Today on SPACE.com --- Thursday June 8, 2006 -- http://www.space.com/
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LiveScience.com * Volcano Quiz, Part 2 * New Gallery: Rare and Exotic Birds * The Physics of Glass Just Got Blurry * New Human Bone Made of Seaweed and Crustaceans * 666-Legged Creature Rediscovered * Dwarf Dinosaur Discovered NEW! Cool Stuff: * VIDEO: Pulsars: Death and Rebirth * VOTE NOW: Most Amazing Galactic Images Ever * Gallery: Space Stations as Art * Gallery: Great Space Art * Amazing Images: Upload Yours Now and Even Buy a Poster! * NEW! Compete, Cooperate or Get Grounded! * New! SPACE.com's Stellar Blast * New! Search for Your Next Hi-Tech Job Opportunity Now! Plus... * Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky * Starry Night, TeamSETI ----------------------------------- Science/Astronomy: * Maturity of Farthest Galaxy Cluster Surprises Astronomers http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060608_galaxy_cluster.html A ghostly blue blob amid a swarm of red dots in a new cosmic image is the superhot intergalactic gas permeating the space within the most distant cluster of galaxies found to date. * Mars Analog on Earth: Taking a Trek in the Outback http://www.space.com/searchforlife/0seti_outback_060608.html Astrobiologists explore extreme environments on Earth to understand life. They seek to understand the origin and evolution of life here in order to develop tools and strategies for seeking life on Mars, Europa, and beyond. * Star's Planets Might Have Mountains of Diamonds http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060607_carbon_excess.html Scientists have detected large amounts of carbon gas in a newly forming solar system around Beta Pictoris, a nearby young star. * Andromeda Revealed: New Closeups of Our Galactic Neighbor http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060606_andromeda_revealed.html A flurry of new images from ground and space telescopes is refining astronomers' ideas about the Milky Way's galactic neighbor Andromeda. * Image of the Day: Uh Oh! Wheel Spin on Mars http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_060608.html NASA's Opportunity Rover is stuck in a rut on Mars. ----------------------------------- Spaceflight: * Space Adventures Confirms Fourth Space Tourist http://www.space.com/news/060607_iss_ansari.html Japanese entrepreneur Daisuke 'Dice-K' Enomoto is officially confirmed to become the world's fourth space tourist later this year, Space Adventures announced today. * Mars Science Laboratory: Engineers, Scientists Tackle Challenges http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/060607_msl_scientists.html Picking where to land the next wheeled robot on Mars is a formidable taskbut plunking down a $1.5 billion rover on the planet safe, sound and ready for prime-time science is also a daunting job. * ASTRONOTES: Launch of Bigelow Module Delayed http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html Word from Bigelow Aerospace is that launch of their prototype inflatable module is being delayed. * Space Advocates Take Message to Congress http://www.space.com/adastra/adastra_seablitz_060606.html As the congressional markup of the NASA budget approaches, the Space Exploration Alliance (SEA) launched its 2006 Space Blitz on Congress Monday demonstrating grassroots, citizen support for space exploration. * Faulty Electrical Box Won't Delay Discovery Launch http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ft_sts121_box.html A faulty electronics box will be replaced on one of shuttle Discovery's solid rocket boosters, but the work won't delay NASA plans to launch its second post-Columbia flight July 1. * NEW! Daily Space Trivia http://www.space.com/php/trivia/ One of Today's 5 New Questions: Which U.S. program was the first to provide private radio calls for astronauts and their families? ---------------------------------- NEW! LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/ * Volcano Quiz, Part 2 http://www.livescience.com/php/trivia/?quiz=volcano2 In this second of two quizzes, we further test your knowledge of the world's biggest blow-outs. * New Gallery: Rare and Exotic Birds http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=739&gid=48&index=0 These images by LiveScience readers are not your everyday pets! * The Physics of Glass Just Got Blurry http://www.livescience.com/technology/060608_glass_transition.html A new study questions a longstanding assumption about the strange nature of see-through materials. * New Human Bone Made of Seaweed and Crustaceans http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060608_living_cement.html Seaweed, crustacean shells, and a patient's own cells may allow doctors to improve bone grafts. * 666-Legged Creature Rediscovered http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060607_leggy_millipede.html She is all legs and after 27 years, she is showing not one but 666 of her rarely seen limbs. * Dwarf Dinosaur Discovered http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060607_dwarf_dino.html Scientists have unearthed what they consider to be a dwarf species of dinosaur. The beast was still bigger than a horse. ---------------------------------- NEW! Cool Stuff: * VIDEO: Pulsars: Death and Rebirth http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=pulsars It's ten times the weight of the Sun. It's only the size of a city. * * 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: Space Stations as Art http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=1520&gid=125&index=0 Glimpse at Mir, the International Space Station and future homes for astronauts. * Gallery: Great Space Art http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=2636&gid=206&index=0 Totally out of this world: Illustrated views of the world of space. * Amazing Images: Upload Yours Now and Even Buy a Poster! http://www.space.com/amazingimages/ Upload your cool science and space-themed images now. 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