Today on SPACE.com --- Thursday, May 19, 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: * Astronaut Calls on Congress to Investigate Threatening Asteroid * 'Hitchhiker's Guide' Gets Thumbs Up * NASA Challenge: Pull Oxygen from Moon Dirt, Win $250,000 * Radio Receivers Record Cosmic Rays Hitting Earth * Image of the Day: Imposing Moon Spaceflight: * Shuttle Engineers Expect Smooth Tank Swap for Discovery * Burt Rutan Chides NASA for Dullness, Says Space should be Fun * NASA Chief Seeks Ways to Preserve Shuttle Workforce * ASTRONOTES: Japan Plans June Launch for X-Ray Space Observatory * Florida Hopes to Host CEV Construction * NEW! Daily Space Trivia NEW! LiveScience.com * NEW Photo Gallery: Ice of the Antarctic * Wild Iceberg Tears up Antarctica * Red Outfits Give Athletes Advantage * Only in California: Daily Earthquake Forecasts * How to Make Body Odor Smell Pleasant, in a Word * Why Teens are Lousy at Chores * Real Robots: VOTE for Your Favorite * VOTING RESULTS: The Ugliest Animals NEW! Cool Stuff: * VOTE NOW: Most Amazing Galactic Images Ever * Visit Our Collection of Space Wallpapers * The Top 10 Space Imaginations at Work * Voting Results: The Best of the Hubble Space Telescope * 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... * Review - The Force is Strong in Last 'Star Wars' Tale * Filmmaker George Lucas Glad to Leave 'Star Wars' Behind * Documentary Provides Intimate Look at Columbia's Last Crew * 'Star Trek: Enterprise' Ends, Along With an Era * After ISS, a Starship Ride for NASA Astronaut * New Songs Added...Explore the SpaceBox! Recent Headlines: * Artificial Gravity: NASA Spins Up New Study * Spaceflight Partners to Offer Public Suborbital Flights by 2007 * Not So Picture Perfect: Proposed Lunar Landing Site Has Drawbacks * Planets with Two Suns Likely Common * Fixing NASA: Continuing Coverage of the Space Shuttle Return to Flight * SPACE.com's Complete Coverage of the Hubble Space Telescope Plus... * Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky * Starry Night, TeamSETI ----------------------------------- Science/Astronomy: * Astronaut Calls on Congress to Investigate Threatening Asteroid http://www.space.com/news/050519_asteroid_mission.html A former NASA astronaut will call on the U.S. Congress to evaluate an asteroid with a small chance of hitting Earth in 2036 and suggest lawmakers consider mounting a space mission to monitor the object, SPACE.com has learned. * 'Hitchhiker's Guide' Gets Thumbs Up http://www.space.com/searchforlife/050519_seti_hitchhiker.html This movie is about coming to grips with the immensity of space, and making it psychologically accessible. * NASA Challenge: Pull Oxygen from Moon Dirt, Win $250,000 http://www.space.com/news/050519_moonrox_challenge.html NASA has promised a cool $250,000 for the first team capable of pulling breathable oxygen from mock moon dirt, the latest award in the space agency's Centennial Challenges program. * Radio Receivers Record Cosmic Rays Hitting Earth http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050518_radio_flash.html New detectors could solve mystery of highest energy rays. * Image of the Day: Imposing Moon http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_050519.html Despite its Death Star look, Saturn's moon Mimas means you no harm. ----------------------------------- Spaceflight: * Shuttle Engineers Expect Smooth Tank Swap for Discovery http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050519_rtf_tankswap.html Space shuttle engineers have no worries over the planned swap out of the Discovery orbiter's external tank this month, a major step forward in NASA's first return to flight mission. * Burt Rutan Chides NASA for Dullness, Says Space should be Fun http://www.space.com/adastra/050519_nss_rutan.html Maverick aerospace designer Burt Rutan kicked off the 24th International Space Development Conference here today with an exuberant, yet pointed presentation chiding NASA and the nation's aerospace industry for not working hard enough to excite the next generation of space explorers and resting on the laurels of past successes and ideas. * NASA Chief Seeks Ways to Preserve Shuttle Workforce http://www.space.com/news/ft_050519_griffin_rtfspaceflight.html NASA and United Space Alliance are working on ways to keep shuttle workers at Kennedy Space Center and elsewhere employed in the space program after the orbiters retire in 2010, top officials from the space agency and its private shuttle contractors told Congress on Wednesday. * ASTRONOTES: Japan Plans June Launch for X-Ray Space Observatory http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html Japan's space agency said Wednesday it plans to launch a satellite carrying X-ray telescopes into Earth's orbit as early as next month to study black holes and far-flung galaxies. * Florida Hopes to Host CEV Construction http://www.space.com/news/ft_050517_cev_florida.html NASA's next spaceship almost certainly will launch from Florida's Space Coast. Now, local and state economic development officials are mounting a campaign to build it here. * NEW! Daily Space Trivia http://www.space.com/php/trivia/ One of Today's 5 New Questions: Which astronaut of the 20th century had the longest name? ---------------------------------- NEW! LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/ * NEW Photo Gallery: Ice of the Antarctic http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/ These Icebergs, Glaciers, and Ice Shelves are found on the coldest place on earth. * Wild Iceberg Tears up Antarctica http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/050517_iceberg_poised.html A huge wandering iceberg is tearing up the Antarctic like a slow-moving bull in a frozen China shop. * Red Outfits Give Athletes Advantage http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050518_red_wins.html A new study of Olympic athletes finds that those wearing red have an advantage over blue-suited competitors. * Only in California: Daily Earthquake Forecasts http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/050518_quake_web.html Geologists have constructed a model that calculates the probability of an earthquake for a given day and location in California, much like a meteorologist announces today's chance of rain. * How to Make Body Odor Smell Pleasant, in a Word http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050518_words_smell.html If it stinks like body odor and you're trying to sell it, just call it cheese. * Why Teens are Lousy at Chores http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050517_teen_thought.html Finally researchers have come up with a reason other than pure laziness for why teenagers can't shower and brush their teeth or unload the dishwasher and wipe down the counter. * 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! 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. * The Top 10 Space Imaginations at Work http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/top10_imaginationsatwork.html Space.com examines the top 10 imaginations at work in a swiftly changing space industry. * Voting Results: The Best of the Hubble Space Telescope http://www.space.com/bestimg/result.php?back=41e56379672e2&cat=hst The Results are in...The Best Hubble image of all time is... * 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/ * 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. * Filmmaker George Lucas Glad to Leave 'Star Wars' Behind http://www.space.com/entertainment/ap_lucas_starwars_050512.html A wilted monolith of establishment politics. An entrenched ruling class fearful of change. And one man who stealthily rebels from within, turning the system on its head and bending it to his will. * Documentary Provides Intimate Look at Columbia's Last Crew http://www.space.com/entertainment/050513_astronaut_diaries.html It is rare that outsiders catch a glimpse of the private lives of astronauts, especially those who gave their lives in the pursuit of space exploration. * 'Star Trek: Enterprise' Ends, Along With an Era http://www.space.com/entertainment/ap_050513_enterprise.html “Star Trek: Enterprise'' is about to go where it has never gone before: off the air, taking the “Star Trek'' franchise with it. * After ISS, a Starship Ride for NASA Astronaut http://www.space.com/entertainment/050513_fincke_trek.html U.S. Air Force Lt. Colonel Michael Fincke is not just a professional NASA astronaut; he also plays one on T.V. * 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! ---------------------------------- Recent Headlines: http://www.space.com/news/ * Artificial Gravity: NASA Spins Up New Study http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/050518_tech_wednesday.html * Spaceflight Partners to Offer Public Suborbital Flights by 2007 http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050517_canadianarrow_planetspace.html * Not So Picture Perfect: Proposed Lunar Landing Site Has Drawbacks http://www.space.com/adastra/adastra_lunarsite_050517.html * Planets with Two Suns Likely Common http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050517_binary_stars.html * Fixing NASA: Continuing Coverage of the Space Shuttle Return to Flight http://www.space.com/returntoflight/ * SPACE.com's Complete Coverage of the Hubble Space Telescope http://www.space.com/hubble/ ----------------------------- * 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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