
4 – The Evolution of the Earth, from October 1994
p. 12 – The Evolution
of the Continental Crust, from January 1996
p. 18 – The Origin of Life
on the Earth, from October 1994
p. 26 – The Evolution of Life on the
Earth, from October 1994
Sci. Am. December 1999, p. 100 – The human Impact on
Climate (Earth’s global warming)
Sci. Am. November 1999, p. 98 – Floating in
Space (balloons to study inner planet atmospheres)
Ast. October 1999, p. 58 –
Surviving in Space (how people in space travel can survive)
Ast. July 1999,
p. 74 – Reasons for the Seasons (all factors involved in Earth’s
seasons)
Ast. July 1999, p. 42 – Is Pluto a Planet (truth behind the
debate)
Sci. Am. September 1999, p. 56 – Migrating Planets (orbital migration
and the past)
Sci. Am. March 1999, p. 50 – Global Climate Change on Venus
(evolution of climate)
Astronomy April 1999, p. 36 – Planetary Oracles
(predictions for next 25 y of planetary science)
Astronomy April 1999, p. 46
– Invading Martian Territory (about Global Surveyor mission)
Astronomy March
1999, p. 40 – Forging New Solar System (Kuiper’s history of
discoveries)
Astronomy February 1999, p. 42 – Divining on Mars (search for
water)
Astronomy January 1999, p. 64 – Good Planets are Hard to Find (life on
extra-solar planets)
Astronomy January 1999, p. 58 – Planetary
Face-off
S&T April 1999, p. 34 – A Master Plan for Mars (NASA plan for
Mars exploration)
S&T April 1999, p. 42 – Visions of Mars (from
geologist’s perspective)
S&T April 1999, p. 52 – Microbes in a Martian
Meteorite? An Update on the Controversy
S&T January 1999, p. 36 – Forging
the Planets: The Origin of Our Solar System
Sky&Tel. December 1998, p. 32
The Moon Rediscovered
National Geographic, August 1998, p.2 – Return to
Mars
Ast. 26, September 1998 - Deconstructing the Moon (formation of)
Ast.
May 1998, p. 54 - A Crack in the Clockwork (chaos/planet death)
Ast. Feb.
1998, p. 56, From Pebbles to Planets
S&T March 1998, p 30 - Diversity of
Planetary Systems (not expected - 9 planets)
Sci. Am. Quarterly Spring 1998,
p 10 - Giant Planets Orbiting Faraway Stars
Sci. Am. Quar. Spring 98, p 26 -
Planetary Tour (brief des. Ea. Planet)
Sci. Am. Understanding Space (1996), p
56 - Worlds Around Other Stars (Jan 1991)
Sci. Am. Jan 1998, p 74 - The
Ulysses Mission (flying over solar system)
Ast April 97, p 42 - The Strange
New Planetary Zoo
Ast Feb 97, p 46 - Seeking Rogue Comets (test of planet
formation theory)
S&T Jan 97, p 44 - Great Comets in History
Ast.
March 1998, p. 50 & 61, Mars exploration by Global Surveyor &
Pathfinder
S&T July 1998, p 36 - Mars Pathfinder: Better
Science?
S&T Jan 1998, p 32 - Mars Global Surveyor: You Ain’t Seen Nothin
Yet
S&T July 1998, p 40 - The Mars Pathfinder Mission
Sci. Am. Nov.
97, p 56 - Mercury: The Forgotten Planet
Sci. Am. Understanding Space (1996);
p 64 - The Pioneer Mission to Venus (Apr 1994); p 114 - The Earth from Sky (Dec
1994)
Ast. Dec. 97, p 42 - Vulcan Chasers (Mercury’s orbit)
Ast Aug 97, p
32 - The New Martian Chronicles (manned mission planning)
Ast Aug 97, p 38 -
Looking for Life on Mars (where to search ?)
Ast May 97, p 44 - Venus
Unveiled - great article about Venus surface, craters and lava
Ast March 97,
p 44 - The Red Planet’s Colorful Past (any life on Mars?)
S&T Aug 97, p
32 - The Rivers of Venus (channels like on Earth)
S&T July 97, p 36 -
Messenger from Mars (life on mars rock controversy)
S&T Feb 97, p 24 -
Clementine’s Lunar Gold (water ice on moon’s S pole)
S&T Nov 1998, p 19 -
Brighter Prospects for Lunar Ice (newsnote update)
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Outer Planets; Solar System
Debris
Ast. Feb. 2004, p. 42, "On the
Trail of Vulcanoids" (about thus-far fruitless search for asteroids orbiting
inside Mercury's orbit)
Sci. Am. Nov. 2003, p. 46, "The Asteroid Tugboat"
(summary of ideas for averting a collision with an asteroid, with emphasis on a
spacecraft that would gradually nudge an asteroid into a different orbit, one
that misses Earth; also discusses the possibility of mining asteroids for rare
metals to offset the cost)
Ast. Jan. 2004, p. 34, "Journey to Saturn"
(excellent story about Cassini mission to Saturn and its moon Titan, with
timeline for major mission happenings - a must for those interested in
jovian-planet/icy-moon science in 2004-2005)
S&T Nov. 2003, p. 30, "The
3rd Zone: Exploring the Kuiper Belt" (by far the best summary of history and
recent discoveries in the belt of small, icy objects beyond Neptune's
orbit)
Ast. Oct. 2003, p. 36, "The Long Goodbye" (Galileo spacecraft flyby of
Jupiter moon Amalthea before plunging into Jupiter's atmosphere - the end of the
mission)
Ast. Dec. 2002, p. 42, "Asteroid for the Millennium" (about a 1km
asteroid on a collision path with Earth, and how we might deflect such an object
to avoid impact)
Ast. Dec. 2002, p. 49, "Exposing Saturn's Secrets" (what
we've learned so far (before Cassini gets there) about Saturn's rings -
composition and size, dynamic effects"
Ast. Nov. 2002, p. 30, "Storm Warning"
(predictions of intensity/timing of 2002 Leonid meteor storm)
Sci. Am. May
2002, p. 56, "Journey to the Farthest Planet" (more about plans for Pluto
mission)
Ast. May 2002, p. 46, "Pluto or Bust" (NASA's latest thinking about
a mission to Pluto - still lacks congressional funding)
Ast. April 2002, p.
42, "Comet Borrelly's Dark Nature" (results of Deep Space 1 mission to an
asteroid - including great high resolution images)
Sci. Am. March 2002, p.
76, "Repeated Blows" (about correlation between Earth impacts and widespread
life extinction events of the past)
Sci. Am. Feb. 2002, p. 64, "Bejeweled
Worlds" (about moons, rings around Jovian planets)
Ast. Feb. 2002, p. 46,
"Target Earth" (about consequences of impact by large object)
Ast. Sep. 2001,
p. 32, "Chasing a Comet" (about spacecraft encounter with comet Borrelly - see
also link
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010926.html
for picture from this close pass)
Ast. August 2001, p. 44, "Stepping Stones
to Mars" (about using asteroids for base of Mars exploration)
Ast. August
2001, p. 32, "Is There Life Under the Ice" (plans to explore Europa's ocean for
signs of life)
S&T July 2001, p. 44, "A New Century for Asteroids"
(thorough summary of knowledge of asteroids)
S&T May 2001, p. 40,
"Galileo's Closest Look at Io" (latest wonderful pix of volcanic moon of
Jupiter)
S&T May 2001, p. 34, "NEAR Falls for Eros" (about soft landing
of NEAR mission on asteroid Eros)
Ast. April 2001, p. 28, "A Giant Awakens
Cassini" (images of Jupiter from Saturn-bound Cassini mission)
Ast. March
2001, p. 44, "A NEAR Look at Eros" (asteroid science from NEAR mission, landed
on Eros)
Ast. March 2001, p. 48, "In Search of Fresh Fall" (good story about
finding asteroid chunks from 1998 fall)
Ast. Sep. 2000, p. 52, "Into the
Outer Limits" (Kuiper belt objects might have been way more numerous in the
past)
S&T June 2000, p. 30 – "Leonid Meteor Storms" (several stores about
science of meteor storms, emphasis on Leonid trail)
Astronomy March 2000, p.
48 – "Switched at Birth" (formation time of gas giant planets may have been
millions of years)
Sci. Am. May 2000, p. 46 – "The Small Planets" (first
clasp pix of asteroids and surprises)
Sci. Am. Feb. 2000, p. 40 – "The
Galileo Mission to Jupiter and Its Moons" (summary of mission findings to
date)
S&T November 1999, p. 28 – The Leonid Meteor Storm: Is This the
Year?
S&T November 1999, p. 48 – Calamity at Meteor Crater (50,000 y old
crater in Arizona)
Sci. Am. October 1999, p. 54 – The Hidden Ocean of Europa
(liquid water possibility, maybe life)
S&T Oct. 1999, p. 32 – The Torino
Scale: Gauging the Impact Threat (about asteroid scares)
S&T July 1999,
p. 40 – Galileo: An Image Gallery III (pictures from Jupiter & moons from
4th year of Galileo orbiter)
Ast. August 1999, p. 44 – Cassini’s
Nuclear Risk (Saturn probe controversy over Pu power)
Ast. July 1999, p. 54 –
Meteorites on Ice (conditions for finding pieces of early solar system)
Sci.
Am. November 1998, p. 64 – The Day the Sands Caught Fire (about meteor strike in
desert)
Astronomy April 1999, p. 58 – Comet Stalker (search for earth-orbit
crossing objects)
Astronomy February 1999, p. 54 – Ice Cream Sundaes and
Mashed Potatoes (NEAR asteroid mission)
S&T May 1999, p. 48 – Pluto
Reconsidered
S&T March 1999, p. 48 – Awaiting the Storm (1999 Nov.
Leonids expectations)
S&T February 1999, p. 42 – The Warming Wisps of
Triton (Neptune’s large moon)
S&T January 1999, p. 50 – Saga of the Lump:
The Pallas Meteorite
S&T December 1998, p 68 – Meteors That Changed The
World
S&T November 1998, p 30 - The Night of Raining Fire (Leonid storm
of 1833 - great story)
S&T November 1998, p 38 - The Return of the Leonid
Meteors (what we might see Nov. 1998 and 1999 - Nov. 17 this year, Nov. 18 1998
- could be historic display)
Ast. November 1998, p 32 - Blindsiding Earth
(about hard to detect asteroids that could impact Earth)
Ast. November 1998,
Leo’s Incandescent Rain (about 1833 meteor storm and upcoming November 1998
possible shower from Comet Tempel-Tuttle debris)
Ast. 26, October 1998, p. 44
- Seeing Spots (water comets)
Ast. 26, October 1998, p. 50 - Solar System
Redeux (rogue comets etc.)
Ast. May 1998 - p. 36, Shoemaker & solar
system debris
Ast. May 1998, p. 42 - Close-up of a Comet Crash (about Deep
Impact)
S&T July 1998, p 30 - The Tale of an Asteroid (behind the scenes
story)
Sci. Am. Understanding Space (1996)
p 72 - Pluto (Jun 1990)
Ast.
Dec. 97, p 48 - Digging for Gold (asteroid precious metals)
Ast Oct 97, p 56
- It’s Only Rocket Science (about Hale-Bopp unique view)
Ast April 97, p 74 -
Hale-Bopp’s Grand Finale
S&T Oct 97, p 30 - NEAR Views of Mathilde (dark
asteroid)
S&T Aug 97, p 28 - Cosmic Rain (icy comet
bombardment?)
S&T July 97, p 50 - The Great Comet of 1997
(Hale-Bopp)
S&T Feb 97, p 50 - Sikhote-Alin: 50 Years Later (remote
Siberia site of bolide/meteorite show that hit Feb 12, 1947)
Ast. August
1998, Ruling the Rings (outer planet rings)
Ast. June 1998, Jumping Jupiter -
Galileo mission, including Io
Ast. Nov 97, p 36 - Bound for the ringed Planet
(Cassini for Saturn)
p 42 - Destination Titan (also Cassini)
Ast Oct 97, p
38 - Diving into Europa’s Ocean (life under ice)
Ast July 97, p 50 - Observer
of the Gas Giants (dynamic atmospheres of outer planets)
Ast March 97, p 52 -
Galileo Opens New Vistas
S&T March 97, p 28 - Galileo: An Image Gallery
II
Ast Oct 1996, p 68 - Galileo’s Ganymede Surprise
Ast Sep 1996, p 42 -
Neptune’s Discovery 150 Years Later
S&T Nov 1996, p 24 - Galileo: An
Image Gallery (Jupiter and moons photos)
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Life on Other
Worlds
S&T, Apr. 2004, p. 44, "Imagining Exoplanets" (about the
race to be the first to image directly a planet orbiting another
star)
S&T Mar. 2004, p. 42, "A Universe Fine-Tuned for Life? The
Anthropic Principle's Surprising Resurgence" (anthropic reasoning is close to
being religious in nature - this is about the debate between those who reason
that the universe is fine-tuned to produce life on Earth, and those who seek to
explain life in the universe in more scientific terms)
Ast. Jan. 2003, p. 37,
"Under Alien Skies" (how sky might look from perspective of planets around other
stars - various examples)
Ast. Nov. 2002, p. 36, "It Came from Outer Space"
(why astronomers think the raw materials that resulted in life on our planet
came from space, long after formation of the planet Earth)
S&T Nov. 2002,
p. 38, "Planetary Oceans" (why liquid-water oceans might be commonplace in the
universe)
Ast. Sept. 2002, p. 44, "Using Lasers to Detect E.T." (how advanced
species on planets in other star systems might be trying to communicate using
lasers)
Ast. August 2002, p. 44, "No Place Like Zone" (location of the 'life
zone' in our Milky Way galaxy)
Ast. Dec. 2001, p. 58, "Listening for E.T."
(teaching computers to identify deep-space signals from E.T.)
S&T Dec.
2001, p. 32, "Searching for the Molecules of Life in Space" (status & review
of search
for water, oxygen, methane, carbon dioxide molecules in space -
good for last week lecture)
Sci. Am. Oct. 2001, p. 60, "Refuges for Life in a
Hostile Universe" (exc. article about life zone
in a spiral galaxy like
our own - tradeoff between danger and metallicity)
Ast. August 2001, p. 38,
"What's Water Got to do with it?" (origin and detection of water molecules in
universe)
Sci. Am. Aug. 2001, p. 44, "The Ice of Life" (about formation of
organic molecules on ice in space)
S&T, June 2001, p. 34, "The Race to
Epsilon Eridani" (about direct detection of suspected planet 10.5 light years
distant)
S&T April 2001, p. 42, "The future of SETI" (what's to come in
search for extra-terrestrial life)
Astronomy March 2001, p. 38, "Discovering
Worlds in Transit" (search for smaller planets by transit method)
Astronomy
March 2000, "Hunting Planets Beyond" (about 33 extrasolar planets, implications
for system formation theory)
Sci. Am. Sep. 2000, p. 58 – "Searching for
Shadows of Other Earths" (detecting planets by blocking of starlight)
Sci.
Am. July 2000, p. 38 – "Searching for Extraterrestrials" (3 articles about life
in the universe/galaxy)
Ast. Dec. 1999, p. 44 – Looking for Life (futuristic
ideas on looking for life-bearing planets/moons)
Sci. Am. December 1999, p.
118 – Is There Life Elsewhere in the Universe? (future of search for life
elsewhere)
Sci. Am. November 1999, p. 58 – The Fate of Life in the Universe
(thermodynamics considerations)
S&T Sept. 1999, p. 68 – SETI@home:
Catching the Wave (how to use your computer to look for radio signals from
space)
S&T Sept. 1999, p. 32 – Interplanetary Infestations – (possibility
of cross-contamination of planets with seeds of life)
S&T Sept. 1999, p.
40 – Life at the Limit (what would an alien microbe look like?)
Ast. July
1999, p. 36 – The Real Men in Black (isolation of possible microbes from Mars
samples)
Sci. Am. July 1999, p. 42 (C-rich molecules from space, connection
with beginning of life)
Astronomy January 1999, p. 64 – Good Planets are Hard
to Find (life on extra-solar planets)
S&T Nov 1998, Looking for
White-Dwarf Planets - newsnote on novel method for inferring planets near white
dwarf based on high B fields and electric currents
S&T Nov 1998, Hunting
for Extrasolar Earths - newsnote& good update
Ast. June 1998,
Interstellar Trekking (travel to other stars)
Ast. April 1998, p. 38 - search
for earthlike planets prospects
Sci. Am. Quarter Spring 98, p. 16 - Searching
for Life in Our Solar System;
p. 22 - Searching for Life in Other Solar
Systems
Sci. Am. Dec. 97, p 58 - The Case for Relic Life on Mars
Sci Am
May 1998, p 46 - Six Months on Mir (life in space travel)
Ast Sept 97, p 30 -
A Field Guide to UFOs
Ast Sept 97, p 36 - When E. T. Calls Us
S&T July
97, p 42 - Life: A Cosmic Imperative? (Did it start up elsewhere and die as
climates changed?)
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