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Chown's Cosmos: Hoag's Object (by Marcus Chown, November/December 2011 ): A spiral galaxy has Marcus Chown's head spinning
Chown's cosmos: Crack up (by Marcus Chown, September/October 2011 ): Marcus Chown wonders if there is life beneath Europa's icy surface
Moon dance (by John Gribbin, July/August 2011 ): More than just a pretty face, our closest companion in space could be the reason we are here at all, argues John Gribbin
Chown's cosmos: Spiders from Mars (by Marcus Chown, July/August 2011 ): What causes the dust devils on the Red Planet’s surface? asks Marcus Chown
Chown's Cosmos: Cosmic Accelerator (by Marcus Chown, March/April 2011 ): Six hundred million light years away, the ‘active galaxy’ Cygnus A fires huge quantities of particles at unimaginable speeds, finds Marcus Chown
Chown's Cosmos: The Sun at night (by Marcus Chown, September/October 2010 ): The 'Super-K' detector is built 3,000 feet down in a mine beneath Hida in Japan. This is one of its most famous images. Marcus Chown explains
Chown's Cosmos: The eye of Sauron (by Marcus Chown, July/August 2010 ): This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows what will become of our own star, says Marcus Chown
Chown's Cosmos: A star is born (by Marcus Chown, May/June 2010 ): Since its launch 20 years ago, the Hubble telescope has been sending back stunning images that have transformed our understanding of the universe. This is Marcus Chown’s favourite
The Earth Moves: Galileo and the Roman Inquisition (by Marcus Chown, May/June 2009 ): Marcus Chown learns how the Catholic Church silenced Galileo
The Comet Sweeper: Caroline Herschel's Astronomical Ambitions by Claire Brock (by Brenda Maddox, March/April 2007 ): Brenda Maddox is swept off her feet by an astronomical biography