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Stardust Mission Successfully Flies Through Comet Cloud

January 2, 2004

In the first of what is hoped will be a series of spectacular space missions in 2004, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory flew the Stardust spacecraft today on a wild ride right into the dusty coma of comet Wild-2 (pronounced Vilt-2). Though the dust storm would have killed an astronaut at that range, the craft emerged […]

Astronomy

Globular Cluster Origins: Where Do We Go From Here?

January 1, 2004

The simple explanation of globular clusters as bundles of ancient stars seems to be in a state of crisis, though the authors of a paper in the Jan. 1 issue of Nature1 try to keep a stiff upper lip. They begin, “Nearly a century after the true nature of galaxies as distant ‘island universes’ was […]

Fossils

Chinese Puzzle: New Primate Fossil Raises Eyebrows

January 1, 2004

A new fossil primate skull from China, alleged to be 55 million years old, provides “much-needed substantial evidence of early primates in Asia,” says Robert Martin (Field Museum, Chicago), reporting in the Jan. 1 issue of Nature.1 But “interpretation of the creature’s eye size and activity pattern,” he says, “will spark debate.” (This is code […]

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