Astronomy September 2000

Beyond the Rainbow - The light we see with our eyes is just a tiny fraction of the vast spectrum that astronomers must use to decode the universe

Interview with an Alien - When not zipping through the galaxy at warp speed, STAR TREK actor Tim Russ likes observing with one of his five telescopes

Probing Cosmic Depths - Perched high atop the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, the 8.3-meter Subaru Telescope delivers stunning and detailed images of the night sky

Into the Outer Limits - The icy realm beyond Neptune holds untold millions of objects in the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt, but new studies show that disk was once a hundred times bigger.