Today on SPACE.com --- Tuesday August 22, 2006 -- http://www.space.com/
/------------------------------------- Advertisement: Prison Break Break in. Break out. Save your brother's life. The breakout hit Prison Break season 1 on DVD now. http://www.prisonbreakdvd.com/ -------------------------------------/ In today's issue: Science/Astronomy: * Moon Chemistry Confirms Violent Origin * Colossal Cosmic Collision Reveals Mysterious Dark Matter * Missing Gas Found in Milky Way * Sun's Next Stormy Cycle Starts * Details Emerge on Plan to Demote Pluto * Image of the Day: Angry Ubinas Spaceflight: * NASA Chief Prepares for China Visit * Orbital Dreams: New Launch Site in Hand for Private Spaceflight Firm * Japanese Space Tourist Pulled from ISS Flight for Medical Reasons * Shuttle Atlantis Set for Thursday Countdown * NEW! Daily Space Trivia NEW! LiveScience.com * Gallery: The World's Tallest Buildings * New Gallery: Freaky Fish * Venomous Fish Outnumber Snakes * Circumcision: Fact, Fiction and Hype * Ant Power: The World's Fastest Bite * Claim of 'Hobbit' Species Discounted NEW! Cool Stuff: * New Gallery: Prepping Atlantis * Video: STS-115: First Tasks * Gallery: The New Solar System * VOTE NOW: Most Amazing Galactic Images Ever * Gallery: Solar Flares * Zoom In: Earth to the Moon * Top 10 Alien Abduction Movies of All Time! * New! Search for Your Next Hi-Tech Job Opportunity Now! Plus... * Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky * Starry Night, TeamSETI ----------------------------------- Science/Astronomy: * Moon Chemistry Confirms Violent Origin http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060822_science_tuesday.html The mystery of how Earth got its Moon is one step closer to being solved. * Colossal Cosmic Collision Reveals Mysterious Dark Matter http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060821_dark_matter.html New observations of a great big cosmic collision provide the best evidence yet that invisible and mysterious dark matter really does exist. * Missing Gas Found in Milky Way http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060821_mystery_monday.html The true abundance in the Milky Way of a heavy, primordial form of hydrogen has eluded scientists for decades, but it turns out that huge quantities of it have been hidden in the dust that is scattered between stars. * Sun's Next Stormy Cycle Starts http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060818_sun_cycle.html Astronomers say the Sun has begun its next cycle of activity, part of an 11-year ebb and flow in sunspots and solar flares. * Details Emerge on Plan to Demote Pluto http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060819_new_proposal.html So a second proposal was put forth that would demote Pluto to a non-planet status, as first reported yesterday by SPACE.com. * Image of the Day: Angry Ubinas http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_060821.html The South American Ubinas volcano spews a thick plume of smoke as International Space Station astronauts look on. ----------------------------------- Spaceflight: * NASA Chief Prepares for China Visit http://www.space.com/news/060822_griffin_china.html NASA's Mike Griffin is set for his own personal space travel trek next month, flying overseas to Russia, Japan, and China. * Orbital Dreams: New Launch Site in Hand for Private Spaceflight Firm http://www.space.com/news/060821_planetspace_capebreton.html A U.S.-Canadian venture to develop suborbital and orbital rocket ships has found a new launch site along the Atlantic coastline of Nova Scotia. * Japanese Space Tourist Pulled from ISS Flight for Medical Reasons http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060821_dicek_spacetourist.html A board of Russian medics has deemed a Japanese businessman who has been preparing to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) as a tourist on board of a Russian crew craft unfit to fly to space, a Russian official said Monday. * Shuttle Atlantis Set for Thursday Countdown http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ft_060821_sts115_precntdwn.html NASA is poised to pick up the countdown to launch of shuttle Atlantis this week after swapping out two suspect bolts securing a key communications antenna inside the ship's cargo bay. * NEW! Daily Space Trivia http://www.space.com/php/trivia/ One of Today's 5 New Questions: What is the name of the rock and roll band whose players are all astronauts? ---------------------------------- NEW! LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/ * Gallery: The World's Tallest Buildings http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=118&gid=10 The World's Tallest Buildings, as measured from the street level to the structural top. * New Gallery: Freaky Fish http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=847&gid=54 Some of the stranger finned creatures of the deep. * Venomous Fish Outnumber Snakes http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060822_venomous_fish.html It's a good thing fish wouldn't survive long if loose on a plane. * Circumcision: Fact, Fiction and Hype http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060822_bad_circumcision.html Once favored as a means to reduce the risk of infections, then shunned as unnecessary and painful, the cut is back and looking better than ever. * Ant Power: The World's Fastest Bite http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060821_ant_jaws.html VIDEO: Trap-jaw ants use their mandibles to crush prey or as a propulsion system to soar into the air. * Claim of 'Hobbit' Species Discounted http://www.livescience.com/othernews/060821_hobbit_not.html Skeletal remains said to be that of a new "hobbit" species in 2004 do not represent a new species as then claimed. ---------------------------------- NEW! Cool Stuff: * New Gallery: Prepping Atlantis http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=4176&gid=299 NASA has prepared the shuttle Atlantis for its 11-day flight and rolled it out to Launch Pad 39B on Aug. 2, 2006. * Video: STS-115: First Tasks http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=STS-115_FirstTasks Atlantis' first days in orbit will be busy! Lead Flight Director Paul Dye narrates his animated preview. * Gallery: The New Solar System http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=4162&gid=298 The IAU has proposed a new definition for planets that brings the tally to 12. See them all! * 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. * Gallery: Solar Flares http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=3262&gid=243&index=0 HOT STUFF! A look at some tremendous explosions on the surface of the Sun. * Zoom In: Earth to the Moon http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/zoomviewer/index.php?display_img=earth_globe Take a ride from Earth to the Moon...zoom in now! * Top 10 Alien Abduction Movies of All Time! http://www.space.com/entertainment/top10_alienabductionmovies.html Here's our look at ten of our favorite 'Alien Abduction' movies straight from Hollywood, the alien capital of the world. * 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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