ASTRONOMY UPDATES
Since 1989, I have given lectures on "what's new in
astronomy," Astronomy Updates, to the annual conference of
the Great Lakes Planetarium
Association. The texts of these talks, published in the
Conference Proceedings, are linked below, beginning with the update
for 1989 and ending with the last available, that for 2006. Each
update gives the highlights of astronomical research for the year
preceeding the time of the meeting. Together, they give a short
history of discovery over the past 15 years. Thanks to Dale Smith
for scanning the updates for 1989 through 1994.
- Astronomy Update, 2007.
- Astronomy Update, 2006.
- Astronomy Update, 2005.
- Astronomy Update, 2004.
- Astronomy Update, 2003.
- Astronomy Update, 2002.
- Astronomy Update, 2001.
- Astronomy Update, 2000.
- Astronomy Update, 1999.
- Astronomy Update, 1998.
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For weekly sky news, go to Skylights.
For the Star of the Week and for more on stellar
science, go to STARS.
Image Credits
- Mars: NASA, J. Bell (Cornell U.), M. Wolff (SSI).
- M 104: NASA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
- Helix Nebula: NASA, NOAO, ESA, the Hubble Helix Team, M.
Meixner (STScI), and T. A. Rector (NRAO).
The linked pages are copyright © James B. Kaler and the
Great Lakes Planetarium Association, all rights reserved.
These contents are the property of the author and GLPA and may not
be reproduced in whole or in part without consent except in fair
use for educational purposes. This page was last modified in
December, 2007. Thanks to reader number 
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