SUMMARY: For those of you who get Universe Today by email, you'll notice this is the 1000th issue of the newsletter. 1000 issues. Wow. That's several hours a day of my life for nearly 6 years. Here's a link to the first edition of Universe Today, which went out to about 10 of my closest friends - some of who are still subscribers. And here's a link to what the website looked like early on.

There have been a few design changes and technology upgrades over the last 6 years, but I've really tried to keep Universe Today faithful to its original goal: encapsulating the major events in space and astronomy in a consistent, easily digestible format. And as long as I'm around, that will always be the case.

For the longest time, it was a one-man effort, but that's changing now. I've got lots of help these days. From the moderators and community support team in the forum, to the freelance writers contributing stories.

A big thanks to all 27,000 subscribers. Your feedback, friendship and emails make it all worth while.

Here's to another 1,000!

Fraser Cain
Publisher
Universe Today

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Keep it up fraser very good job you're doing.

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Congratulations Fraser! I look forward to the UT Newsletter in my inbox every afternoon.

You have a wonderful thing going here, and I, for one, hope it continues for many years to come. You've built a terriffic community of subscribers, moderators, commuity support people and forum members. After reading some of the discussions, particulary those in the Rogues Gallery, I want to get to know all of you better, and Thanks are due to Fraser.

May it continue on!

Karen M.
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Well done Fraser!!! Fantastic effort, keep up the good work.

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fantastic work Fraser
look forward to the UT email every morning in my inbox
...here's to the next 1000

Congratulations, it is a big committment to keep going for thislong every day.

I come here every morning to get the latest space news.

Thanks

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Congratulations, fraser! As seeker372011 has said, here's to the next 1000! Universe Today is ineed the best space related website on the net and we all know that it wouldn't be at all possible without fraser - thank you!

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Thanks, Fraser, to you and to all those who now contribute to Universe Today for the 1000th issue and all your hard work. Universe Today just keeps getting better and better. Here's to the next 1000 issues (and more pictures of your adorable children)!

Thanks. You can't do something this big a thousand times without having a love for it. Thanks for loving astronomy and astronomers enough to keep doing it.

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