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"Astronomers announced today what they say is the first solid evidence for solid rocks orbiting another star, an asteroid belt that might be similar to the one surrounding our own Sun between Mars and Jupiter. If true, the research points to the possibility of potential Earth-like planets in the making, or planets that have been destroyed, or possibly even a giant planet like Jupiter that, though unseen, orchestrates the chaos of collisions that created the debris."
-- Robert Roy Britt, Space.com, 4 June 2001

"Young stars, once thought to evolve slowly and steadily toward maturity, apparently suffer occasional catastrophes caused by nearby sibling stars," said Bo Reipurth. "There is a popular misconception that most stars have planets, and that solar systems abound in the universe," said John Bally. "The reality seems to be that Earth's solar system is a special place, and that we are lucky to be here."
-- University of Colorado-Boulder, 4 June 2001

"Elizabeth Teissier is well known in France as the weekly horoscope columnist for a popular television guide, the author of a half-dozen books on astrology, and the astrologer to the French president François Mitterrand. But Ms. Teissier, 63, has recently found herself on the front page of French newspapers for something that hundreds of people do every year: defending her dissertation. A Ph.D. candidate in sociology, Ms. Teissier spent almost 10 years completing a 900- page thesis on astrology and in April received a passing grade at the Sorbonne for her efforts."
-- The New York Times, 2 June 2001

"A debate has broken out recently in India over astrology after the education minister said it would be made a university course."
-- BBC, 4 June 2001

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1. EVIDENCE OF ASTEROID BELT AROUND NEARBY STAR . . .
Andrew Yee

2. ASTEROID BELT LIKE OURS SPOTTED AROUND ANOTHER STAR . . .
Space.com, 4 June 2001

3. PLANET FORMATION MAY BE RARE IN UNIVERSE . . .
Andrew Yee

4. SEEKING FOR OCEANS ON JUPITER'S MOON . . .
Andrew Yee

5. LARGE METEORS DETECTED EXPLODING ABOVE THE PACIFIC . . .
Environmental News Network, 4 June 2001

6. MAPS SPECIAL SERIES - NEAR SHOEMAKER MISSION . . .
Meteoritics and Planetary Science

7. 34 ASTROBIOLOGY POSITIONS IN SPAIN . . .
Duncan Steel

8. CONFERENCE REPORT AND ACTIVITY SUMMARY . . .
Andy Smith

9. WELCOME TO THE DARK AGES: ASTROLOGY'S RETURN TO EUROPEAN AND INDIAN UNIVERSITIES . . .
The New York Times, 2 June 2001

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