Today on SPACE.com --- Friday, September 8, 2006 -- http://www.space.com/
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Products for the inquiring mind. http://livesciencestore.com/index.html -------------------------------------/ In today's issue: Science/Astronomy: * Dark Skies Reveal Planet Uranus * Modified Backyard Telescopes Find Extrasolar Planet * Newfound Object Further Blurs Planet Definition * Planetary Politics: Protecting Pluto * Mars Rover Poised for Run at Victoria Crater * Huge Black Holes Stifle Star Formation * Clyde Tombaugh's Family Joins Protest of Pluto's Downgrade * Strange Space Pinwheels Spotted * Moon Crash Stirs Up Ideas For The Future Spaceflight: * Mission Atlantis: Errant Fuel Sensor Scrubs Shuttle Launch * After 40 Years, Star Trek 'Won't Die' * Shuttle Atlantis to Launch Without ISS Chef Special * Rocket Tests Planned for NASA's Next Spaceship LiveScience.com * Vote: Fantastic Tales: Urban Legends Debunked * NEW: Life's Little Mysteries: Why Do We God Bless a Sneeze? * Quiz: The State of the United States * Fossils Suggest Chaotic Recovery from Mass Extinction * Snoring Gets More Complex * Study: Summer is Getting Longer NEW! Cool Stuff: * New Gallery: Poised for Impact * Gallery: Best Views from the Space Shuttle * New! Great Space Quizzes: Shuttle Countdown * VOTE NOW: Most Amazing Galactic Images Ever * Hubble Space Telescope: Greatest Hits * VIDEO: Extreme Living: On Earth and Other Worlds * New Wallpaper: Spaceships * Vote: The Best Space Movies Plus... * Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky * Starry Night, TeamSETI ----------------------------------- Science/Astronomy: * Dark Skies Reveal Planet Uranus http://www.space.com/spacewatch/060908_night_sky.html Most people have seen the five brightest naked-eye planets, yet there is a sixth planet that can be spied without optical aidthe planet Uranus. Of course, you'll have to know exactly where to look for it. * Modified Backyard Telescopes Find Extrasolar Planet http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060908_draco_planet.html A planet slightly larger than Jupiter was recently spotted as it passed in front of a Sun-like star 500-light-years away. Called TrES-2, the new extrasolar planet is the second to be discovered using telescopes built from off-the-shelf components similar to those used by amateur stargazers. * Newfound Object Further Blurs Planet Definition http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060907_chrx73b.html The Hubble Space Telescope has spied one of the smallest objects ever detected around a normal star. The object further blurs the line between stars and planets and raises new questions about how planets should be defined outside our solar system. * Planetary Politics: Protecting Pluto http://www.space.com/searchforlife/060907_pluto_politics.html When the IAU voted to demote Pluto from the pantheon of planets, they generated a storm of protest from the public. Reclassifying Pluto as a "dwarf planet" did little to stem the criticism. From kindergarteners to grandparents, people love Pluto. Why do they love this tiny, icy globe? I'm not entirely sure, but it probably has a lot to do with third-grade science fair projects and an animated dog. * Mars Rover Poised for Run at Victoria Crater http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060907_rover_update.html It has been a long, hard drive on Mars for NASA's Opportunity rover. * Huge Black Holes Stifle Star Formation http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060905_science_tuesday.html Supermassive black holes play a stealthy role in two major types of galaxies in the universe, bulking up until they are big enough to effectively shut down the formation of new stars, scientists have found. * Clyde Tombaugh's Family Joins Protest of Pluto's Downgrade http://www.space.com/news/060905_pluto_protest.html Defenders of Pluto as a planet rallied at New Mexico State University last week, joined by the wife and son of Pluto's discoverer, Clyde Tombaugh. * Strange Space Pinwheels Spotted http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060904_mystery_monday.html The heart of one of the Milky Way galaxy's most massive star clusters harbors as many as five pinwheels, a strange and relatively newly discovered type of stellar object, astronomers say. * Moon Crash Stirs Up Ideas For The Future http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060904_smart-1_results.html In a flash it was over. The European Space Agency's (ESA) SMART-1 spacecraft punched into the Moon's barren surface early Sunday morning. It made an on-purpose plunge and is believed to have slammed into a hillside within the Lake of Excellence, a volcanic plain. ----------------------------------- Spaceflight: * Mission Atlantis: Errant Fuel Sensor Scrubs Shuttle Launch http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060908_sts115_launchscrub.html Last minute glitches continued to plague NASA's space shuttle Atlantis after an errant fuel tank sensor prevented the orbiter and its six-astronaut crew from rocketing towards the International Space Station (ISS) Friday. * After 40 Years, Star Trek 'Won't Die' After 40 Years, Star Trek 'Won't Die' It seems like the TV show that never dies. * Shuttle Atlantis to Launch Without ISS Chef Special http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060906_sts115_spacefood.html When NASA's shuttle Atlantis launches toward the International Space Station Wednesday, its six-astronaut crew will leave the chef special at home. * Rocket Tests Planned for NASA's Next Spaceship http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/060906_lockheed_orion.html With NASA's announcement that aerospace firm Lockheed Martin will build its shuttle successor Orion, the agency is forging ahead with a test flight plan for the rockets to launch those future vehicles spaceward. ---------------------------------- NEW! LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/ * Vote: Fantastic Tales: Urban Legends Debunked http://www.livescience.com/bestimg/index.php?cat=urbanlegends We invite you to vote on your favorite and most broken-telephoned urban legends out there. * NEW: Life's Little Mysteries: Why Do We God Bless a Sneeze? http://www.livescience.com/mysteries/ Why Do We God Bless a Sneeze? Find out, and return daily for investigations into the world around you. * Quiz: The State of the United States http://www.livescience.com/php/trivia/index.php?quiz=census See how well you do answering some of the U.S. Census Bureau's most-asked questions. * Fossils Suggest Chaotic Recovery from Mass Extinction http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060831_KT_biodiversity.html The asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs was harsh on plants and insects, too. Now scientists get insight into the spotty nature of their comebacks. * Snoring Gets More Complex http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060901_snoring.html Snoring is commonly caused by what scientists call sleep apnea. There are two types. * Study: Summer is Getting Longer http://www.livescience.com/environment/060831_hydro_cycle.html The lines between seasons are blurring and summer is getting longer in North America, a new study indicates. ---------------------------------- NEW! Cool Stuff: * New Gallery: Poised for Impact http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=4206&gid=302&index=0 Gallery of Moon shots by the doomed SMART-1 spacecraft. * Gallery: Best Views from the Space Shuttle http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=2777&gid=214&index=0 Check out this new gallery of cool views from past Shuttle missions. * New! Great Space Quizzes: Shuttle Countdown http://www.space.com/php/spacetrivia/index.php?quiz=SpaceShuttleCoun Take this 10-question Space Shuttle countdown quiz to test your knowledge about the steps to space. * 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. * Hubble Space Telescope: Greatest Hits http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=2&gid=1&index=0 The Hubble Space Telescope is a window on the universe. View these incredible images captured by the orbiting observatory. * 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? * New Wallpaper: Spaceships http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/downloads/wallpapers/collection.php?collection=hayhurst3 Take a trip into the future with cool spaceship images by Steve Hayhurst. * Vote: The Best Space Movies http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/spacemovies/ Is your favorite space movie on the list? Find out now! ---------------------------------- * SpaceTV: http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/spacetv/ * NightSky: http://www.space.com/spacewatch/ * Uplink: Share your opinion! http://uplink.space.com/ ------------------------------------- JOIN NOW! Sign-up For the National Space Society https://www.nss.org/membership/new_member_form.html It's because of members like YOU that we've been able to convince the U.S. President and many in Congress to continue our journey towards the stars! Sign up to become part of the greatest search in history! Join TeamSETI: http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_science_page.html Be a desktop astronomer! 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