Today on SPACE.com --- Monday, May 9, 2005 -- http://www.space.com/
/------------------------------------- Advertisement: Starry Night, the world's most realistic astronomy software, and Orion Telescopes and Binoculars have teamed up to give three (3) lucky families the chance to experience the night sky like never before. You can be one of three families to win. Enter Now! http://www.starrynight.com/giveaway/ -------------------------------------/ In today's issue: Science/Astronomy: * BREAKING NEWS: Creation of Black Hole Detected Today * 10 Years of Planet Hunting: Amazing Variety Out There * Doorstep Astronomy: See Saturn and Jupiter Now! * Teachers Deserve More Than 'Thanks' * Meteor Shower Thursday and Friday Morning * Seeing the Universe with Einstein's Glasses * Image of the Day: Faux Mars Spaceflight: * Mars Express Probe Suffers Radar Deployment Snag * NASA Prepares for Second External Fuel Tank Test * Mars Rover: Digging Out Of Tough Terrain * Discovery to Switch to New Fuel Tank for July Launch * X Marks the Spot? Possible Landing Site of Mars Polar Lander Identified * India Launch of Remote Sensing Satellite a Success * Morale High Despite Shuttle Flight Delay * Space Multitasking: A Look at Two STS-114 Mission Specialists * Mars Telecommunications Orbiter: Interplanetary Broadband * ASTRONOTES: Texas Town to Honor Columbia Astronaut * STS-114 Crew Rehearses Shuttle Launch, Escape Plans * Griffin: Changing NASA Culture Boils Down to 'Common Courtesy' * Remote Access: Canadarm 2 Gets a Hand From Ground Control * NASA Receives Crew Exploration Vehicle Proposals * NEW! Daily Space Trivia NEW! LiveScience.com * Power of the Future: 10 Ways to Run the 21st Century * Rise of Deadly Superbugs should 'Raise Red Flags' Everywhere * Frogs Hatch Earlier to Escape Snacking Snakes * New Dinosaur: Meat-Eating Killer or Vegetarian? * Study Finds Kids Can't Hit Slow Pitches * Free Now, Killer Aquarium Shark Travels 200 Miles * New Method Predicts Monster Waves * NEW Photo Gallery: Sky Scenes * Real Robots: VOTE for Your Favorite * VOTING RESULTS: The Ugliest Animals * NEW World Trivia NEW! Cool Stuff: * VOTE NOW: Most Amazing Galactic Images Ever * Visit Our Collection of Space Wallpapers * VOTE NOW: The Best of the Hubble Space Telescope * NEW Gallery: Expedition Ten Photo Album * A SPACE.com Adventure: Launch into Zero-G! * Virtual Space Tour presented by Acura * Get the weather from anywhere on Earth...with WeatherBug! * New! Search for Your Next Hi-Tech Job Opportunity Now! Entertainment: Movies, Television, DVD, Games and much more... * New Songs Added...Explore the SpaceBox! * Don't Panic: Hitch a Ride With the Hitchhiker's Guide * ESA Issues DVD, Book for Hubble's 15th Birthday Celebration * 'Pumping Iron' Director Spotlights Mars Mission in IMAX Film * Veteran Astronaut Wally Schirra Launches into Cyberspace Recent Headlines: * Mock Countdown Begins for STS-114 Crew * Ohio Lab Tests Space Propulsion System * Britain's Skylark Rocket Engine Flies Final Mission * Fixing NASA: Continuing Coverage of the Space Shuttle Return to Flight * Latest News and Updates on the Mars Rovers Plus... * Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky * Starry Night, TeamSETI ----------------------------------- Science/Astronomy: * BREAKING NEWS: Creation of Black Hole Detected Today http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050509_blackhole_birth.html Astronomers photographed a cosmic event this morning which they believe is the birth of a black hole, SPACE.com has learned. * 10 Years of Planet Hunting: Amazing Variety Out There http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050509_exoplanet_review.html Astronomers met last week to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the first planet discovered around a normal star other than the Sun. Although more than 130 other such planets have been found since then, the field still feels like it is just getting started. * Doorstep Astronomy: See Saturn and Jupiter Now! http://www.space.com/spacewatch/050506_saturn_jupiter.html Saturn and Jupiter are easy to spot in the early evening sky now. * Teachers Deserve More Than 'Thanks' http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_teachers_050505.html The requirements of 'No Child Left Behind' demand increased academic preparation of teachers based on the need to improve pre-college education. I have no complaint with higher standards. My question is whether the teaching profession will be able to attract the science and mathematics majors into pre-college careers when one considers the simple economics of the situation. * Meteor Shower Thursday and Friday Morning http://www.space.com/spacewatch/050504_meteor_shower.html Several meteors per hour will grace the skies for many viewers Thursday and Friday morning, May 5 and 6. * Seeing the Universe with Einstein's Glasses http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050503_grav_lensing.html A survey of 13 million galaxies and 200,000 quasars uses Einstein's theory of gravity to confirm a dark side of the universe. * Image of the Day: Faux Mars http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_050509.html Before NASA's Mars rovers can tackle tough terrain on the red planet, engineers rehearse the maneuvers on Earth. ----------------------------------- Spaceflight: * Mars Express Probe Suffers Radar Deployment Snag http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050509_marsis_delay.html A European probe circling Mars has hit a snag in the deployment of a water-seeking radar instrument, prompting mission controllers to delay the experiment while engineers investigate the problem. * NASA Prepares for Second External Fuel Tank Test http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ap_sts114_tanktest_050509.html NASA decided Friday to conduct a second fueling test on Discovery at the launch pad before returning the space shuttle to the hangar and replacing its tank with a safer, updated model. * Mars Rover: Digging Out Of Tough Terrain http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050509_opportunity_sand.html When the Opportunity rover landed on Mars last year, scientists were thrilled that it made a cosmic “hole-in-one” by rolling into a crater. * Discovery to Switch to New Fuel Tank for July Launch http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ft_discover_tank_050507.html Shuttle Discovery will fly to space on a different external fuel tank than planned. * X Marks the Spot? Possible Landing Site of Mars Polar Lander Identified http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050506_mpl_candidate.html A sharp-shooting spacecraft has spotted a candidate Mars Polar Lander touchdown site suggesting that the once lost to the planet probe may well be resting on the surface, perhaps in one piece. * India Launch of Remote Sensing Satellite a Success http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/cartosat1_launch_050505.html India on Thursday launched a satellite equipped with two cameras to provide images of natural disasters, map land resources and track environmental changes in South Asia, the country's space agency said. * Morale High Despite Shuttle Flight Delay http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050506_ksc_morale.html Despite the recent decision to delay the shuttle's return to flight by another two months, morale here remains strong with workers determined to get shuttle crews back into Earth orbit soon, but as safely as possible. * Space Multitasking: A Look at Two STS-114 Mission Specialists http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050505_rtf_sts114_misspc.html Two NASA astronauts are preparing for a multitasking mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery when the orbiter rockets into space later this year. * Mars Telecommunications Orbiter: Interplanetary Broadband http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/technovel_marstelecom_050505.html Lockheed Martin Space Systems is expected to land a $500 million contract to build the Mars Telecommunication Orbiter, said Roger Gibbs, MTO project manager at JPL in Pasadena, California. The MTO is intended by NASA to pioneer the use of lasers in planet-to-planet communication; the intended launch date will be sometime in 2009. * ASTRONOTES: Texas Town to Honor Columbia Astronaut http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html A statue honoring Columbia astronaut Willie McCool, the pilot aboard NASA's ill-fated STS-107 mission, will be unveiled during a ceremony in Lubbock, Texas at 10:00 a.m. on May 7. * STS-114 Crew Rehearses Shuttle Launch, Escape Plans http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050504_sts114_tcdt.html The seven astronauts slated to liftoff aboard NASA's first space shuttle to fly in more than two years aborted the mock launch of their Discovery orbiter Wednesday, evacuating the vehicle during a dress rehearsal of the final hours before liftoff. * Griffin: Changing NASA Culture Boils Down to 'Common Courtesy' http://www.space.com/news/050504_griffin_culture.html Taking up the delicate topic of NASA's much maligned management culture, NASA's new boss says much of what needs to be done to ensure openness and sound decision-making boils to down to “common courtesy.” * Remote Access: Canadarm 2 Gets a Hand From Ground Control http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/050504_canadarm2_access.html In the future, when crewmembers aboard the International Space Station need a helping hand, controllers at Johnson Space Center will be more than happy to oblige. * NASA Receives Crew Exploration Vehicle Proposals http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/050503_cev_nasa.html The future of human space transportation, not only into Earth orbit, but also back to the Moon and onto Mars, kick-started this week as NASA received contractor proposals for the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV). * NEW! Daily Space Trivia http://www.space.com/php/trivia/ One of Today's 5 New Questions: What color is the sky in space (looking away from the Earth) ? ---------------------------------- NEW! LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/ * Power of the Future: 10 Ways to Run the 21st Century http://www.livescience.com/environment/top10_power_21stcentury.html Scientists are racing to perfect greener sources of energy to improve the environment and reduce dependence on oil and other fossil fuels. Some predict a hydrogen economy. Others say solar is the way to go. Wilder schemes involve sky-high wind turbines or antimatter engines. LiveScience explores the expectations, myths and realities of 10 top possibilities. * Rise of Deadly Superbugs should 'Raise Red Flags' Everywhere http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050509_superbugs.html A pair of new studies confirms recent fears that bacteria are growing increasingly resistant to drugs and that you can be infected anywhere. * Frogs Hatch Earlier to Escape Snacking Snakes http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/050509_frog_embryos.html If the red-eyed tree frog embryo waits too long to hatch during its roughly one-week incubation period, it might become a meal instead. * New Dinosaur: Meat-Eating Killer or Vegetarian? http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/050504_new_dino.html A newly discovered birdlike dinosaur found in Utah reveals clues about the transition from ornery predators like Velociraptor to plant-eating softies, scientists announced today. * Study Finds Kids Can't Hit Slow Pitches http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050504_slow_pitch.html You're throwing a ball for a toddler to smack with a plastic bat. You toss it gently, slowly, to make it easier. He just can't hit it. * Free Now, Killer Aquarium Shark Travels 200 Miles http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/050503_shark_tag.html A shark-killing shark recently released into the ocean is on the move and will soon have its complete travel tale told, researchers said today. * New Method Predicts Monster Waves http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/050503_monster_waves.html The seven-story freak wave that slammed into the cruise ship Norwegian Dawn last month was not so freakish after all. Rogue waves are more common than most people realize, and scientists are starting to predict when and where they will strike. * NEW Photo Gallery: Sky Scenes http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/ The wonders and beauty of the sky captured in stunning photographs. * Real Robots: VOTE for Your Favorite http://www.livescience.com/bestimg/index.php?cat=robots You decide which of these robots is the coolest! * VOTING RESULTS: The Ugliest Animals http://www.livescience.com/bestimg/result.php?back=&cat=uglyanimal The results are in...Find out which member of the beautiful animal kingdom is truly the ugliest! * NEW World Trivia http://www.livescience.com/php/trivia/world/ Challenge your brain with these global puzzlers! Five different questions every day. ---------------------------------- NEW! Cool Stuff: * VOTE NOW: Most Amazing Galactic Images Ever http://www.space.com/bestimg/index.php?cat=galactic Vote For Your Favorite Out-of-this-Universe Galactic Image. * Visit Our Collection of Space Wallpapers http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/downloads/wallpapers/ >From the highest quality space art to intergalactic photography, find an image >for your desktop every month of the year. * VOTE NOW: The Best of the Hubble Space Telescope http://www.space.com/bestimg/index.php?cat=hst VOTE NOW! Pick your favorite Hubble image of all time! * NEW Gallery: Expedition Ten Photo Album http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/archive.php?category=se Expedition Ten Space Station Crew Six-Month Adventure in Space. * A SPACE.com Adventure: Launch into Zero-G! http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/zerog/ All Aboard! Join us for an intense multimedia experience aboard a Zero-G weightless flight! * Virtual Space Tour presented by Acura http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/virtualspacetour/ Our animated encyclopedia reveals all the secrets of our neighboring worlds. This narrated multimedia presentation features diagrams, animations and the latest photographs. * Get the weather from anywhere on Earth...with WeatherBug! http://www.space.com/php/weatherbug/ Type in your ZIP Code and hit "Go" to get your live local weather. * New! Search for Your Next Hi-Tech Job Opportunity Now! http://www.space.com/jobs/ Imaginova and CareerBuilder.com have partnered to bring you the best in job searching, resume posting, and online recruiting. ---------------------------------- Entertainment: Movies, Television, DVD, Games and much more... http://www.space.com/entertainment/ * New Songs Added...Explore the SpaceBox! http://www.space.com/entertainment/spacebox/ Explore the SpaceBox! The Best, Worst, and Weirdest Music Inspired by the Cosmos! * Don't Panic: Hitch a Ride With the Hitchhiker's Guide http://www.space.com/entertainment/050429_hitchiker_review.html It is almost impossible not to feel the tremendous, overwhelming affection that inundates every iota of every millimeter of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. * ESA Issues DVD, Book for Hubble's 15th Birthday Celebration http://www.space.com/entertainment/esa_hubble_050424.html To mark the 15 years since the Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990, the European Space Agency (ESA) is today hosting "Hubble Days" planetarium shows, releasing a full-color, 120 page anniversary book, distributing an 83-minute original documentary on DVD and selling the film's soundtrack on CD. * 'Pumping Iron' Director Spotlights Mars Mission in IMAX Film http://www.space.com/entertainment/mars_imax_050323.html The filmmaker who made Arnold Schwarzenegger a household name in the 1977 film "Pumping Iron" is making an IMAX documentary about NASA's dual rover mission to Mars. * Veteran Astronaut Wally Schirra Launches into Cyberspace http://www.space.com/entertainment/wally_schirra_050323.html Wally Schirra, the original astronaut with the 'right stuff' to fly all three of the United States' early spacecraft, has recently launched his first mission into cyberspace: the debut of WallySchirra.com ---------------------------------- Recent Headlines: http://www.space.com/news/ * Mock Countdown Begins for STS-114 Crew http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050503_sts114_pretcdt.html * Ohio Lab Tests Space Propulsion System http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/space_sail_050503.html * Britain's Skylark Rocket Engine Flies Final Mission http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/skylark_last_050503.html * Fixing NASA: Continuing Coverage of the Space Shuttle Return to Flight http://www.space.com/returntoflight/ * Latest News and Updates on the Mars Rovers http://www.space.com/marsrover/ ----------------------------- * SpaceTV: http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/spacetv/ * NightSky: http://www.space.com/spacewatch/ * Uplink: Share your opinion! http://uplink.space.com/ ------------------------------------- JOIN NOW! 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