Today on SPACE.com --- Thursday February 23, 2006 -- http://www.space.com/
/------------------------------------- Advertisement: Visit the LiveScience Store Cool Gifts, Gadgets, and Gear. Products for the inquiring mind. http://livesciencestore.com/index.html -------------------------------------/ In today's issue: Science/Astronomy: * Solving Settlement Problems: Dealing with Moon Dust * COMMENTARY: Astrobiology Budget in Peril * A Billion Stars Hiding in Milky Way * Pluto Might Have Rings * Top 10 List of Habitable Stars to Guide Search * Image of the Day: The New Class Spaceflight: * Suborbital Rocketship Fleet to Carry Tourists Spaceward in Style * Lockheed to Assemble CEV in Florida if Chosen by NASA * Japan Launches New Observatory for Infrared Sky Survey * Companies Prepare to Launch Remains into Space * NEW! Daily Space Trivia NEW! LiveScience.com * Readers Favorite * Fact or Fiction: Take the Titanic Quiz * Scenic Waterfalls: The Best of Your Amazing Images * Mysterious Ball Lightning Created in the Lab * Surprise: Chickens Can Grow Teeth * Sex Still Satisfying For Men In Their 50s * Explorers Discover Huge Cave and New Poison Frogs NEW! Cool Stuff: * VIDEO: Hypernovas: Thermonuclear Flashbulbs * Gallery: Casting Our Solar System In a New Light * NEW Podcast Episode! Hubble: The First Great Space Observatory * Zoom In: Egyptian Pyramids * Gallery: Top ISS Photos * Amazing Images Hall of Fame * 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 * Film Documentary Spotlights Lost Challenger Teacher-Astronaut * NASA's Mars Rovers to Hit the Silver Screen * New Horizons Documentary a 'Passport' to Space Planning, Politics and Passion * Gallery: Walking on the Moon in 3D * New Songs Added...Explore the SpaceBox! Recent Headlines: * Planetary Protection Study Group Mulls Life On Venus * Milky Way vs. Andromeda: Study Settles Which Is More Massive * Stardust Mission Yields Ancient Comet Dust * ESA Science Director Warns Against Risky Strategy * Japan Launches New Satellite on Dual Mission * Reaching for the Edge: New Horizons Spacecraft Bound for Pluto * Complete Coverage Stardust Returns to Earth Plus... * Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky * Starry Night, TeamSETI ----------------------------------- Science/Astronomy: * Solving Settlement Problems: Dealing with Moon Dust http://www.space.com/adastra/adastra_moondust_060223.html As scientists and engineers figure out how to return astronauts to the Moon, set up habitats, and mine lunar soil to produce anything from building materials to rocket fuels, they are scratching their heads over what to do about Moon dust. * COMMENTARY: Astrobiology Budget in Peril http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_astrobiology_060223.html While it is true that the entire NASA science budget is under pressure, this 50% cut to astrobiology is much larger than the 15% across-the-board cuts proposed for FY '07 in the other NASA research programs. Although many of us consider astrobiology to be the primary science of the President's Vision for Space Exploration, this is not reflected in the budget proposal. * A Billion Stars Hiding in Milky Way http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060222_missing_stars.html Astronomers have found that a diffuse X-ray glow in our galaxy is not generated by hot gas but rather it's radiating from old stars that have yet to be counted. * Pluto Might Have Rings http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060222_pluto_moons.html The two moons discovered around Pluto last year were likely formed from the same giant impact that created the planet's much larger satellite, Charon, scientists say. * Top 10 List of Habitable Stars to Guide Search http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060221_habstars.html The search for alien life outside our solar system has been made a little less daunting thanks to a new list drawn up by astronomer Margaret Turnbull that includes the known stars most likely to support habitable stellar systems. * Image of the Day: The New Class http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_060223.html NASA's newest astronauts take a look inside a mockup of the agency's next spaceship, the Crew Exploration Vehicle. ----------------------------------- Spaceflight: * Suborbital Rocketship Fleet to Carry Tourists Spaceward in Style http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/060222_techwed_spaceadventures.html With a fleet of rocketships and two spaceports on the way, a high-flying tourism firm is taking passenger spaceflight to the next level. * Lockheed to Assemble CEV in Florida if Chosen by NASA http://www.space.com/news/060222_lockheed_cev_florida.html Lockheed Martin Corp. announced Wednesday that it would build NASA's Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) in Florida if selected by the space agency as prime contractor for the multibillion-dollar space shuttle-replacement project later this year. * Japan Launches New Observatory for Infrared Sky Survey http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060221_jaxa_astrof_lnch.html A new space-based observatory is circling the Earth after a successful launch from Japan's Uchinoura Space Center. * Companies Prepare to Launch Remains into Space http://www.space.com/news/ap_060221_space_ashes.html Scotty will be blasted into space not beamed up and Gordo is returning for his third flight. The craft also will hold the ashes of 185 others, including a telephone technician, a nurse and a college student. * NEW! Daily Space Trivia http://www.space.com/php/trivia/ One of Today's 5 New Questions: Prior to Apollo, which space crew held the altitude record for space flight? ---------------------------------- NEW! LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/ * Readers Favorite http://www.livescience.com/readerfavorites/index.html Here are your favorite features. Return often to see what's hot! * Fact or Fiction: Take the Titanic Quiz http://www.livescience.com/php/trivia/titanic/index.php With many details of the sinking still shrouded in mystery, we test your knowledge of what really went down the night of April 14, 1912. * Scenic Waterfalls: The Best of Your Amazing Images http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=554&gid=38 Breathtaking views of waterfalls from around the world, submitted by LiveScience visitors! * Mysterious Ball Lightning Created in the Lab http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/060223_ball_lightning.html Using parts from a microwave oven, researcher gain insight into nature's vivid apparitions. * Surprise: Chickens Can Grow Teeth http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060222_chicken_teeth.html Scientists have discovered a mutant chicken with a full set of crocodile-like chompers. * Sex Still Satisfying For Men In Their 50s http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060222_fifties_sex.html Despite weakened sex drives and flagging erections, men in their 50s enjoy sex almost as much as those in their 20s. * Explorers Discover Huge Cave and New Poison Frogs http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060221_ghost_cave.html A cave so huge helicopters can fly into it has just been discovered deep in the hills of a South American jungle paradise. ---------------------------------- NEW! Cool Stuff: * VIDEO: Hypernovas: Thermonuclear Flashbulbs http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=hypernovas What's 100 times brighter than a supernova? Well, it depends on how you look at it * Gallery: Casting Our Solar System In a New Light http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=50&gid=4&index=0 The more we look, the more we see -- swing by some of the freshest views of our solar system. * NEW Podcast Episode! Hubble: The First Great Space Observatory http://www.space.com/php/siteinfo/RSSinfo.php Nothing stands between Humankind and the Universe, now that telescopes can fly above Earth. * Zoom In: Egyptian Pyramids http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/zoomviewer/index.php?display_img=pyramids Pan-sharpened image of the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt. * Gallery: Top ISS Photos http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=3705&gid=271&index=0 The top twenty space station related photos taken by astronauts over the past 5 years. * Amazing Images Hall of Fame http://www.space.com/amazingimages/ Upload your cool science and space-themed images now. Get your own homepage, vote for your favorites and more! * 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! * Film Documentary Spotlights Lost Challenger Teacher-Astronaut http://www.space.com/entertainment/ap_060124_challenger_mcauliffe.html The Challenger explosion left an indelible impression on Renee Sotile, who like so many starry-eyed students in 1986 had been captivated by a teacher who was among the crew heading to space. * NASA's Mars Rovers to Hit the Silver Screen http://www.space.com/entertainment/060119_ent_roving_mars.html NASA's hardy twin robots Spirit and Opportunity currently roving across the surface of Mars will be immortalized in a fresh documentary about their wildly successful mission. * New Horizons Documentary a 'Passport' to Space Planning, Politics and Passion http://www.space.com/entertainment/060114_passport_review.html This remarkable show flies out far ahead of the probe itself, giving viewers two critical insights into the "third realm" of the Solar System. * Gallery: Walking on the Moon in 3D http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=3594&gid=265&index=0 Take a sneak peek at scenes from the new IMAX movie Magnificent Desolation. * 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/ * Planetary Protection Study Group Mulls Life On Venus http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060221_venus_life.html * Milky Way vs. Andromeda: Study Settles Which Is More Massive http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060221_stues_dark_matter.html * Stardust Mission Yields Ancient Comet Dust http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060220_stardust_update.html * ESA Science Director Warns Against Risky Strategy http://www.space.com/spacenews/businessmonday_060220.html * Japan Launches New Satellite on Dual Mission http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sfn_060218_h2a_mtsat2.html * Reaching for the Edge: New Horizons Spacecraft Bound for Pluto http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/0601_pluto_newhorizons_archive.html * Complete Coverage Stardust Returns to Earth http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/0601_stardust_archive.html ----------------------------- * 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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