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		A New Camera for Extrasolar Planets It hasn't found planets yet—but in its first year of operation, the instrument has already proved its worth Released  January 31, 2005
		Of Microbes and Mars Desert microbe discovery has extraterrestrial implications Released  December 17, 2004
		Voyage to the Center of the Sun The Sun "rings" like a bell---which lets GONG probe its deepest secrets. Released  December 17, 2004
		Cold Flashes: Astrophysics at the South Pole What one scientist calls the world’s weirdest telescope was built to detect high-energy particles, not the light from distant stars. In 1997, AMANDA recorded the first precise map of neutrinos from outer space as they zipped through Antarctic ice. Released  October 13, 2004
		From Moonbounce to Hard Drives: Correcting More Errors Than Previously Thought Possible What does a Nobel laureate need to bounce a radio signal off the moon? A good error-correcting code, for one thing. Now, a breakthrough error-correction method has turned almost 40 years of conventional wisdom in digital communications on its head. Released  August 11, 2004
		Ogling Distant Stars An NSF-funded project that monitors the brightness of stars has given astronomers a potent tool for discovering planets far beyond our part of the galaxy. We can expect to find more "exoplanets" in the decade ahead. Released  August 9, 2004
		Distant Planetary System Has "Hometown" Look After 15 years of observation and a lot of patience, the world's premier planet-hunting team found the first planetary system that reminded them of our home solar system. Released  July 30, 2004
		Wireless Network Helps Astronomers Observe Elusive Gamma-Ray Bursts A gamma-ray burst (GRB) is one of the universe's most mysterious and explosive events. The High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network has given Palomar Observatory the speed astronomers need to pinpoint GRBs and catch them in the act. Released  April 8, 2004