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Mercury Magazine

Contents and Select Excerpts
Vol. 36 No. 2
Spring 2007

Mercury is a quarterly membership magazine. Find out how you can join the ASP today!

Page	Article
12	*The Cosmos in the Classroom* Conferences, Andrew Fraknoi** A popular series of meetings is drawing praise for nurturing the growth of astronomy and space science education in the United States.
18	The Power of Zeus, James C. White II A clap of thunder tells us lightning is nearby, but these atmospheric sparks have been observed in other planets' atmospheres, too.
26	Planet-Hunting, "Transit-Style", Bandu Jayawardene, Graeme White, David Blank, Alex Hons, Arie Verveer, and James Biggs Small variations in a star's brightness may suggest intrinsic variability, but they might also betray the presence of a planet orbiting the star.
32	Learning and Communicating Across Disciplines, Anna H. Spitz The University of Arizona's LAPLACE facilitates interactions between life and physical sciences through joint research in astrobiology.
	Departments
4	Editorial, James C. White II Smacked to the Stars
5	Armchair Astrophysics, Christopher Wanjek Insights Bring More Confusion
6	Planetary Perspectives, Daniel D. Durda A New Spin on Small Asteroids
7	Echoes of the Past, Katherine Bracher The Rings of Uranus
8	Astronomer's Notebook, Jennifer Birriel Sources of Cosmic Infrared Background
9	Annals of Astronomy, Clifford J. Cunningham Who Discovered Jupiter’s Satellites
10	Societal Impact , Michael G. Gibbs In the National Interest
11	Education Matters, David Bruning Astounding!
38	Works of Note
40	Sky Events, Richard Talcott May Sky Map \| June Sky Map \| July Sky Map
44	Society Scope
46	Last Word, Michael Bennett Changes

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