Date: 01 Dec 2006 13:38:19
From: Magnificent Universe
Subject: Some Astronomy Stories of 2006
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January:
The Horsehead Nebula is rotating:
http://KenCroswell.com/HorseheadNebulaIsRotating.html .
Most stars are single: http://KenCroswell.com/MostStarsAreSingle.html .
Pulsar at the Galactic center? http://KenCroswell.com/G359.html .
The tenth planet's first anniversary:
http://KenCroswell.com/TenthPlanetFirstAnniversary.html .
Andromeda's newest satellite galaxy: http://KenCroswell.com/AndromedaX.html
The cosmic origin of carbon: http://KenCroswell.com/OriginOfCarbon.html .
March:
A solar twin in the Big Dipper? http://KenCroswell.com/HD98618.html .
April:
Black holes in quasars spin fast:
http://KenCroswell.com/BlackHolesInQuasarsSpinFast.html .
Two new galaxies orbiting the Milky Way:
http://KenCroswell.com/BootesCanesVenaticiDwarfs.html .
May:
The first binary centaur: http://KenCroswell.com/FirstBinaryCentaur.html
The first Cepheid distance to Centaurus A:
http://KenCroswell.com/CentaurusA.html .
June:
First precise distance to Shaula: http://KenCroswell.com/Shaula.html .
July:
A pulsating red giant's bow shock:
http://KenCroswell.com/RHydraeBowShock.html .
September:
The Pleiades lost sister? http://KenCroswell.com/GD50.html .
The lives of red dwarf stars: http://KenCroswell.com/RedDwarfActivity.html
How bright would Pluto be if it were as close as Mars?
http://KenCroswell.com/PlutoQuestion.html .
October:
An ocean on Neptune? http://KenCroswell.com/NeptuneOcean.html .
Stars without galaxies: http://KenCroswell.com/VirgoIntergalactic.html .
The first Cepheid distance to NGC 55:
http://KenCroswell.com/NGC55Cepheids.html .
Rainbow whirlpools: http://KenCroswell.com/RainbowWhirlpools.html .
How bright would the planets look if they were as far as Pluto?
http://KenCroswell.com/PlutoQuestion2.html .
November:
Red dwarfs with planets have LOW metal abundances:
http://KenCroswell.com/RedDwarfPlanets.html .
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