Today on SPACE.com --- Wednesday May 24, 2006 -- http://www.space.com/
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LiveScience.com * The Psychological Strain of Living Forever * Strange Circles of Light Explained * Machine Offers Sight to Some Blind People * New Glasses Require Piercing Bridge of Nose * Body Quiz 1: The Parts List * Visit Our Cool LiveScience Galleries * Amazing Images: Upload Your Cool Pictures Now! NEW! Cool Stuff: * VIDEO: Searching for SuperStars * Space Tourism: A Multimedia Special Report * Future Vision: Lunar Base Gallery * Vote: The Best of the Hubble Space Telescope * SPACE.com Reader Favorites * Amazing Images: Upload Yours Now and Even Buy a Poster! * 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... * Television's 'Space Cadet' Frankie Thomas Dies * 'Star Trek' Memorabilia Up for Bid * VOTE NOW: Rate Your Favorite Space Movies * New! Space.com's Stellar Blast * Race the Red Planet: Production Begins on Mars Mission Mini-Series * New Songs Added...Explore the SpaceBox! Recent Headlines: * Mars Rover Update: Spirit Hunkers Down, Opportunity on the Move * STS-121 at the Pad: NASA's Discovery Shuttle Reaches Launch Site * Powerful Telescope To Be Built In Chile * Four-Star Sight: The Celestial Diamond * China Moon Probe Readied for April '07 liftoff * 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 ----------------------------------- Science/Astronomy: * Voyager 2 Detects Odd Shape of Solar System's Edge http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060523_heliosphere_shape.html Voyager 2 could pass beyond the outermost layer of our solar system, called the "termination shock," sometime within the next year, NASA scientists announced at a media teleconference today. * Backyard Approach Finds Extrasolar Planet http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060523_science_tuesday.html Three years of scouring the skies with a "homemade" telescope fashioned from commercially available parts has finally paid off for astronomer Peter McCullough. * The End of Small Galaxies http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060521_dwarf_galaxy.html When the universe was young, countless dwarf galaxies formed, heating the universe and preventing the formation of more small galaxies, a new study suggests. * Image of the Day: Down the Tubes http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_060524.html The high-flying European Space Agency (ESA) Mars Express has imaged Pavonis Mons along with a set of what researchers believe are lava tubes on the red planet. ----------------------------------- Spaceflight: * The Grand SLAM: Rocketing Water to the Moon http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/060524_slam_moon.html A strikingly simple concept would provide efficient water provisions for human outposts/bases on the Moon. The idea is to repeatedly clobber our already crater-rich neighbor with tons of water iceto establish an "anywhere, anytime" delivery system. * ASTRONOTES: Florida Couple Finds Depleted Uranium in Old NASA Tool Box http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html A Putnam County couple got a startling surprise when they found a piece of depleted uranium at the bottom of a box of tools. * Delta 4 Rocket to Launch GOES-N Weather Satellite at 6:11 p.m. EDT http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sfn_060524_goesn_cntdwn.html The 330-foot tall mobile service tower has been retracted from the Boeing Delta 4 rocket at Cape Canaveral's launch pad 37B for today's liftoff to place the GOES-N weather satellite into Earth orbit. * After Long Delay, New Weather Satellite Again Set to Fly http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060523_goesn_prelaunch.html The first of an advanced batch of Earth-watching satellites is poised to rocket spaceward Wednesday after a year of delays that have plagued its weather forecasting mission. * Space News: GAO Warns Deep Space Network Ill-Equipped To Meet Future Demand http://www.space.com/spacenews/businessmonday_060521.html While NASA's Deep Space Network, an aging array of giant antennas used to communicate with spacecraft beyond low Earth orbit, is handling its current workload, upgrades are sorely needed before many more new missions are launched, according a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report due to be released May 22. * For Boeing, Next Delta 4 Rocket Launch Carries More Than a Satellite http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ft_060522_delta4_boeing.html Boeing's Delta 4 rocket is poised to return to flight this week for the first time in a year and a half, and there's more riding on the launch than the weather satellite on top. * NEW! Daily Space Trivia http://www.space.com/php/trivia/ One of Today's 5 New Questions: When was the first double rendezvous accomplished in space? ---------------------------------- NEW! LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/ * The Psychological Strain of Living Forever http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060524_immortality_psychology.html SPECIAL REPORT, PART 3: If we could live forever, would we enjoy life more or be bored to death? And would we still be human? * Strange Circles of Light Explained http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/060524_strange_lights.html According to various Web sites, for the past several years unusual and unexplainable circles of light have been observed in many towns and cities. They began in the United States, but soon spread throughout the world. * Machine Offers Sight to Some Blind People http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060523_vision_restored.html Now Goldring and a team of eye doctors, fellow researchers, and students have produced a "seeing machine" that allows the visually challenged to view the face of a friend, access the Internet, and "previsit" unfamiliar buildings [example]. * New Glasses Require Piercing Bridge of Nose http://www.livescience.com/scienceoffiction/060522_pierce_glasses.html Extreme solution? Perhaps no more so that getting your eyes lasered. And your glasses won't be slipping down your nose. * Body Quiz 1: The Parts List http://www.livescience.com/php/trivia/?quiz=bodyquiz1 Find out how little you know about yourself. * Visit Our Cool LiveScience Galleries http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/ Where Science comes to Life...Explore our incredible collection of science images! * Amazing Images: Upload Your Cool Pictures Now! http://www.livescience.com/amazingimages/ Upload your cool science images now. Get your own homepage, vote for your favorites and more! ---------------------------------- NEW! Cool Stuff: * VIDEO: Searching for SuperStars http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=b041217_super_star_promo Private and pro astronomers bag the biggest blasts the universe has to offer. * Space Tourism: A Multimedia Special Report http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/earlyspacetourism/noad_launch.html Part One: Where Only A Few Folks Have Gone * Future Vision: Lunar Base Gallery http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=1509&gid=124&index=0 A glimpse into how a future Moon base might look. * 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... * SPACE.com Reader Favorites http://www.space.com/readerfavorites/ Your favorite features, galleries, multimedia, video and more now all in one easy to find location! * 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! * 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/ * Television's 'Space Cadet' Frankie Thomas Dies http://www.space.com/entertainment/ap_060517_spacecadet.html Frankie Thomas, who became famous in the 1950s for his starring role in the TV children's show Tom Corbett, Space Cadet,'' has died. He was 85. * 'Star Trek' Memorabilia Up for Bid http://www.space.com/entertainment/ap_startrek_060518.html Christie's, the final frontier. These are the memorabilia of the "Star Trek" television shows and movies. Their missionto fetch the highest prices they can at auction. * VOTE NOW: Rate Your Favorite Space Movies http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/spacemovies/ Vote Now For Your Favorite Space Movie of All Time! * 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! * Race the Red Planet: Production Begins on Mars Mission Mini-Series http://www.space.com/entertainment/060511_raceredplan_miniseries.html Astronauts are stomping around Mars without ever leaving Earth in Canada, where filming is underway for an ambitious new documentary and mini-series that blur the line between science fact and fiction. * 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/ * Mars Rover Update: Spirit Hunkers Down, Opportunity on the Move http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060519_rovers_update.html * STS-121 at the Pad: NASA's Discovery Shuttle Reaches Launch Site http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060518_sts12_prerollout.html * Powerful Telescope To Be Built In Chile http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060519_ap_lsst_site.html * Four-Star Sight: The Celestial Diamond http://www.space.com/spacewatch/060519_night_sky.html * China Moon Probe Readied for April '07 liftoff http://www.space.com/news/060518_china_moon.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/ ----------------------------- * 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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