This annual astronomy review covers all major astronomical news on topics beyond the Solar System and includes web links for all major news stories, providing a bridge between the public news stories and the actual research web sites. The set of appendices at the end of the book include a list of launches of major astronomical observatories/satellites during the past year; a list of planned future astronomical satellites; basic data on all astronomical observatories currently in operation with web links for the reader who wishes to find out more.
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State of the Universe 2008 : new images, discoveries and events