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 X-Rays Mark the Spot - A Newborn Supernova by Alicia Soderberg - Sky & Telescope, November 2008.  The article provides much information on astronomers witnessing a massive star explode and the processes that take place in a star that goes supernova which is all part of a cosmic life cycle

The Race to Find Alien Earths by Camille M. Carlisle - Sky & Telescope, January 2009.  The article talks about the effort to find extra solar planets that are more Earth-like in that they are small enough to have solid, rocky surfaces and also hold a substantial atmosphere.

Improbable Planets by Michael W. Werner and Michael A. Jura - Scientific American, June 2009.  Astronomers are finding planets orbiting stars that you wouldn't expect to have any planets.

The Day the Earth Came to Life by James Trefil and Wanda O'Brien-Trefil - Astronomy Magazine, September 2009.  Scientists want to know living things arose out of non-living matter.

Epsilon Aurigae: Astronomy's Longest Running Mystery Show by Robert Zimmerman - Astronomy Magazine, October 2009.  New technology may soon tell us what kind of unknown object is dimming this star's light every 27 years.

Dawn of the Black Holes by Andrew Grant - Discover Magazine, December 2009.  New evidence shows that black holes were essential in creating the structure of the early universe. 

How Astronomers Probe Weather on Exoplanets  by Robert Zimmerman - Astronomy Magazine, February 2010.  Astronomers are now able to begin the study of an exoplanet's atmosphere. 

NASA Slams the Moon  by J. Kelly Beatty - Sky & Telescope, February 2010.   A NASA mission called LCROSS  for Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite showed us last year that there is water on the moon.

Is the Sun an Oddball Star?   by Bruce Dorminey - Astronomy Magazine, June 2010.  Scientists are having a hard time finding another star quite like our own Sun.