Today on SPACE.com --- Friday July 28, 2006 -- http://www.space.com/
/------------------------------------- Advertisement: Space2Phone Register here to get space shuttle Discovery launch highlights delivered to your mobile instantly. The only mobile portal for space news and entertainment. http://www.space2phone.com/discovery_highlights.do -------------------------------------/ In today's issue: Science/Astronomy: * Six Not-So-Famous Summer Meteor Showers * Newfound Blob is Biggest Thing in the Universe * Hot New Idea: How Dead Stars Go Cold * Image of the Day: Wheel Within a Wheel Spaceflight: * Wet Wear: Aquanauts Test Spacesuit Concepts on Ocean Floor * STS-78 Astronaut Charles Brady, 54, Dies * Shuttle Atlantis Could Fly One Day Earlier, NASA Says * Rockot Booster Returns to Flight in Satellite Launch * Discovery's STS-121 Mission: NASA Made the Right Call * Space Station Astronauts Prepare for Aug. 3 Spacewalk * NEW! Daily Space Trivia NEW! LiveScience.com * New Gallery: Colorful Creations: Incredible Coral * The Sex Quiz: Myths, Taboos and Bizarre Facts * Trivia: The Dirty Jobs of Sharks * Spider Cries Out While Mating * New Type of Volcano Pops Up * Scientist: Inject Sulfur into Air to Battle Global Warming NEW! Cool Stuff: * VIDEO: All Eyes on Mars * UFO Wallpaper * Zoom In: Hubble's Deep Field * Gallery: Unique Aircraft * Vote Now: The Strangest Things in Space * Gallery: Casting Our Solar System In a New Light * Vote: The Best Space Movies * New! Search for Your Next Hi-Tech Job Opportunity Now! Plus... * Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky * Starry Night, TeamSETI ----------------------------------- Science/Astronomy: * Six Not-So-Famous Summer Meteor Showers http://www.space.com/spacewatch/060728_night_sky.html Anyone gazing up on a clear night sky this time of year for even a short length of time is likely to spot a few "shooting stars" darting across the sky. In general, the Earth encounters richer meteoric activity during the second half of the year. * Newfound Blob is Biggest Thing in the Universe http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060727_largest_object.html An enormous amoeba-like structure 200 million light-years wide and made up of galaxies and large bubbles of gas is the largest known object in the universe, scientists say. * Hot New Idea: How Dead Stars Go Cold http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060727_dead_stars.html A new study suggests that the mechanism behind the intense X-ray emissions generated by spinning stellar corpses known as pulsars needs revising. * Image of the Day: Wheel Within a Wheel http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_060727.html A spiral galaxy shines bright in the southern Constellation of Centaurus, but is just one of many in its patch of sky. ----------------------------------- Spaceflight: * Wet Wear: Aquanauts Test Spacesuit Concepts on Ocean Floor http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060728_neemo10_surface.html Six aquanauts will rise from the deep today after nearly a week stationed on the ocean floor testing spacesuit concepts for future Moon and Mars missions. * STS-78 Astronaut Charles Brady, 54, Dies http://www.space.com/news/cs_060727_brady_obit.html A retired NASA astronaut whose first and only space flight set a duration record for the space shuttle, has died. Capt. Charles E. Brady, Jr. (USN) was 54 when an extended illness claimed his life on July 23. * Shuttle Atlantis Could Fly One Day Earlier, NASA Says http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ft_060728_sts115_launchwindow.html NASA has moved up the launch window for shuttle Atlantis by one day. * Rockot Booster Returns to Flight in Satellite Launch http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sfn_060728_rockot_lnch.html A modified Russian military missile now sold commercially for space launches successfully completed the orbital delivery of a South Korean observation satellite today. * Discovery's STS-121 Mission: NASA Made the Right Call http://www.space.com/adastra/adastra_discovery_call_060727.html The difficult decision made recently by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin to launch the Space Shuttle Discovery, despite objections from NASA's safety chief and top engineer, demonstrated solid leadership and the very qualities America has always embodied - boldness and daring in the face of calculated risk. * Space Station Astronauts Prepare for Aug. 3 Spacewalk http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060727_exp13_preeva2.html Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will don NASA spacesuits Friday to rehearse an upcoming spacewalk that will prepare their orbital laboratory for future construction. * NEW! Daily Space Trivia http://www.space.com/php/trivia/ One of Today's 5 New Questions: What is space sight, a term coined by cosmonauts? ---------------------------------- NEW! LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/ * New Gallery: Colorful Creations: Incredible Coral http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=829&gid=53 The seas are ablaze with the amazing hues of these unusual animals and the creatures that depend on them. * 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. * Trivia: The Dirty Jobs of Sharks http://www.livescience.com/php/trivia/index.php?quiz=shark_jobs Portrayed as mean and random killers, sharks for the most part just quietly go about their humble jobs, often stuff no other creature wants to do. * Spider Cries Out While Mating http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060728_spider_sextalk.html LISTEN IN: Scientist records a female Physocylus globosus letting the male know what he should be doing. * New Type of Volcano Pops Up http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/060728_petit_spot.html A series of mysterious eruptions in the western Pacific could be caused by a new type of volcano, a new study suggests. * Scientist: Inject Sulfur into Air to Battle Global Warming http://www.livescience.com/environment/060727_inject_sulfur.html One way to curb global warming is to purposely shoot sulfur into the atmosphere, a scientists suggested today. ---------------------------------- NEW! Cool Stuff: * VIDEO: All Eyes on Mars http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=b050715_alleyes Why go to Mars? Because there may be life... * UFO Wallpaper http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/downloads/wallpapers/collection.php?collection=Wolfgang Download cool wallpapers of the alien invasion, created by space artist Wolfgang Sigl. * Zoom In: Hubble's Deep Field http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/zoomviewer/index.php?display_img=hubbledeepzoom This galaxy-studded view represents a "deep" core sample of the universe, cutting across billions of light-years. * Gallery: Unique Aircraft http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=2578&gid=203&index=0 Take a look at some of the coolest and most unique aircraft on the planet! * Vote Now: The Strangest Things in Space http://www.space.com/bestimg/?cat=strangest Now you can decide which is most bizarre. * Gallery: Casting Our Solar System In a New Light http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=50&gid=4&index=0 The more we look, the more we see -- swing by some of the freshest views of our solar system. * Vote: The Best Space Movies http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/spacemovies/ Is your favorite space movie on the list? 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