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Geotimes July 2006 Kathryn Hansen	Vortex Visible on Venus New images of Venus reveal that hovering above the southern pole is an enormous vortex structure of clouds, similar to one found at the previously imaged north pole.
Geotimes July 2006 Kathryn Hansen	Jupiter's Junior Red Spot Jupiter's famed Great Red Spot has a new companion.
Geotimes July 2006 Kathryn Hansen	Dunes on Titan Sand dunes discovered on Saturn's moon Titan are structurally similar to dunes in Earth's Namib desert in southern Africa. The dunes' various orientations are helping astronomers map Titan's wind patterns.
IEEE Spectrum July 2006 Trudy E. Bell	Waiting for Gravity Pioneering astronomers and physicists around the world have teamed with engineers to build technologically ingenious detectors to seek evidence of gravitational waves.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2006 John McHale	Electronic Pieces of NASA's Next Mars Mission Are Coming Together Designers of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is beginning a new phase in preparation for a launch in August 2007. Phoenix team members are beginning to add complex subsystems such as the flight computer, power systems, and science instruments to the main structure of the spacecraft.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2006	Aeroflex Delivers Actuators for NASA's MRO Satellite Aeroflex's solar array and high-gain antenna actuators and controllers enable the smooth motion of the spacecraft's solar panels and high-gain antenna.
Reactive Reports Issue 56 David Bradley	NASA Lights Fuse on Planetary Carbon Debate NASA's FUSE (Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer) has discovered enormous amounts of carbon gas in a dusty disk surrounding a young star named Beta Pictoris, hinting at the origins of other carbon-rich worlds in the solar system.
Popular Mechanics June 2006 Jennifer Bogo	Beholding Saturn This mosaic of 126 images from Cassini is the most detailed, natural-color view of Saturn ever made. NASA's imaging specialist explains the stunning view from the Cassini spacecraft.
Geotimes June 2006 Margaret Anne Baker	NASA Science: The Sick Man of Federal Research A key contributor to the Ottoman Empire's downfall was its leaders' resistance to changes and reform. The NRC report provides broad recommendations that NASA can follow to improve this disparity. Let's hope that the leaders of NASA remember their world history classes.
IEEE Spectrum June 2006 Stephen Barlas	Troubled Weather Satellite Program Cost overruns and project delays have led to a cloudy forecast for the United States' new polar-orbiting weather satellites. The problems with the polar satellites are a major concern for the whole enterprise of monitoring Earth from outer space.
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