Today on SPACE.com --- Thursday, June 16, 2005 -- http://www.space.com/
/------------------------------------- Advertisement: Starry Night Enthusiast Digital Download 5.0 Can't wait to explore the night sky? Download the universe to your desktop. Try Digital Download for Free! http://www.starrynight.com/digital_download.html -------------------------------------/ In today's issue: Science/Astronomy: * Setting SETI's Sights: Latest Planet Discovery Suggests New Targets * Deep Impact Overview: By The Numbers * Outer Planet-Palooza! Europa, Titan Missions Get Support * Image of the Day: Piercing a Cosmic Jet Spaceflight: * With Shuttle and Cargo at Pad, NASA Steps Closer Toward Launch * Fresh Cargo Ship Ready to Launch Toward ISS * ASTRONOTES: Old Spacesuit, New Satellite * Public Meeting Details Blue Origin Rocket Plans * Russia's Kliper Spacecraft Showcased in Paris * Space Shuttle Discovery Returns to Launch Pad * t/Space Tests Air-Launch Passenger-Carrying Rocket Concept * NEW! Daily Space Trivia NEW! LiveScience.com * LiveScience Amazing Images: Upload Your Cool Pictures Now! * NEW Photo Gallery: Observing Earth: Amazing Views From Above * Sugar Not So Sweet * Giant Extinct Birds Grew Up Slow * New Skin Lets Robots Get Sensitive * Volcano Roots Run Deep * Brains May 'Jump' for Diversity * Avian Ancestors: Dinosaurs that Learned to Fly * Top 10 Ways to Destroy Earth NEW! Cool Stuff: * Amazing Images: Upload Your Cool Pictures Now! * New Gallery: Aurora Season: 2005 * Special Report Feature: Prepare for "Deep Impact" * VOTE NOW: Most Amazing Galactic Images Ever * Visit Our Collection of Space Wallpapers * Archives: Top 10 Cool Moon Facts * 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... * VOTE NOW: Rate Your Favorite Space Movies * New Songs Added...Explore the SpaceBox! * Climb Aboard 'Howl's Moving Castle' * DVD Review: Voyage to the Planets and Beyond * TV Review - National Geographic's 'Extraterrestrial' * Review - The Force is Strong in Last 'Star Wars' Tale Recent Headlines: * Japan, France to Jointly Develop New Supersonic Jet * ISS Astronaut Testifies Before Congressional Panel From Orbit * New NASA Chief Changes Top Officers * NASA Rovers Reach Mars Milestone * 4-Year-Old Dead After Passing Out on Epcot's Mission: SPACE * NASA Awards Contracts to Competing CEV Teams * 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: * Setting SETI's Sights: Latest Planet Discovery Suggests New Targets http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_newplanet_050616.html SETI scientists are taking notice of the latest discovery of a "Super-Earth" beyond the solar system as they fine-tune their list of stars to target in their search for extraterrestrial intelligence. * Deep Impact Overview: By The Numbers http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/050615_deepimpact_tech.html This July 4th, the agency's Impactor spacecraft?an 820-pound copper probe shaped like your typical living room coffee table?will go up against the comet Tempel 1, a massive hunk of rock and ice about the size of Washington D.C. * Outer Planet-Palooza! Europa, Titan Missions Get Support http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050614_outer_planets.html In the wake of the success if the Cassini mission to Saturn, there is overwhelming support for dispatching a spacecraft to Jupiter's moon, Europa ? an ice-covered world that may support an ocean, possibly teeming with life. Another high-priority target is Titan, a moon of Saturn. * Image of the Day: Piercing a Cosmic Jet http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_050616.html Though hidden behind a veil of dust, a young protostar spews bright jets of material visible in the infrared range of the light spectrum. ----------------------------------- Spaceflight: * With Shuttle and Cargo at Pad, NASA Steps Closer Toward Launch http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050616_rtf_launchpad.html With the space shuttle Discovery and its cargo at the launch pad, the pieces are all but set for NASA's STS-114 mission, the agency's first orbiter flight in more than two years. * Fresh Cargo Ship Ready to Launch Toward ISS http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ft_050616_exp11_progress18.html A Russian space freighter filled with food, water and other crucial cargo is slated to be launched from central Asia late tonight on a two-day trip to the International Space Station. * ASTRONOTES: Old Spacesuit, New Satellite http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html In a space-saving move on the International Space Station (ISS), surplus Russian spacesuits may be turned into satellites. * Public Meeting Details Blue Origin Rocket Plans http://www.space.com/news/050615_blueorigin.html A public meeting was held June 14 in Van Horn, Texas as part of a series of steps to gain a governmental okay for Blue Origin to launch its rockets. Blue Origin is the Seattle-based company bankrolled by Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com, to create and launch passenger-carrying spacecraft. * Russia's Kliper Spacecraft Showcased in Paris http://www.space.com/news/050615_kliper_pas.html Visitors to the Paris Air Show are being treated to a full-scale mockup of Russia's proposed Kliper spaceliner. * Space Shuttle Discovery Returns to Launch Pad http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050615_sts114_rollout2.html The space shuttle Discovery is once again atop its Florida launch pad, after receiving a fresh external tank in preparations for NASA's first orbiter flight since the Columbia disaster. * t/Space Tests Air-Launch Passenger-Carrying Rocket Concept http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050615_tspace_droptest.html An innovative technology designed to launch future passenger-carrying rockets via a carrier aircraft has been tested over the desert landscape of Mojave, California. * NEW! Daily Space Trivia http://www.space.com/php/trivia/ One of Today's 5 New Questions: What NASA award for exceptional performance must be presented personally by an astronaut? ---------------------------------- NEW! LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/ * LiveScience Amazing Images: Upload Your Cool Pictures Now! http://www.livescience.com/amazingimages/ Upload your cool pictures of exotic locales, nature, weather, creatures and more! * NEW Photo Gallery: Observing Earth: Amazing Views From Above http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/ Unique places, famous landscapes, and the forces of nature?the best stuff on Earth. * Sugar Not So Sweet http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/050616_sugar.html The latest weapon for fighting pests is natural and safe to humans. And here's the sweetest part ? it's sugar! * Giant Extinct Birds Grew Up Slow http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/050616_moa_growth.html The moa, a large extinct bird from New Zealand, apparently had a decade-long adolescence. This is unheard of in birds, but it may help explain how early hunters were able to wipe out the giant birds. * New Skin Lets Robots Get Sensitive http://www.livescience.com/technology/050615_robot_skin.html Scientists are working on a type of skin that will allow robots to be more touchy feely. * Volcano Roots Run Deep http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/050615_volcanic_roots.html Scientists detect volcanic roots for the first time. * Brains May 'Jump' for Diversity http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050615_jumping_genes.html Each of us has a unique head on our shoulders. Although the basic hardwiring of the brain is the same, there are variances in shape and organization that make even the brains of identical twins look different. * Avian Ancestors: Dinosaurs that Learned to Fly http://www.livescience.com/bestimg/index.php?cat=avianancestors The idea that birds are descended from dinosaurs has been around for nearly 150 years, but it's only been in the last few decades that overwhelming evidence has surfaced to support this theory. From feathered carnivores that resemble T. rex to amazing four-winged flyers, LiveScience looks at some of the strange creatures that paleontologists are using to build their case. * Top 10 Ways to Destroy Earth http://www.livescience.com/technology/destroy_earth_mp.html Destroying the Earth is harder than you may have been led to believe. The Earth was built to last. It is a 4,550,000,000-year-old and taken more devastating asteroid hits in its lifetime than you've had hot dinners. ---------------------------------- NEW! Cool Stuff: * Amazing Images: Upload Your Cool Pictures Now! http://www.space.com/amazingimages/ The best user-submitted earth and space imagery. Share your amazing pictures now! * New Gallery: Aurora Season: 2005 http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/archive.php?category=pe New photos of 'Paintings in the sky'. See the best auroras on display this year... * Special Report Feature: Prepare for "Deep Impact" http://www.space.com/deepimpact/ Viewer Guides, Galleries, Mission Updates and More! * 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. * Archives: Top 10 Cool Moon Facts http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/top_10_cool_moon_facts-10.html Interesting Facts about Earth's Moon. Did you know... * 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/ * VOTE NOW: Rate Your Favorite Space Movies http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/spacemovies/ Vote Now For Your Favorite Space Movie of All Time! * 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! * Climb Aboard 'Howl's Moving Castle' http://www.space.com/entertainment/050610_howls_review.html It is a truth universally acknowledged among moviegoers that the onscreen adaptation of a novel will basically blow. Not so with Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle. * DVD Review: Voyage to the Planets and Beyond http://www.space.com/entertainment/050607_dvd_voyage.html Most television science fiction shows fling humans out to the vast reaches of the galaxy, but a new DVD is content with exploring our own planetary backyard. * TV Review - National Geographic's 'Extraterrestrial' http://www.space.com/entertainment/050527_review_extraterrestrial.html There are no glowing fingers or Reese's Pieces in National Geographic's alien-filled special 'Extraterrestrial,' but the message is clear: Earth is not that special when it comes to developing life. * Review - The Force is Strong in Last 'Star Wars' Tale http://www.space.com/entertainment/ap_050517_starwarsep3.html All those ?Star Wars? geeks, who've been waiting for weeks outside movie theaters with their Yoda sleeping bags and their homemade lightsabers, finally have a film that's worthy of their perseverance. ---------------------------------- Recent Headlines: http://www.space.com/news/ * Japan, France to Jointly Develop New Supersonic Jet http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/ap_heir_concorde_050615.html * ISS Astronaut Testifies Before Congressional Panel From Orbit http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050614_iss_hearing.html * New NASA Chief Changes Top Officers http://www.space.com/news/ap_nasa_reorg_050614.html * NASA Rovers Reach Mars Milestone http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050614_rover_landmark.html * 4-Year-Old Dead After Passing Out on Epcot's Mission: SPACE http://www.space.com/news/ap_missionspace_050614.html * NASA Awards Contracts to Competing CEV Teams http://www.space.com/news/050614_cev_nasa.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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