Today on SPACE.com --- Tuesday April 25, 2006 -- http://www.space.com/
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In today's issue:
Science/Astronomy:
* Mars Rovers Power On
* Rush Limbaugh Mixes Science with Comedy
* Black Holes are Actually Green
* Interstellar Deathray Not Likely to Hit Earth
* Image of the Day: An Efficient Space Eater
Spaceflight:
* Shuttle Fuel Tank to Meet Boosters for NASA's STS-121 Flight
* NASA Scrubs Launch of CloudSat, CALIPSO Satellites Due to High Winds
* Russian Cargo Ship Begins Trip to Space Station
* Internet Mapping Portal Competition Benefits Satellite Imagery Businesses
* ASTRONOTES: Russia to Train Malaysian Astronauts for Spaceflight
* NEW! Daily Space Trivia
NEW! LiveScience.com
* NEW! LiveScience Blogs
* Reader's Favorite
* Vote Now: The Greatest Modern Minds
* Zacarias Moussaoui: Wicked But Not Schizophrenic
* Letters in All Writing Systems Traced Back to Nature
* Thoughts of Mortality Turn Pacifists into Killers
* New Gallery: New Amphibian Tree of Life
* Visit Our Cool LiveScience Galleries
NEW! Cool Stuff:
* New Gallery: Cassini's Latest Discoveries
* Video: Spacewalking in Water
* Vote: The Best of the Hubble Space Telescope
* Amazing Images: Upload Yours Now and Even Buy a Poster!
* New Gallery: Amazing Galaxies: Great Backyard Images
* SPACE.com Reader Favorites
* 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...
* 'Star Trek' to Return with 'Mission Impossible: 3' Director at Helm
* VOTE NOW: Rate Your Favorite Space Movies
* Rocket Science Pioneer Nabs Museum Spotlight
* New! Space.com's Stellar Blast
* Cosmic Collisions: A Striking New Planetarium Show
* New Songs Added...Explore the SpaceBox!
Recent Headlines:
* California Lawmakers Back Mojave Spaceport Growth
* NASA Tweaks Flight Plan for Next Shuttle Launch
* Atlas 5 Rocket Launches European Satellite into Orbit
* A Celestial Sight that's Wigged Out
* 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
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Science/Astronomy:
* Mars Rovers Power On
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060425_rovers_update.html
Those long-lived NASA Mars roversSpirit and Opportunityremain in fairly good
shape, with one robot in survival mode as martian winter arrives while its twin
snakes its way across a taxing terrain of sand dunes to reach a striking target.
* Rush Limbaugh Mixes Science with Comedy
http://www.livescience.com/blogs/author/pedrobraganca
Rush Limbaugh, the conservative talks show host, proves that science can be
twisted to support any viewpoint.
* Black Holes are Actually Green
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060424_green_blackhole.html
A new study finds that the supermassive black holes at the hearts of some
galaxies are the most fuel efficient engines in the universe.
* Interstellar Deathray Not Likely to Hit Earth
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060424_mm_star_deathray.html
Doomsayers and Chicken Little types can now rest a little easier. Scientists
say the chances of our planet being struck by high energy gamma ray burst are
close to nil.
* Image of the Day: An Efficient Space Eater
http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_060425.html
A supermassive black hole at the center of the active galactic nuclei NGC 4696
is an efficient eater of space material.
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Spaceflight:
* Shuttle Fuel Tank to Meet Boosters for NASA's STS-121 Flight
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ft_060425_sts121_et_premate.html
NASA aims to start connecting a redesigned external tank and two rocket
boosters today while managers consider data that shows extra safety
modifications might be needed before the agency's next shuttle flight.
* NASA Scrubs Launch of CloudSat, CALIPSO Satellites Due to High Winds
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060425_cloudsat_scrub.html
Two NASA satellites designed to make unprecedented measurements of Earth's
clouds and atmosphere must wait yet another day to begin their mission after a
high winds prevented their launch early Tuesday.
* Russian Cargo Ship Begins Trip to Space Station
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060424_exp13_prog21_launch.html
A Russian cargo ship packed with new equipment, fresh food, a golf club and
crustaceans blasted into space Monday on a two-day trek to the International
Space Station (ISS).
* Internet Mapping Portal Competition Benefits Satellite Imagery Businesses
http://www.space.com/spacenews/businessmonday_060424.html
As companies with Internet mapping portals such as Yahoo and Google struggle to
one-up each other with newer features and easier navigation, satellite imagery
companies are taking advantage of that competition and finally seeing a
commercial market for their products.
* ASTRONOTES: Russia to Train Malaysian Astronauts for Spaceflight
http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html
Two Malaysian cosmonauts will start training for a journey to the International
Space Station in Russia in the summer of 2006, a source in the Russian
delegation to the DSA-2006 weapons show in Kuala Lumpur announced on Monday.
* NEW! Daily Space Trivia
http://www.space.com/php/trivia/
One of Today's 5 New Questions: Which Apollo crew was the first to transmit
color television from the Moon?
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http://www.livescience.com/
* NEW! LiveScience Blogs
http://www.livescience.com/blogs/
Your daily dose of science scuttlebutt. Click now to explore more!
* Reader's Favorite
http://www.livescience.com/readerfavorites/index.html
Here are your favorite features. Return often to see what's hot!
* Vote Now: The Greatest Modern Minds
http://www.livescience.com/bestimg/?cat=genius
Pick the biggest brain of the past 500 years!
* Zacarias Moussaoui: Wicked But Not Schizophrenic
http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060425_bad_moussaoui.html
Bad Medicine: The questionable diagnosis only adds to a longstanding
misconception that schizophrenia is a disease of split personalities and
violence.
* Letters in All Writing Systems Traced Back to Nature
http://www.livescience.com/othernews/060425_letter_shapes.html
The shapes of letters in all languages are derived from common forms in nature,
according to a new hypothesis.
* Thoughts of Mortality Turn Pacifists into Killers
http://www.livescience.com/othernews/060424_extreme_action.html
Americans and Iranians have something in common: Thoughts of death increase the
willingness of people from both nations to inflict harm on citizens of the
other nation.
* New Gallery: New Amphibian Tree of Life
http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=685&gid=45&index=0
American Museum of Natural History biologists and colleagues have radically
revised understanding of amphibian evolution with a whole new taxonomy system.
* Visit Our Cool LiveScience Galleries
http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/
Where Science comes to Life...Explore our incredible collection of science
images!
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NEW! Cool Stuff:
* New Gallery: Cassini's Latest Discoveries
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=3986&gid=287
The Cassini probe made some remarkable discoveries while orbiting Saturn, its
moons and rings.
* Video: Spacewalking in Water
http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=b011128_sp_nbl
Todd Halvorson tours the NBL Spacewalker Swimming Pool.
* Vote: The Best of the Hubble Space Telescope
http://www.space.com/bestimg/index.php?cat=hst
Vote now for the best Hubble image of all time...
* Amazing Images: Upload Yours Now and Even Buy a Poster!
http://www.space.com/amazingimages/
Upload your cool science and space-themed images now. Get your own homepage,
vote for your favorites and more!
* New Gallery: Amazing Galaxies: Great Backyard Images
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=3971&gid=286
Spectacular views submitted by SPACE.com visitors.
* SPACE.com Reader Favorites
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Entertainment: Movies, Television, DVD, Games and much more...
http://www.space.com/entertainment/
* 'Star Trek' to Return with 'Mission Impossible: 3' Director at Helm
http://www.space.com/entertainment/ap_060421_trek_filmreturn.html
Mission Impossible III'' director J.J. Abrams is going from Cruise control to
warp speed.
* VOTE NOW: Rate Your Favorite Space Movies
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/spacemovies/
Vote Now For Your Favorite Space Movie of All Time!
* Rocket Science Pioneer Nabs Museum Spotlight
http://www.space.com/entertainment/ap_060420_goddard_museum_ent.html
He was a sickly boy, often bedridden with tuberculosis, who passed the time
with fantastical stories by Jules Verne and H.G. Wells that made his mind
imagine otherworldly exploration.
* New! Space.com's Stellar Blast
http://www.space.com/games/
Take a ride on an intergalactic shoot 'em up or choose from many more new games!
* Cosmic Collisions: A Striking New Planetarium Show
http://www.space.com/entertainment/060317_cosmiccollision.html
'Cosmic Collisions', the new show at American Museum of Natural History's
Hayden Planetarium in New York offers some great solar physics, but plays it
safe with the type of catastrophe such events bring.
* 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!
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Recent Headlines:
http://www.space.com/news/
* California Lawmakers Back Mojave Spaceport Growth
http://www.space.com/news/060421_mojave_cash.html
* NASA Tweaks Flight Plan for Next Shuttle Launch
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060421_sts121_update.html
* Atlas 5 Rocket Launches European Satellite into Orbit
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sfn_060421_astra1kr_launchwrap.html
* A Celestial Sight that's Wigged Out
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/060421_night_sky.html
* 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/
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