g STARS - A new image from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer shows what looks like a glowing jellyfish floating at the bottom of a dark, speckled sea. In reality, this critter belongs to the cosmos - it's a dying star surrounded by fluorescing gas and two very unusual rings. See article.
g ABODES - Discoveries of worlds outside our solar system are increasing - and new space telescopes raise the chances of finding more. See article.
g MESSAGE - Here's a neat Web site: "Interstellar Messaging." You'll find discussion, history and real-world examples of mankind's methods and ongoing attempts to communicate with extraterrestrials. See article.
g COSMICUS - The passenger-carrying suborbital SpaceShipTwo is headed for more aggressive testing - a step-by-step shakeout of the vehicle before entering commercial operation. See article.
g AFTERMATH - What are the societal implications of astrobiology? A NASA workshop in 1999 set out to determine what they might be. See report.
