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Sweet astronomy news and discoveries for 2006

!style="font-size: 120%; border-bottom: 2px solid #03C03C; border-top: 2px solid #03C03C" align=center| Planets and Moons 
 * Eris (dwarf planet): is indeed larger than Pluto (2/1/06)
 * S/2005 P1 & S/2005 P2: Hubble confirms (2/22/06)
 * Pluto: might have rings (2/22/06)
 * Jupiter: new red spot (3/3/06)
 * Uranus: has rare blue ring (4/6/06)
 * Jupiter: new red spot (3/3/06)
 * Uranus: has rare blue ring (4/6/06)

!style="font-size: 120%; border-bottom: 2px solid #03C03C; border-top: 2px solid #03C03C" align=center| Stars and Exoplanets 
 * Polaris: unseen companion photographed (1/9/06)
 * Vega: rapid rotation distorts it (1/10/06)
 * ET-1: discovery (1/11/06)
 * OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb: discovery (1/25/06)
 * Hypergiant star: might harbor planets (2/8/06)
 * HD 73526 c: discovery (2/28/06)
 * OGLE-2005-BLG-169Lb: discovery (3/13/06)
 * HD 187085 b & HD 20782 b: discovery (3/14/06)
 * OGLE-2005-BLG-169Lb: discovery (3/13/06)
 * HD 187085 b & HD 20782 b: discovery (3/14/06)

!style="font-size: 120%; border-bottom: 2px solid #03C03C; border-top: 2px solid #03C03C" align=center| Nebulae and Galaxies 
 * NGC 1097: black hole (1/16/06)
 * Andromeda Galaxy: satellite all lined up (1/23/06)
 * NGC 1309: Hubble's eye (2/7/06)
 * Milky Way: the new tourist's guide to the galaxy (2/27/06)
 * Pinwheel Galaxy: Hubble's eye (2/28/06)
 * Stephan's Quintet: Spitzer's eye (3/2/06)
 * Double Helix Nebula: discovery (3/15/06)
 * Cigar Galaxy: Spitzer's eye (3/16/06)
 * Double Helix Nebula: discovery (3/15/06)
 * Cigar Galaxy: Spitzer's eye (3/16/06)

!style="font-size: 120%; border-bottom: 2px solid #03C03C; border-top: 2px solid #03C03C" align=center| Spacecrafts and Technology 
 * New Horizons: in good health (3/31/06)
 * Venus Express: probe enters Venus orbit (4/11/06)
 * New Horizons: in good health (3/31/06)
 * Venus Express: probe enters Venus orbit (4/11/06)