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• Venus takes center stage in upcoming rare sky show

  June 1, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES — It’s a spectacle that won’t repeat for another century — the sight of Venus slowly inching across the face of the sun. 1

• Nights to brighten with five planets

  March 3, 2012 in City on Page A6 If the skies clear off at sunset on any of the next several days, sky watchers will be rewarded with an unusual planetary display. Jupiter and Venus are high in … 3

• Neighboring planets to be noticeable in pre-dawn sky

  October 6, 2009 in City, Idaho, Outdoors Three of Earth’s nearest celestial neighbors will be visible as a group in the morning twilight this week, astronomers said.

• Scientists detect big plumes of methane in Mars’ atmosphere

  January 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 Scientists have discovered large plumes of methane gas in the Martian atmosphere, a key marker for biological processes on Earth but not convincing proof that rudimentary life forms exist on …

• Milky Way is bigger, faster than thought

  January 6, 2009 in City on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Take that, Andromeda! For decades, astronomers thought when it came to the major galaxies in Earth’s cosmic neighborhood, our Milky Way was a weak sister to the larger …

• Comet comes to light at night

  October 27, 2007 in City on Page B1 Three nights ago, comet Holmes was nothing more than a tiny celestial object drawing attention from dedicated astronomers with good telescopes. In a matter of hours after nightfall Wednesday, the …

• Spokesman-Review Writer ‘Scottie’ Rutherford Dies

  August 18, 1996 in City on Page B2 FROM FOR THE RECORD (Tuesday, August 27, 1996) Correction Eleanor “Scottie” Rutherford was a member of the Spokane Philharmonic Associates, which became Assistants, Inc. This association was listed incorrectly in …

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