Today on SPACE.com --- Tuesday August 8, 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: * Organic Molecules Found in Diverse Space Places * Hidden Star of Known Planet Found * British Theater Company Promises Shortened 'Star Wars' Epic * Universe Might be Bigger and Older than Expected * Image of the Day: Galactic Silver Dollar Spaceflight: * BLOG: Genesis-2 Inflatable Module Aims at January 2007 Launch * Atlantis Astronauts Arrive at NASA Spaceport for Launch Rehearsal * German Astronaut Breaks European Spaceflight Record * Former Astronaut John Glenn, Wife Recover From Car Accident * SPACE NEWS: Sirius Subscriber Forecast Up While XM Lowers Expectations * NEW! Daily Space Trivia NEW! LiveScience.com * The Biggest Popular Myths * The Sex Quiz: Myths, Taboos and Bizarre Facts * Sneaky Parasite Filmed While Infecting Blood Cells * Tens of Thousands Flee Filipino Volcano * The Bedbugs are Biting: Infestations Increase * Scientists Reverse Evolution, Reconstruct Ancient Gene NEW! Cool Stuff: * VIDEO: Extreme Living: On Earth and Other Worlds * Spacecraft Wallpaper * Top 10 Perseid Meteor Shower Facts * New: Solar System Planets: The Best of Your Amazing Images * Vote: The Best Space Movies * Vote Now: The Strangest Things in Space * Gallery: Mars Base of the Future * New! Search for Your Next Hi-Tech Job Opportunity Now! Plus... * Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky * Starry Night, TeamSETI ----------------------------------- Science/Astronomy: * Organic Molecules Found in Diverse Space Places http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060808_st_life_molecules.html A two-year survey of interstellar dust clouds has turned up eight organic molecules in both a stellar nursery and in a cold, starless region of space. * Hidden Star of Known Planet Found http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060808_ogle_star.html In 2003, astronomers discovered a planet outside our solar system by measuring the way light from a distant star warped around the new world's host star. * British Theater Company Promises Shortened 'Star Wars' Epic http://www.space.com/entertainment/ap_060808_starwars_short.html U.S. director George Lucas has given permission for the Star Wars'' saga, which lasted for over 13 hours, to be shortened to a production of just 20 minutes, officials from Britain's Reduced Shakespeare Company said Tuesday. * Universe Might be Bigger and Older than Expected http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060807_mm_huble_revise.html A project aiming to create an easier way to measure cosmic distances has instead turned up surprising evidence that our large and ancient universe might be even bigger and older than previously thought. * Image of the Day: Galactic Silver Dollar http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_060808.html Don't let its name fool you because the Silver Dollar Galaxy is worth its weight in gold. ----------------------------------- Spaceflight: * BLOG: Genesis-2 Inflatable Module Aims at January 2007 Launch http://www.livescience.com/blogs/author/leonarddavid A Genesis-2 launch is now slated for January, space module mogul, Robert Bigelow of Bigelow Aerospace in Las Vegas, Nevada, stated in a new communiqué. * Atlantis Astronauts Arrive at NASA Spaceport for Launch Rehearsal http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ft_060808_sts115_tcdt_arrival.html Destined to resume construction of the International Space Station, the Atlantis astronauts this week face a key pre-launch test a practice countdown at Kennedy Space Center. * German Astronaut Breaks European Spaceflight Record http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060807_exp13_reiter_record.html Germany has a new spaceflight champion in Thomas Reiter, who is now setting a daily record aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for the most time spent in space by a European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut. * Former Astronaut John Glenn, Wife Recover From Car Accident http://www.space.com/news/ap_060807_glenn_accident.html Former senator and astronaut John Glenn and his wife, Annie, were discharged Sunday from a hospital where they had been recovering from what he called a very serious'' car accident. * SPACE NEWS: Sirius Subscriber Forecast Up While XM Lowers Expectations http://www.space.com/spacenews/businessmonday_060807.html Sirius Satellite Radio bested rival XM in new subscriptions for the third quarter in a row, and in a symbol of the two companies' changing fortunes, Sirius also revised its subscriber projections upward just days after XM Satellite Radio told financial analysts it was lowering its estimate for the number of subscribers it expects to have at the end of the year. * NEW! Daily Space Trivia http://www.space.com/php/trivia/ One of Today's 5 New Questions: Who was the first Japanese astronaut to make a space-walk? ---------------------------------- NEW! LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/ * The Biggest Popular Myths http://www.livescience.com/bestimg/?cat=myths LiveScience explores some of the most familiar wives tales and urban legends, plus some that sound dubious but which turn out to be true. Vote for your favorite. * The Sex Quiz: Myths, Taboos and Bizarre Facts http://www.livescience.com/php/trivia/index.php?quiz=sex Find out how little you know about the history and reality of procreation. * Sneaky Parasite Filmed While Infecting Blood Cells http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060808_sneaky_parasite.html The malaria parasite has dodged the human immune system for centuries. In a new video, scientists see why. * Tens of Thousands Flee Filipino Volcano http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/060808_philippine_volcano.html A volcano in the Philippines sent six explosions of ash about a half mile into the air Monday, prompting authorities to warn that an eruption appeared imminent and to evacuate tens of thousands of people. * The Bedbugs are Biting: Infestations Increase http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060807_ap_bedbugs_rise.html After waking up one night in sheets teeming with tiny bugs, Josh Benton couldn't sleep for months and kept a flashlight and can of Raid with him in bed. * Scientists Reverse Evolution, Reconstruct Ancient Gene http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060807_gene_reconstruct.html It's not Jurassic Park, but scientists have reconstructed a 530-million-year-old gene by piecing together key portions of two modern genes descended from it. ---------------------------------- NEW! Cool Stuff: * VIDEO: Extreme Living: On Earth and Other Worlds http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=b010117_sp_extremelife Life thrives in Earth's harshest places. Could it exist elsewhere? * Spacecraft Wallpaper http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/downloads/wallpapers/collection.php?collection=spacecraft Put new spacecraft wallpaper on your Desktop! * Top 10 Perseid Meteor Shower Facts http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/top10_perseidsfacts.html The Perseid Meteor Shower peaks Aug. 11-12. Read some fascinating facts about the Perseids... * New: Solar System Planets: The Best of Your Amazing Images http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=4131&gid=296&index=0 Amateur photographers focus in on the planets in our solar system. * Vote: The Best Space Movies http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/spacemovies/ Is your favorite space movie on the list? Find out now! * Vote Now: The Strangest Things in Space http://www.space.com/bestimg/?cat=strangest Now you can decide which is most bizarre. * Gallery: Mars Base of the Future http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=1531&gid=126&index=0 Views of what a future Mars expedition might look like. * 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. ---------------------------------- * 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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