Today on SPACE.com --- Tuesday, August 16, 2005 -- http://www.space.com/
/------------------------------------- Advertisement: Visit the Earth and Weather Shop at StarryNight.com http://www.starrynight.com/products.html#weather -------------------------------------/ In today's issue: Science/Astronomy: * Milky Way's Central Structure Seen with Fresh Clarity * Black Hole Forges Invisible Bubble * Puzzling Hot Spot Found on Moon of Saturn * Doorstep Astronomy: The Celestial Medicine Man * Image of the Day: Mimas Shows False Colors Spaceflight: * U.S. Okays Virgin Galactic Spaceship Plans * Last Chapter Opens For Space Shuttle Born Of Compromise * ASTRONOTES: Mission to Bring Back Bits of Asteroid Spots Target * SpaceX Private Rocket Shifts to Island Launch * Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Blasts Off for Red Planet * NEW! Daily Space Trivia NEW! LiveScience.com * LiveScience Amazing Images: Upload Your Cool Pictures Now! * Jellyfish Invade the Globe, Thanks to Humans * Power of Pee Runs a Battery * Major Earthquake Strikes Near Japan * Beheadings are Out, But Watching Executions is in Vogue * Volcano's Impact Depends on Latitude * LiveScience.com: Cool Science Galleries NEW! Cool Stuff: * Amazing Images: Cool Space and Science Photos from around the World and Beyond * New: Discovery Return to Flight Wallpaper * STS-114 Photo Album * Top 10 Perseid Meteor Shower Facts * VOTE NOW: Most Amazing Galactic Images Ever * DOWNLOAD NOW! Ad Astra Magazine's Star Planner Calendar * 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! * 'Sky High' Gives Teen Angst the Superhero Treatment * Clone War: The Island is A Special Effects Battle Royale That Falls Flat * Up on the Roof: IMAX Space Station comes to DVD Recent Headlines: * NASA: Foam Problems Make September Launch for Atlantis Unlikely * Sun Was at Work Long Before First Sunrise * Waiting in the Wings: Expedition 12, Space Tourist Olsen Prepare * NASA's Return to Flight: Full Coverage of Discovery's STS-114 Mission * Cassini's Journeys: Headquarters for mission news, Saturn and more * Latest News and Updates on the Mars Rovers Plus... * Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky * Starry Night, TeamSETI ----------------------------------- Science/Astronomy: * Milky Way's Central Structure Seen with Fresh Clarity http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050816_milky_way.html A new infrared survey that claims to be the most comprehensive structural analysis of our galaxy confirms previous evidence for a central bar of stars. * Black Hole Forges Invisible Bubble http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050816_blackhole_jet.html A huge invisible bubble surrounds a well-studied black hole, scientists have just learned. The cavity is carved from space by the activity of the black hole itself and was detected with a radio telescope. * Puzzling Hot Spot Found on Moon of Saturn http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050815_enceladus.html In July, NASA's Cassini spacecraft made its latest flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus, revealing an unexpected hot spot on the moon's south pole. * Doorstep Astronomy: The Celestial Medicine Man http://www.space.com/spacewatch/050812_serpens.html During the early evening hours, we can gaze toward the south and see the "celestial medicine man" Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer, a star pattern that is teamed with the constellation Serpens. * Image of the Day: Mimas Shows False Colors http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_050816.html False color images of Mimas show its surface has lots of variety. ----------------------------------- Spaceflight: * U.S. Okays Virgin Galactic Spaceship Plans http://www.space.com/news/050815_virgingalactic_itar.html A go-ahead was given last week by the U.S. Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) that clears the way for exchanges of technical information between Scaled Composites of Mojave, California and Virgin Galactic of the United Kingdom to build passenger-carrying suborbital spaceliners. * Last Chapter Opens For Space Shuttle Born Of Compromise http://www.space.com/spacenews/businessmonday_050815.html Space Shuttle Discovery's return-to-flight mission marks the beginning of the end for a program whose design evolution exemplifies the pitfalls NASA is seeking to avoid as it embarks on a new direction in space exploration. * ASTRONOTES: Mission to Bring Back Bits of Asteroid Spots Target http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html The first round-trip mission to an asteroid has its quarry in sight. * SpaceX Private Rocket Shifts to Island Launch http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050812_spacex_island.html Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) of El Segundo, California is putting in place private rocket facilities at a Kwajalein Atoll launch area in the western Pacific Ocean. * Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Blasts Off for Red Planet http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050812_mro_launch.html NASA's latest robotic mission to further unlock the mysteries of the red planet, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), successfully blasted off Friday, a day after a software glitch had scrubbed its initial launch. * NEW! Daily Space Trivia http://www.space.com/php/trivia/ One of Today's 5 New Questions: What was the first wheeled vehicle used on the Moon by astronauts? ---------------------------------- 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! * Jellyfish Invade the Globe, Thanks to Humans http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/050815_jellyfish.html Ships to blame, scientists say while also announcing 16 new species. * Power of Pee Runs a Battery http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050816_urine_battery.html Scientists have developed a way to turn pee into electricity. And there's plenty were that came from, they point out. * Major Earthquake Strikes Near Japan http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/050815_japan_quake.html A major earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 struck offshore, northeast of Tokyo, Japan. It occurred near the east coast of Honshu, 60 miles East of the town of Sendai. * Beheadings are Out, But Watching Executions is in Vogue http://www.livescience.com/history/050815_execution_evolution.html >From crucifixions and beheadings to firing squads and lethal injections, >public executions have long been a part of the justice system. * Volcano's Impact Depends on Latitude http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/050815_volcano_different.html Volcanic eruptions at northern latitudes have a different impact on the climate than eruptions in the tropics, a new study shows. * LiveScience.com: Cool Science Galleries http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/ Where Science comes to Life...Visit our Image Galleries collection. ---------------------------------- NEW! Cool Stuff: * Amazing Images: Cool Space and Science Photos from around the World and Beyond http://www.space.com/amazingimages/ The best user-submitted earth and space imagery. Upload your amazing pictures now! * New: Discovery Return to Flight Wallpaper http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/downloads/wallpapers/collection.php?collection=sts114 Fifteen amazing wallpaper downloads from the STS-114 mission to Space. * STS-114 Photo Album http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/archive.php?category=se Space Adventures of STS-114: Cool pictures of the spacewalks, crew photos inside the shuttle, and amazing views of Earth. * Top 10 Perseid Meteor Shower Facts http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/top10_perseidsfacts.html Early Friday and Saturday mornings the skies above the Northern Hemisphere will be peppered with little bits of space debris that create the annual Perseid meteor shower. With the Moon not much of a factor, it should be a good display. * 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. * DOWNLOAD NOW! Ad Astra Magazine's Star Planner Calendar http://www.space.com/media/pdf/adastra_summer05_calendar.pdf Star Planner Tracking Space For Your Viewing! The Star Planner Calendar covers space-related news and activities for the coming year. * 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! * 'Sky High' Gives Teen Angst the Superhero Treatment http://www.space.com/entertainment/050729_skyhigh_review.html Sky High is the gangly, pimple-faced, adolescent love child of John Hughes and the Nickelodeon channel; an expanded Harry Potter-meets-The Incredibles Saturday morning cartoon for the tween demographic that's as predictable as an after-school special, but in a comforting, not cloying way. * Clone War: The Island is A Special Effects Battle Royale That Falls Flat http://www.space.com/entertainment/050722_theisland_review.html When does homage become pastiche, and pastiche deteriorate into outright plagiarism? Check out director Michael Bay's "The Island" for the answer. * Up on the Roof: IMAX Space Station comes to DVD http://www.space.com/adastra/adastra_imax_review_050721.html For those of us without $20 million to spend on a tourist trip to the International Space Station, a much less expensive alternative has now appeared. In 2002, the IMAX movie, "Space Station" was released to theaters across the country. Now you can enjoy a trip to the ISS without leaving your home as "Space Station" is now out on DVD. ---------------------------------- Recent Headlines: http://www.space.com/news/ * NASA: Foam Problems Make September Launch for Atlantis Unlikely http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050811_sts121_delayed.html * Sun Was at Work Long Before First Sunrise http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050811_solar_nebula.html * Waiting in the Wings: Expedition 12, Space Tourist Olsen Prepare http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050811_exp12.html * NASA's Return to Flight: Full Coverage of Discovery's STS-114 Mission http://www.space.com/returntoflight/ * Cassini's Journeys: Headquarters for mission news, Saturn and more http://www.space.com/cassini/ * 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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