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THAT IMPORTANCE IS IMMENSE, however. Some of the smallest features visible in the photo--delicate, stalklike projections reaching out from the clouds--are actually infant star systems the size of our solar system, just now emerging from the gas and dust that shrouded their birth. The ability to see them in such unprecedented detail has told astronomers an enormous amount about how stars are born and why some are circled by planets and others are not. "People had come up with plausible theories about star birth," says Arizona State University astronomer Jeff Hester, leader of the team that took...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COSMIC CLOSE-UPS | 11/20/1995 | See Source »

Even if he were to receive the smallest popular vote, Dole could receive enough Republican support to send him to the White House, even as the House vote reduced him to a figure-head. But in the House, with Clinton effectively defeated, Powell would receive the support of Democratic congressmen and many Republican moderates, perhaps enough to make him the 43rd president. As an independent president, Powell would have a unique chance to transcend partisan politics. But to reach that point, Powell must remain free of any connections to Perot, especially becoming the candidate of one Independent Party, for Perot...

Author: By Andrew Owen, | Title: Exploding the Myths | 11/8/1995 | See Source »

...most daring of actors, practically cha-chas through the gloom, high on the freedom that the loss of all amour propre bestows. Shue's character hasn't yet reached that heady state. She's engaged in a complex struggle between self-awareness and self-destruction. One has only the smallest hope for her. And none at all for the commercial fate of a movie that may be just a bit too pleased with its own artful bleakness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: DEAD DRUNK | 11/6/1995 | See Source »

Indeed, the smallest realignment could have a major impact on next week's elections, as a handful of votes have often made the difference between the final candidates chosen...

Author: By C.r. Mcfadden, | Title: Conservatives Hope For City Election Gains | 10/30/1995 | See Source »

This semester, Science A and Science B classes have average enrollments of 64 and 75, respectively--the smallest averages of any core area...

Author: By Jeffrey N. Gell, | Title: Size of Core Courses Varies With Area | 10/16/1995 | See Source »

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