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May 2007 – Issue 24
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COVER STORY - Neutrino astronomy Sarah Reed delves deep into the new IceCube research facility in the South Pole that is studying the Universe's extreme events.
READER POLL - Great astronomers Patrick Moore reveals who you chose as the greatest astronomers of all time, plus the burning questions he would ask them. And the winner is...
OBSERVING - Clocking up clusters As the Pleiades and Hyades fade along with the winter chill, they're replaced by tow equally stunning clusters. Paul Money takes you there.
BEGINNERS' GUIDE - Comets These cosmic wanderers are notoriously tricky to predict. Anton Vamplew explains where they come from and why they're so spectacular.
ON LOCATION - Cité de L'Espace France's foremost science theme park boasts excellent facilities for people of all ages, David Paddock reports.
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