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Today on SPACE.com -- Monday, April 29, 2002 -- http://www.space.com/ In today's issue: /------------------------------------- When Mark Shuttleworth wanted to fly to space, he came to the one company he knew could him realize his dreams. Space Adventures is proud to watch our second client journey to the International Space Station. Go Mark! Go! http://www.spaceadventures.com/ -------------------------------------/ Featured Space Store Product * Houston We Have A Baby! Gift Package Science/Astronomy: * Dark Energy Tops List of 'Big Questions' * Mars Odyssey's Picture of the Day: Noctis Labyrinthus * Mercury Joins Great Planet Alignment Missions/Launches: * Soyuz Docks as Shuttleworth and Crew Begin Week-Long Stay at Station * Aqua Satellite Planned to Examine Changing Earth Business/Industry: * NASA Aqua Mission To Study Global Water Cycle Plus... * SpaceTV, Space Age Gear, SpaceWatch * Solar and Space Weather * Starry Night, TeamSETI * Space Age Jobs * SPACE.com Affiliate Program ----------------------------------- Featured Space Store Product * Houston We Have A Baby! Gift Package http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/space_gear-1.html A great way to welcome any future astronaut into this world! ----------------------------------- Today in Science/Astronomy: * Dark Energy Tops List of 'Big Questions' http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astronomy/big_questions_020426.htm l It's a big and complex universe out there, and even the smartest scientists know they can't solve all its puzzles on their own. * Mars Odyssey's Picture of the Day: Noctis Labyrinthus http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/mars_daily_020426.html Scientists are releasing a picture each weekday from the Mars Odyssey spacecraft. Odyssey's Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) captures the images as the craft orbits Mars. The photos are not yet fully calibrated for scientific use, and so no science findings are being discussed, said researchers who operate the camera from Arizona State University. * Mercury Joins Great Planet Alignment http://www.space.com/spacewatch/planet_align_020426.html We are yet another week closer to the climax of the Great Planet Alignment of 2002, and now the final element of the mix is in place. ----------------------------------- Today in Missions/Launches: * Soyuz Docks as Shuttleworth and Crew Begin Week-Long Stay at Station http://www.space.com/spacetourism/ A fresh lifeboat for the International Space Station was safely delivered to the frontier outpost Saturday by a Russian-launched crew that includes South African space tourist Mark Shuttleworth. * Aqua Satellite Planned to Examine Changing Earth http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/aqua_satellite_020423.html NASA officials said yesterday that the planned launch later this spring of the Aqua satellite would mark a major milestone in understanding Earth, and its water cycles, and the changing global climate. ------------------------------------ Today in Business/Industry: * NASA Aqua Mission To Study Global Water Cycle http://www.space.com/spacenews/spacenews_businessmonday_020429.html A NASA environmental satellite slated for launch in early May will give scientists an unprecedented look at the Earth's water cycle, a key factor in climate dynamics, agency officials said. ------------------------------------ * SpaceTV: http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/spacetv/ * Space Age Gear: http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/space_gear-1.html * SpaceWatch: http://www.space.com/spacewatch/ * Space Age Jobs http://www.space.com/php/careers/ * Uplink: Share your opinion! http://uplink.space.com/ ------------------------------------- SOLAR and SPACE WEATHER (April 29, 2002) 3-Day Solar Forecast Solar activity is expected to continue at low levels. 3-Day Aurora Forecast Earth's geomagnetic field is expected to continue at quiet to active levels. The active periods will occur predominantly during local nighttime hours. Solar Data The current sunspot number is 121, and the solar wind speed recently clocked in at 494 kilometers per second. The solar wind density was 3.6 protons per cubic centimeter. (Speed and density values are snapshots in time and change during the day.) http://www.space.com/spacewatch/space_weather.html ------------------------------------- Sign up to become part of the greatest search in history! Join TeamSETI: http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_science_page.html Be a desktop astronomer! Starry Night is the world's leading astronomy software -- choose between Beginner, Backyard, or Pro! http://www.starrynight.com/index.html NEW! Join the SPACE.com affiliate program. 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