Essays by Isaac Asimov about astronomy

Copyright © 1995 by Edward Seiler and Richard Hatcher. All rights reserved.

Let Me Count the Days

Subject: /calendar calculations; choosing Julian day number 1
First Published In: Oct-81, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Planet Hunt

Subject: evidence that planets are more likely
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
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Outer Space, Wet Space

Subject:
First Published In: Jan-70, Seventeen
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Heaven on Earth

Subject: mapping the stars; duodecimal system
First Published In: May-61, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Bill and I

Subject: Shakespeare's astronomy
First Published In: Jul-71, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Tragedy of the Moon

Subject: ancient astronomic theory
First Published In: Jul-72, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Star In The East

Subject: star of Bethlehem
First Published In: Dec-74, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Who's Out There?

Subject: extraterrestrial life
First Published In: Sep-63, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Fifty Million Big Brothers

Subject: extraterrestrial intelligence
First Published In: Nov-78, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Where is Everybody?

Subject: extraterrestrial intelligence
First Published In: Dec-78, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Plague From Outside

Subject: germs from space are unlikely
First Published In: Jan-79, American Way (American Airlines)
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The Double Star

Subject: possibility of life near Alpha Centauri
First Published In: 3-Sep-85, American Way (American Airlines)
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There Goes the Neighborhood

Subject: will aliens be kind or cruel to humans?
First Published In: 24-Jun-86, American Way (American Airlines)
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Where Is Everybody?

Subject: no contact with advanced civilization has ever been made
First Published In: 15-Dec-87, American Way (American Airlines)
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Are We Alone?

Original Title: Is There Anyone Home Out There? (V2)
Subject: conditions necessary for a planet to support life
First Published In: 25-Mar-88, Los Angeles Times
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Our Lonely Planet

Subject: reasons why other intelligent life in the universe has not reached Earth
First Published In: Nov-58, Astounding
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Is Anyone There?

Original Title: Hello CTA-21, Is Anyone There?
Subject: the search for extraterrestrial life
First Published In: 29-Nov-64, New York Times Magazine
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A Science in Search of a Subject

Subject: extraterrestrial life
First Published In: 23-May-65, New York Times Magazine
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The Lovely Lost Landscapes of Luna

Subject: can life exist on other planets?
First Published In: Apr-66, P.S.
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Of Life Beyond

Subject: possibilities of life beyond Earth in solar system and space
First Published In: 1976, Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence: The First Encounter
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Other Intelligent Life?

Subject: probabilities of intelligent life in our galaxy
First Published In: 1978, Montcalm Publishing Corporation
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Is It Wise to Contact Advanced Civilizations?

Subject: it is profitable, useful, and safe to attempt to contact advanced civilizations
First Published In: Nov-78, Second Look
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Looking for Our Neighbors

Original Title: Searchlight on Space: Is Anybody Out There?
Subject: we should listen for signals from other intelligent life
First Published In: Nov-78, American Chemical Society
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We Must Begin a Celestial Search for Civilization

Subject: we should search for extraterrestrial civilizations
First Published In: 20-May-79, Los Angeles Times
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Listening to the Stars

Subject: the search for intelligent signals
First Published In: 1981, Change! (collection #26)
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Wide-angle Views of the Universe

Subject: review of the book _Life Beyond Earth_
First Published In: Jun-81, Science Digest
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First Contact

Subject: the chances of violence when Earth people encounter aliens
First Published In: 1987, Steven Popkes
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Welcome Stranger!

Subject: can we avoid violence when encountering alien visitors?
First Published In: 1988, Nightfall
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Below the Horizon

Subject: /view of stars from the U. S.
First Published In: Jul-79, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Astronomy

Subject: viewing the sky, stars, and the constellations
First Published In: 1974, The Family Creative Workshop (Time Life)
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A Mirror in Pieces

Subject: multiple-mirror reflecting telescopes
First Published In: 25-Jun-85, American Way (American Airlines)
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The Liquid Mirror

Subject: using liquid mercury to construct large telescope mirrors
First Published In: 15-Feb-87, American Way (American Airlines)
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Quasar, Quasar, Burning Bright

Subject: luminosity of objects in the sky
First Published In: Oct-76, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Star Bright

Subject: /luminosity of near stars, implications for life
First Published In: Jan-92, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Far Beyond

Original Title: Astronomers and Their Far-out Plans (V5)
Subject: a telescope probe going 90 billion miles out
First Published In: 13-Feb-87, Los Angeles Times
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The Little Rocket that Could

Subject: Pioneer 10, solar wind, and gravity waves
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
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Beyond the Beyond

Subject: the route of Voyager 2 far out in space
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
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Man Getting Better at Deciphering Cosmic Messages

Subject: an observatory on the Moon is the next step in observing cosmic radiation
First Published In: 3-Aug-69, New York Times
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The Unknown Solar System

Subject: satellites have made exciting discoveries in our solar system
First Published In: Oct-89, Adventures in Discovery (Tom Purdon Ed.)
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Adventure in Space

Subject: details of planetary probes to Mars, Jupiter, and beyond
First Published In: 1987, New York Times
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Constant as the Northern Star

Subject: precession of the equinoxes
First Published In: Aug-73, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Signs of the Times

Subject: zodiac and precession
First Published In: Sep-73, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Wobbling Earth

Subject: perturbations in Earth's spinning
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
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Oblique the Centric Globe

Subject: axial tipping /and its relation to ice ages
First Published In: Aug-77, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Ghost Lines in the Sky

Subject: latitude and longitude
First Published In: May-64, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Shape of Things

Subject: shape of the Earth
First Published In: Sep-62, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Circle of the Earth

Subject: /ancient ideas of Earth's shape
First Published In: Feb-82, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Harmony in Heaven

Subject: Kepler's third law
First Published In: Feb-65, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Of Ice and Man

Subject: orbital eccentricity
First Published In: Jul-77, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Changing Distance

Subject: /changing distances of the moon, sun, and Mars
First Published In: May-89, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Dance of the Sun

Subject: Sun's motion across the sky
First Published In: Apr-68, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Trojan Hearse

Subject: Trojan asteroids
First Published In: Dec-61, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Face of the Moon

Subject: the Moon's size and closeness spurred interest in astronomy
First Published In: Jan-Feb 76, Mercury (Astro. Society of the Pacific)
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Just Mooning Around

Subject: satellites
First Published In: May-63, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Wrong Turning

Subject: retrograde satellites
First Published In: Sep-75, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Updating the Satellites

Subject: /lists of planetary satellites (moons)
First Published In: Oct-83, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Calculating a Satellite

Subject: discoveries of more planetary satellites
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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The Natural Satellites

Subject: the unique features of the solar system's satellites
First Published In: 1976, Yearbook of Science and the Future (Enc Brit)
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Time and Tide

Subject: tidal effects
First Published In: May-66, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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A Long Day's Journey

Subject: /tides slow the Earth's rotation
First Published In: Apr-79, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Leap Second

Original Title: As the World Turns: Moon Doesn't Sync (V6)
Subject: adjusting timekeeping for the slowing effect of tides
First Published In: 22-Jan-88, Los Angeles Times
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The Cosmic Lens

Subject: /gravitational lenses
First Published In: Feb-89, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Number Ten

Subject: evidence for another planet
First Published In: Jul-83, American Way (American Airlines)
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Mystery of the Missing Mass

Subject: evidence of unseen mass in the universe
First Published In: 19-Feb-85, American Way (American Airlines)
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Gravity Plays Tricks

Original Title: Shedding Light on a Galactic Mystery (V2)
Subject: gravitational lenses and the missing mass
First Published In: 11-Dec-87, Los Angeles Times
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The Weakest Wave

Original Title: Trying to Catch the Elusive Gravity Wave (V5,13)
Subject: gravitational wave detection
First Published In: 17-Feb-89, Los Angeles Times
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The Bending of Light

Subject: a gravitational lens bends quasar light
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Tiny Twisty Light

Subject: the bending of light may help detect missing mass in the universe
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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The Planet Finders

Original Title: Planet Finders, The
Subject: finding planets by the gravitational lens effect
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Hot Stuff

Subject: neutrinos and supernovas
First Published In: Jul-62, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Sun Shines Bright

Subject: /detecting neutrinos from the Sun
First Published In: Nov-79, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Nothing and All

Subject: /neutrinos and the missing mass
First Published In: Feb-81, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Asking the Right Question

Subject: /neutrinos, the supernova of 1987
First Published In: Nov-87, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Puzzling Sun

Subject: the puzzle of too few neutrinos from the Sun
First Published In: Oct-79, American Way (American Airlines)
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Cooling Particles

Subject: the relation of low solar neutrino counts and WIMP particles
First Published In: 10-Jun-86, American Way (American Airlines)
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Numbers that Only Computers Love

Subject: the number of neutrinos from supernovas
First Published In: 1-Jan-88, American Way (American Airlines)
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The Giveaway Bursts

Original Title: Studying the Matter of Antimatter (V7)
Subject: recognizing antimatter by antineutrinos
First Published In: 18-Mar-88, Los Angeles Times
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The Relativity Test

Subject: confirmation of relativity by arrival time of neutrinos
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
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Neutrinos from Afar

Subject: neutrinos confirm supernova theory
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
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The Littlest

Subject: the neutrino was predicted by theory years before it was observed
First Published In: Mar-58, Original Science Fiction
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The Very Large Lion and the Very Small Mouse

Subject: the universe could be closed if there are massive neutrinos
First Published In: Aug-81, Omni's Screen Flight, Screen Fantasies
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Beyond Light

Subject: /non-optical astronomy
First Published In: Dec-91, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Royal Gamma

Subject: /gamma ray astronomy
First Published In: Jun-91, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Three Who Died Too Soon

Subject: /radio waves and radio astronomy
First Published In: Jul-82, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Sharpening the Focus

Subject: long baseline radio telescopes
First Published In: Oct-83, American Way (American Airlines)
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Microwaves as Cloud-Zappers

Subject: bouncing signals off Titan's surface
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
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Dead Center

Subject: /growth of our view of the universe
First Published In: Apr-83, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Far-Out Reality (by Janet)

Subject: diversity in the appearance of the universe
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Our Changing Perception of the Universe

Subject: since 1900, our understanding of the universe has changed
First Published In: 1984, Nightfall
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What is the Universe?

Subject: imaginative view of the universe from outside
First Published In: 1987, Nightfall
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Cosmic Cycle

Subject: the search for permanence in the universe
First Published In: Jan-Feb-91, Science Digest
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Eye in a Vacuum

Original Title: Orbiting Telescopes
Subject: advantages of a space telescope
First Published In: Sep-78, American Way (American Airlines)
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Star Clusters (by Janet)

Subject: the Hubble telescope gives new data
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Catskills in the Sky

Subject: views from planetary surfaces
First Published In: Aug-60, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Worlds in Order

Subject: /sizes of the bodies in the solar system
First Published In: Apr-90, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Solar System

Subject: astronomical nomenclature of the solar system
First Published In: Apr-80, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
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Fifty Years of Astronomy

Subject: what we learned about the solar system, and other new discoveries
First Published In: Oct-85, Natural History
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The Solar System for Humanity

Subject: studying the solar system helps us understand the weather, the sun, and life
First Published In: 1987, P.M. (German Language)
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Nemesis

Subject: the Nemesis hypothesis that a companion of the Sun causes comet showers
First Published In: Jul-84, American Way (American Airlines)
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The Sun and Moon

Subject: astronomical nomenclature of the Sun and the Moon
First Published In: Mar-80, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
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Man and the Sun

Subject: characteristics of the Sun
First Published In: 1967, The Tyrannasaurus Prescription (collection #37)
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Proxima

Subject: Sun's companion
First Published In: Jan-79, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Lop-Sided Sun

Subject: tidal influences on Sun
First Published In: Sep-70, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Nearest Star

Subject: /determination of the Sun's size and distance
First Published In: Oct-89, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Massing the Sun

Subject: /determination of the Sun's mass
First Published In: Nov-89, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Old Reliable

Subject: measuring the Sun's size by an eclipse
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
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Our Own Private Sun (by Janet)

Subject: the Sun's output, sunspots, flares, and corona
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Out, Damned Spot!

Subject: /sunspots and coincidences
First Published In: Mar-79, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Spotted Sun

Original Title: The Spotted Sun : New Studies Will Seek Understanfing
Subject: sunspots and solar flares, and their effect on Earth
First Published In: Feb-80, Science Digest
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Beware the Flare!

Subject: tracking solar flares from tree rings
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
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Out of the Sun (by Janet)

Subject: solar wind and particles produced in the Sun
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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What Are Little Stars Made of?

Subject: /chemical composition of the Sun and planets
First Published In: Dec-89, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The End?

Original Title: Ending Without a Bang or a Whimper (V-A2)
Subject: a description of the final stages of the Sun's life
First Published In: 18-Dec-87, Los Angeles Times
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Sun

Subject: we probably don't understand reactions in the Sun's core
First Published In: 1978, The Science Fictional Solar System
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The Eclipse and I

Subject: solar eclipses
First Published In: Jan-74, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Dance of the Luminaries

Subject: solar eclipses/and their prediction
First Published In: Feb-74, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Sun Vanishes

Subject: solar eclipses
First Published In: 10-Mar-70, Second Look
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The Triumph of the Moon

Subject: influence of Moon on life
First Published In: Jun-73, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Very Error of the Moon

Subject: /new theory for the Moon's formation
First Published In: Oct-87, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Moon Rocks

Subject: Moon rocks found on Antarctica
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Point of View: The Moon

Subject:
First Published In: Aug-59, Future Science Fiction
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The Inconstant Moon

Subject: /future changes in the Moon's rotation
First Published In: May-79, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Hidden Water

Subject: the possibility of ice in the Moon's shadows
First Published In: 1-Jul-87, American Way (American Airlines)
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Moon Mysteries, Earth's History

Original Title: Moon Holds Clues to Earth's Distant Past (V3,9)
Subject: the Moon's surface tells solar system history
First Published In: 21-Jul-89, Los Angeles Times
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The Lunar Landing

Original Title: The Moon Could Answer the Riddle of Life
Subject: formation and makeup of the Moon
First Published In: 13-Jul-69, New York Times
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The Atmosphere of the Moon

Subject: elements of the Moon
First Published In: Mar-58, Venture Science Fiction
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The Lunar Honor-Roll

Subject: mapping the Moon
First Published In: Jan-70, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Roll Call

Subject: planetary nomenclature
First Published In: Dec-63, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Superficially Speaking

Subject: planetary areas
First Published In: Feb-62, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Titanic Surprise

Subject: world sizes in solar system
First Published In: Jul-75, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Just Thirty Years

Subject: /recent planetary facts learned
First Published In: Oct-79, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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New Questions about the Planets

Subject: the mysteries of what we see on planets and their satellites
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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From Pole to Pole

Subject: /the Earth's magnetic field
First Published In: May-88, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Silent Victory

Subject: oxygen atmosphere
First Published In: Jan-76, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Planets Have an Air About Them

Subject: elements of the planets
First Published In: Mar-57, Astounding
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Round and Round and . . .

Subject: planetary rotations
First Published In: Jan-64, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Backward, Turn Backward-

Subject: planetary rotations
First Published In: May-68, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Planet That Wasn't

Subject: Vulcan
First Published In: May-75, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Seventh Planet

Subject: Venus and Mercury
First Published In: Mar-68, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Skimming the Nearest

Subject: /physical properties of Mercury
First Published In: Apr-91, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Atmosphere of Mercury

Subject: Mercury's thin sodium and potassium atmosphere
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Point of View: Mercury

Subject: the sun and the planets as seen from Mercury, with an 88 day rotation period
First Published In: Aug-58, Future Science Fiction
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Mercury

Subject: determination of the rotation period of Mercury
First Published In: 1978, The Science Fictional Solar System
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A Change of Air

Subject: /atmosphere and properties of Venus
First Published In: Jun-89, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Our Identical Twin

Subject: comparing the geology of Venus and Earth
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
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More on Venus (by Janet)

Subject: new information about Venus from the Pioneer 12 spacecraft
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Tough Luck

Subject: trying to observe the transit of Venus across the Sun
First Published In: Jul-Aug-81, SciQuest
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Venus

Subject: Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system
First Published In: 1978, The Science Fictional Solar System
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Recipe for a Planet

Subject: elementary makeup of Earth
First Published In: Jul-61, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Time is Out of Joint

Subject: /examining the length of the day
First Published In: Feb-86, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Kaleidoscope in the Sky

Subject: satellites of Mars
First Published In: Aug-67, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Olympian Snows

Subject: surface of Mars
First Published In: Jun-75, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Sons of Mars Revisited

Subject: satellites of Mars
First Published In: Nov-77, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Dark and Bright

Subject: satellites of Mars
First Published In: Dec-77, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Real Finds Waiting

Subject: satellites of Mars
First Published In: Jan-78, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Dark Worlds

Original Title: Searching for the Road to Life
Subject: organics in Martian satellites
First Published In: Dec-77, American Way (American Airlines)
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Sailing off to Mars

Subject: Soviet and U.S. efforts to explore Mars
First Published In: 15-Nov-87, American Way (American Airlines)
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The Falling Moon of Mars

Original Title: The Sky is Falling - but Don't Wait Up (V4,14)
Subject: Mars's satellite Phobos grows closer to Mars
First Published In: 22-Sep-89, Los Angeles Times
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Anatomy of a Martian

Original Title: Anatomy of a Man From Mars
Subject: conditions for life on Mars
First Published In: Sep-65, Esquire
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The Romance of Mars

Subject: possibilities of Martian life
First Published In: Jan-71, Mars, We Love You by J. Hipolito and W.E. McNelly
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Mars

Subject: canals and inteligent life on Mars
First Published In: 1978, The Science Fictional Solar System
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Little Lost Satellite

Subject: large asteroids
First Published In: Jul-68, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The World Ceres

Subject: large asteroids
First Published In: Sep-72, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Updating the Asteroids

Subject: Earth-grazers
First Published In: Aug-74, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The New York Times Laughs Again

Subject: it makes sense to detect objects that might collide with the Earth
First Published In: 26-Oct-81, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
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The Watch in Space

Subject: tracking asteroids and meteoroids
First Published In: Jan-75, American Way (American Airlines)
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Nearly Wiped Out

Subject: mass extinctions/asteroid collision
First Published In: Nov-79, American Way (American Airlines)
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The Missing Crater

Subject: asteroids and the mass-extinction theory
First Published In: Mar-81, American Way (American Airlines)
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Zeroing In?

Subject: chance of Earth's collision with asteroid
First Published In: 21-Jan-86, American Way (American Airlines)
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Close Call with an Asteroid

Original Title: Earth's 500,000 Mile Near Miss (V4)
Subject: we need protection from a meteor strike
First Published In: 12-May-89, Los Angeles Times
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A Martian Asteroid?

Subject: Trojan (Lagrangian) locations for asteroids
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Asteroids Around Us

Subject: dealing with the close asteroids
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Twin Asteroids

Subject: finding asteroids, both close and curious
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Space Watch

Subject: repeating an entreaty for an asteroid sentinel
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Mines in Space

Subject: making use of the asteroids near us
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Earth Grazers: 'H Bombs' in Space

Original Title: Big Game Hunting in Space
Subject:
First Published In: Aug-59, Matsunaga, US Senator Spark (A book published in 1981)
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The Flying Mountains

Subject: the danger of eccentric asteroids
First Published In: Jul-72, Intellectual Digest
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Asteroids

Subject: discovery of and properties of asteroids
First Published In: 1978, The Science Fictional Solar System
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All Aboard for Phobos

Subject: are Martian satellites captured carbonaceous asteroids?
First Published In: 1988, Endless Vacation Publications, Inc.
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By Jove!

Subject: planet Jupiter
First Published In: May-62, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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View from Amalthea

Subject: Jupiter's satellites
First Published In: Dec-68, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Dance of the Satellites

Subject: Jupiter's satellites
First Published In: Jan-69, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Clock in the Sky

Subject: Jupiter's satellites
First Published In: Dec-72, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Moon's Twin

Subject: /Jupiter's moon Io
First Published In: Apr-89, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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This Pitiless Storm

Subject: /Great Red Spot of Jupiter
First Published In: May-91, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Ocean Worlds

Subject: ice on Jupiter's satellites
First Published In: May-80, American Way (American Airlines)
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Into the Giant

Subject: the space probe Galileo will examine Jupiter
First Published In: 4-Mar-86, American Way (American Airlines)
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Large Satellites of Jupiter

Original Title: What's Hiding on the Moons of Jupiter?
Subject: Jupiter's moons compared to the Earth's
First Published In: 7-Apr-74, Baltimore Sun
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Jupiter

Subject: physical properties of Jupiter
First Published In: 1978, The Science Fictional Solar System
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The Sky of the Satellites

Original Title: The View from the Galilean Satellites
Subject: surprising view of the sky from the satellites of Jupiter
First Published In: Oct-80, Science Digest
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Giant Jupiter

Subject: problems of and ideas for visiting Jupiter
First Published In: 1987, R.C.S. Rizzoli Periodici, SPA
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Little Found Satellite

Subject: Saturn and its rings
First Published In: Oct-68, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Largest Satellite

Subject: Saturn's satellite Titan
First Published In: Dec-80, American Way (American Airlines)
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The Invisible Gas

Subject: new information on Titan's atmosphere
First Published In: Apr-81, American Way (American Airlines)
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The Squashed Football

Subject: the shape of Mimas, Saturn's satellite
First Published In: 15-Jun-87, American Way (American Airlines)
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An Ocean of Gasoline

Original Title: Distant Moons May Supply Gasoline (V4,5)
Subject: Saturn's Titan and Neptune's Triton may have gasoline oceans
First Published In: 4-Dec-87, Los Angeles Times
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Saturn's Rings

Subject: Saturn's rings are probably transient phenomena
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Titan's Atmosphere

Subject: what's in the atmosphere of Saturn's satellite Titan
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

The Solar System's Greatest Storm

Subject: Saturn's Great White Spot
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Two-Toned Satellite

Subject: Saturn's moon Iapetus has a bright half and a dark half
First Published In: Dec-81, SciQuest
Collection(s):

Saturn

Subject: what was known about Saturn in 1979
First Published In: 1978, The Science Fictional Solar System
Collection(s):

The Comet That Wasn't

Subject: discovery of Uranus
First Published In: Nov-76, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Rings and Things

Subject: Uranus' rings; Chiron
First Published In: Aug-78, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Unmentionable Planet

Subject: /details of Uranus
First Published In: Nov-86, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Perfect Name

Subject: picking names for Uranus' satellites
First Published In: 19-Aug-86, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

To See Is Not Enough

Subject: Uranus was reported as a star before it was recognized as a planet
First Published In: Jul-Aug-80, SciQuest
Collection(s):

Uranus

Subject: Uranus and its rings
First Published In: 1978, The Science Fictional Solar System
Collection(s):

The Sea-Green Planet

Subject: discovery of Neptune
First Published In: Dec-76, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Lopsided Satellite

Subject: the variability of Neptune's satellite Nereid
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Naming Neptune's Satellites

Subject: some names for Neptune's satellites seem poorly chosen
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Triton, the Last Satellite

Subject: surprising features of Neptune's satellite Triton
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Neptune

Subject: what little is known about Neptune
First Published In: 1978, The Science Fictional Solar System
Collection(s):

The Planetary Eccentric

Subject: Pluto
First Published In: Nov-68, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Discovery By Blink

Subject: discovery of Pluto
First Published In: Jan-77, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Incredible Shrinking Planet

Subject: /details of Pluto, with addendum
First Published In: Mar-87, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Astronomers' Luck

Subject: Pluto-Charon double planet eclipses
First Published In: 1-Jun-87, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

What's In a Name?

Subject: the debate about calling Pluto a planet
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Pluto and Charon: The Dumbbell Worlds

Subject: information from eclipsing of planets
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Pluto

Subject: Pluto and its moon Charon
First Published In: 1978, The Science Fictional Solar System
Collection(s):

Pluto, the Constant Surprise

Subject: details of Pluto and its satellite, Charon
First Published In: 1988, R.C.S. Rizzoli Periodici, SPA
Collection(s):

Beyond Pluto

Subject: tenth planet
First Published In: Jul-60, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

At the Edge

Subject: /the outer planets; existence of a tenth planet
First Published In: Jul-90, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Elusive Tenth

Original Title: Search Must Continue for a 10th Planet (V5)
Subject: the search for a tenth planet
First Published In: 21-Aug-87, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Stepping Stones to the Stars

Subject: comets/cometary planetoids
First Published In: Oct-60, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Minor Objects

Subject: /comets & asteroids (M. Abraham)
First Published In: May-86, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

A Little Brighter

Original Title: Closing In on the Mystery of Chiron (V5)
Subject: Chiron, a comet or asteroid past Saturn
First Published In: 19-May-89, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

More About Halley's Comet

Subject: the birth and death of comets
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Skimming the Sun

Subject: watching comets come close to the Sun
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

The Strange Comet

Subject: Chiron and ideas about short-lived comets
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

More on Comets (by Janet)

Subject: comets, asteroids, and small outer planets
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Invisible Icy Planets?

Subject: the outer belt of icy planets and comets
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Comets

Subject: the structure and origin of comets
First Published In: 1978, The Science Fictional Solar System
Collection(s):

Ice in Orbit

Subject: formation of comets and some history of their discovery
First Published In: Dec-85-Jan-86, Modern Maturity
Collection(s):

Comets

Subject: comets and their role in science fiction
First Published In: Feb-86, Comets
Collection(s):

Watch for the Christmas Comet!

Subject: the comet Kohoutek
First Published In: Dec-73-Jan-74, National Wildlife
Collection(s):

The Long Ellipse

Subject: /Halley's comet and other comets
First Published In: Jan-82, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Change of Time and State

Subject: /Halley's comet visits
First Published In: Apr-82, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Skimming the Comet

Subject: space probes for Comet Halley
First Published In: 5-Mar-85, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

Halley's Comet

Subject: a close study of Halley's comet yields answers and questions
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

The Invisible Cloud

Original Title: What's Going On Way Out There? (V7)
Subject: estimates of the cometary Oort cloud
First Published In: 25-Nov-88, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Yes! With a Bang!

Subject: /mass extinctions by meteors
First Published In: Jun-81, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Rocks of Damocles

Subject: Earth-grazers
First Published In: Mar-66, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Dust of Ages

Subject: micrometeorites
First Published In: Nov-58, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Target:Earth

Subject: /collisions between planetesimals and Earth
First Published In: Sep-90, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The White Background

Subject: meteorites on the antarctic ice
First Published In: Nov-78, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

Moon Splashes

Subject: meteorites from Moon and Mars
First Published In: 8-Jun-85, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

The Oldest Fall from Heaven

Subject: what we learn from meteorites
First Published In: 1-Sep-87, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

Space Rocks

Original Title: Meteorites Yield Meaty Clues to Past (V6)
Subject: meteorite hunting on Antarctica
First Published In: 17-Jul-87, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Diamonds from Space

Subject: analysis of meteorites shows a complex origin
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

More on Meteors (by Janet)

Subject: the origin of materials falling onto the Earth
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Life on Mars Revisited

Subject: meteorites from Mars in Antarctica
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Starlight and Dust

Subject: observing starlight from outside the Solar system to avoid zodiacal light
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

The Discovery of the Void

Subject: /clouds of gas in space
First Published In: Dec-85, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Chemistry of the Void

Subject: /analysis of gas clouds in space
First Published In: Jan-86, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Nothing

Subject: interstellar dust
First Published In: Mar-59, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Comet Dust

Subject: the origin of dust in space around the Earth
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

The Unused Stars

Subject: names of stars
First Published In: Jul-59, Those Amazing Electronic Thinking Machines
Collection(s):

The Heavenly Zoo

Subject: zodiac
First Published In: Jun-64, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Planet of the Double Sun

Subject: Alpha Centauri
First Published In: Jun-59, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Siriusly Speaking

Subject: /Sirius and other near stars
First Published In: Jul-80, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Runaway Star

Subject: /Barnard's star
First Published In: Jul-81, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Dance of the Stars

Subject: /wobbling orbit of Barnard's star
First Published In: Aug-81, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Arm of the Giant

Subject: /Betelgeuse (largest apparent star)
First Published In: Dec-83, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The World of the Red Sun

Subject: /living near Betelgeuse
First Published In: Jan-84, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Color of Sirius

Subject: a surprising ancient description of Sirius as a red star
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

The Dead-End Middle

Subject: /the end product of fission and fusion is iron-56; types of supernovas
First Published In: Dec-86, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Mapping the Stars

Subject: maps have 19 million stars; a fraction of the visible stars
First Published In: 17-Nov-89, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Measuring Rods in Space

Subject: distance to the planets and stars
First Published In: Sep-61, Space World
Collection(s):

The Rule of Numerous Small

Subject: /small stars and planets are more numerous than larger ones
First Published In: Jun-85, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Superstar

Subject: /large stars and the mass-luminosity law
First Published In: Mar-86, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

In Between

Subject: an object in between a planet and a star
First Published In: 16-Apr-85, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

Superstars?

Original Title: This Astronomer Was Right All Along (V8)
Subject: a theory limiting the size of stars is revived
First Published In: 18-Nov-88, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

The Sight of Home

Subject: luminosity of the stars
First Published In: Feb-60, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

How Little?

Subject: /Sirius-B, the dark companion
First Published In: Sep-79, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Speed Record

Subject: the highest orbit speed ever observed is in a binary star system
First Published In: 15-May-87, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

The Flickering Yardstick

Subject: Cepheid variables/measuring galactic distances
First Published In: Mar-60, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Brightening Stars

Subject: /variable stars, finding galaxies
First Published In: Jul-87, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Planets in Birth

Subject: planet formation around Vega
First Published In: Feb-84, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

The North Star Changes

Subject: Polaris and other Cepheid variable stars
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

The Dark Companion

Subject: white dwarfs
First Published In: Apr-77, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Squ-u-u-ush!

Subject: collapsed stars
First Published In: Nov-65, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Final Collapse

Subject: black holes
First Published In: Jun-77, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Road to Infinity

Subject: size of black holes
First Published In: Feb-79, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Cosmic Subway Line

Subject: speculations on using black holes
First Published In: Jun-75, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

Invisible Asteroids

Subject: finding miniature black holes
First Published In: Sep-81, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

The Force that Can Swallow a Star

Original Title: The Monster That Gulps Whole Stars (V2)
Subject: Seyfert galaxies; enormous black holes
First Published In: 9-Jan-87, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

The Gamma Giveaway

Subject: confirmation that Cygnus X-1 is a black hole
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Miniblack Holes Everywhere?

Subject: an odd theory puts black holes inside the Earth
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

The Black Hole Tango (by Janet)

Subject: black holes' effect on their neighborhood
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

What's at the Center

Subject: the evidence for a black hole vs. a star cluster at the galactic center
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Gravitation Unlimited

Subject: black holes; what they are and what they may mean to us
First Published In: Nov-Dec-74, International Wildlife
Collection(s):

Black Holes

Subject: description of black holes; discovery of one in Cygnus called Cygnus X-1
First Published In: 1979, London Telegraph
Collection(s):

The Case of the Missing Planet

Subject: the first brown dwarf planet is reported
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

The In-Between Objects and the Missing Mass

Subject: the search for brown dwarf objects
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

A Young Star

Subject: the life cycle of stars and brown dwarfs
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Love Makes the World Go Round

Subject: /pulse rate of pulsars
First Published In: Mar-84, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Millisecond Pulsar

Subject: more very dense objects are being discovered
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Twinkle, Twinkle, Microwaves

Subject: discovery of pulsars
First Published In: May-77, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Where the People Are

Subject: using pulsars for energy generation
First Published In: Aug-83, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

Ticking 642 Times a Second

Subject: using pulsars as clocks
First Published In: 1-Oct-85, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

The Baby Pulsar

Subject: the pulsar left from the 1987 supernova
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Neutron Stars

Subject: neutron stars and the discovery of a pulsar in the Crab Nebula
First Published In: 1-May-77, London Telegraph
Collection(s):

Ready and Waiting

Subject: /watching for supernovas
First Published In: Feb-83, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

New Stars

Subject: /the brightest novas in history
First Published In: Jun-87, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Next Explosion

Subject: an object which may be pre-nova
First Published In: Jan-83, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

The Supernova Next Door

Original Title: Supernovas Provide Look at the Galaxy (V7)
Subject: the closest supernova in over 300 years
First Published In: 21-May-87, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

The Invisible Dust Clouds

Original Title: Supernova Sheds Light on Unknown (V9)
Subject: backlighting from the 1987 supernova
First Published In: 4-Sep-87, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

The Unseen Star

Subject: the Crab supernova was seen by native Americans
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Supernovas I and II

Subject: a type I supernova may have started our solar system
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Measuring the Distance

Subject: the 1987 supernova provided a distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Subject: white dwarfs
First Published In: Oct-63, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Dwarf Stars: Back to the Drawing Board

Original Title: Dwarf Stars: Back to the Drawing Board (V3,4)
Subject: the mystery of white dwarf star varieties
First Published In: 16-Dec-88, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

The Cluster Yardstick

Subject: globular clusters help estimate distance
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

What's a Galaxy?

Subject: evolution of the word galaxy
First Published In: 8-Jun-81, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
Collection(s):

Our Own Galaxy

Subject: galactic nomenclature
First Published In: 6-Jul-81, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
Collection(s):

The Soap Bubble Universe

Subject: the surprising distribution of galaxies
First Published In: 1-Apr-87, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

A Hole in the Sky

Original Title: Holes in the Heavens
Subject: puzzles of galaxy distribution
First Published In: 1-Mar-88, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

Watching the Universe Grow Up

Subject: discovery of a luminous arc that partially encircled a galaxy
First Published In: 5-Jun-87, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Galaxies in Collision

Original Title: The Galaxies Are On a Collision Course (V3)
Subject: what would happen if our galaxy collided with another
First Published In: 24-Jul-87, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

The Clash of Cymbals

Subject: the consequences of colliding galaxies; the possibility of antimatter galaxies
First Published In: Jul-58, Venture Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Galaxy Update (w/Janet)

Subject: galaxy rotation and other activity
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Seeing the Past

Subject: watching a galaxy in formation
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Luminosity

Subject: the 1991 discovery of a bright object could upset theories of galaxy formation
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Out in the Boondocks

Subject: /galaxies and the Milky Way
First Published In: May-83, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Smashing the Sky

Subject: /size of our galaxy
First Published In: Mar-90, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Action at the Center

Subject: the evolution of galaxies and quasars
First Published In: 1-Nov-87, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

The Distance of Far

Subject: recession of the galaxies
First Published In: Jun-70, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Importance of Pitch

Subject: /detecting galactic recession by the Doppler-Fizeau effect
First Published In: Jul-89, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Our New Neighbor

Subject: a newly discovered dwarf galaxy in the Local Group of galaxies
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

A Galaxy at a Time

Subject: galactic explosions
First Published In: Dec-64, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Super-Exploding Stars

Subject: /Andromeda nebula, galaxy debate
First Published In: Aug-87, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Great Attracter

Subject: gravity between huge galactic clusters
First Published In: 1-Oct-87, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

Ten Billion Light-Years Away

Subject: galactic clusters at great distance and age
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Where the Universe Ends

Subject: red shifts of distant quasars 17 billion light years away
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Too Clumpy

Subject: the unevenness of quasar distribution is a mystery
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

The Distant Molecules

Subject: examining the thin dust in space
First Published In: 15-Nov-86, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

The Fastest Telescope

Subject: estimating distance by galaxies' spectra
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

The Different Years of the Universe

Subject: /eras of the universe compressed into a single year
First Published In: Oct-84, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Secret of the Universe

Subject: /the universe has fractal complexity
First Published In: Mar-89, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Why Is the Sky Dark?

Subject: a new answer to Olbers' paradox: insufficient time for the sky to brighten
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Constructing a Universe

Subject: a computer simulation of the early universe
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

The Cosmic Soup

Subject: studying conditions of the early universe
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Beyond the Universe

Original Title: Does Something Lie Beyond?
Subject: it is meaningless to ask what lies beyond the universe
First Published In: Jun-80, Science Digest
Collection(s):

Hyperspace

Subject: we have no evidence hyperspace exists or allows rapid space travel
First Published In: Jan-81, P.M. (German Language)
Collection(s):

Here It Comes; There It Goes

Subject: continuous creation
First Published In: Jan-61, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Oldest Birthday

Original Title: How Old Is Our Universe Anyway? (V5)
Subject: estimating the age of the universe
First Published In: 31-Jul-87, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

Why Are Things as They Are?

Subject: the anthropic principle and the existence of the universe
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

BB or Not BB, That is the Question

Subject: origin of the universe
First Published In: Aug-66, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover

Subject: origin of the universe
First Published In: Sep-66, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Crucial Assymetry

Subject: /early universe speculations
First Published In: Nov-81, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Very Beginning

Subject: inflationary theory of the origin of the universe
First Published In: 15-Apr-86, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

The Lumpy Universe

Subject: did radiation cause matter coalescence?
First Published In: 15-Oct-86, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

The Neutron Surprise

Subject: new half-life measures of neutrons support the big-bang theory
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

The Big Bang

Subject: neutronium may have been the substance that made up the primordial universe
First Published In: May-58, Venture Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Birth and Death of the Universe

Original Title: Over the Edge of the Universe
Subject: continuous creation vs. the Big Bang
First Published In: Mar-67, Harper's
Collection(s):

The Beginning and the End

Subject: several variations on the "Big-Bang" cosmogony considered
First Published In: 1973, Physical Science Today
Collection(s):

Key to the Universe

Subject: the Big Bang
First Published In: 21-May-77, TV Guide
Collection(s):

A Matter of Scale

Subject: picturing the scale of the universe
First Published In: Apr-67, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Long Ago and Far Away

Subject: /observations of the farthest reaches of the universe
First Published In: Aug-89, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

All and Nothing

Subject: /oscillating universe, missing mass
First Published In: Jan-81, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Far as Human Eye Could See

Subject: /final state of the universe
First Published In: Nov-84, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Very End

Subject: disappearing protons could end the universe
First Published In: 29-Apr-86, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

The Black of Night

Subject: expanding universe
First Published In: Nov-64, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Figure of the Farthest

Subject: size of the universe
First Published In: Dec-73, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

Beyond Earth's Eons

Subject: /expansion of the universe
First Published In: Dec-80, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

The Universe Revolution

Subject: the size of the universe
First Published In: Oct-Nov-74, Modern Maturity
Collection(s):

Guide to Essays
Authors:
Edward Seiler
ejseiler@earthlink.net

Richard Hatcher (hatch888@airmail.net)