Today on SPACE.com --- Thursday August 3, 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: * Object Survives Being Swallowed by a Star * 'Star Trek' Collectibles Begin Pre-Auction Tour * Habitable Planet Possible Around Nearby Star System * Image of the Day: Covered In Martian Dust Spaceflight: * Heading Out: ISS Astronauts to Make Spacewalk Today * ISS Spotlight: New Tool to Protect Astronauts Against Orbital Shocks * NASA Scrambling to Compensate for Deep Space Network Breakdown * Rocketbelts: High Time For New Technology * After Weather Delays, Space Shuttle Atlantis Reaches Launch Pad * Russia Suspends Dnepr Launches Pending Crash Investigation, Cleanup * NEW! Daily Space Trivia NEW! LiveScience.com * Medieval Justice Not So Medieval * Vote: The Biggest Popular Myths * Trivia: The Dirty Jobs of Sharks * The Sex Quiz: Myths, Taboos and Bizarre Facts * Digging up Dinosaurs ... and Keeping the Bones * Hawaiian Temples Much Older Than Thought NEW! Cool Stuff: * Solar System Planets: The Best of Your Amazing Images * Gallery: Building the International Space Station * Gallery: Spitzer's Infrared Views of the Cosmos * Wallpaper: Visions of the Future * Mars Madness: A Multimedia Adventure! * Vote: The Best Space Movies * Vote Now: The Strangest Things in Space * New! Search for Your Next Hi-Tech Job Opportunity Now! Plus... * Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky * Starry Night, TeamSETI ----------------------------------- Science/Astronomy: * Object Survives Being Swallowed by a Star http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060802_swallow_dwarf.html Long before the Bible's tale of Jonah being swallowed by a whale, a small wannabe star emerged intact after being engulfed by a neighboring giant star, scientists say. * 'Star Trek' Collectibles Begin Pre-Auction Tour http://www.space.com/entertainment/ap_060802_trek_memorabilia.html Star Trek'' memorabilia spanning four decades including Vulcan jewelry and Starfleet mini-dresses went on display Wednesday in London in preparation for the first official auction of studio items from the sci-fi phenomenon. * Habitable Planet Possible Around Nearby Star System http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060801_science_tuesday.html Someday astronomers will likely create a long list of Sun-like stars with Earth-like planets around them. But technology has yet to reveal such worlds, instead allowing the detection only of much larger planets. * Image of the Day: Covered In Martian Dust http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_060803.html NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's rock abrasion tool is covered in reddish dust during a recent soil-brushing experiment. ----------------------------------- Spaceflight: * Heading Out: ISS Astronauts to Make Spacewalk Today http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060803_exp13_prespacewalk2.html Two astronauts are set to step outside the International Space Station (ISS) today with only spacesuits for protection against the harsh vacuum of their surroundings during more than six hours of orbital work. * ISS Spotlight: New Tool to Protect Astronauts Against Orbital Shocks http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/ap_060803_exp13_fpmu.html A sensor created by Utah State University engineers is up in space to protect astronauts against unwanted shocks. * NASA Scrambling to Compensate for Deep Space Network Breakdown http://www.space.com/news/060802_dsn_problems.html NASA project managers are meeting daily to figure out how to avoid losing mission data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) and the Cassini spacecraft as a result of a longer than planned shutdown of one of the three antennas that comprise Deep Space Network (DSN), agency officials said today. * Rocketbelts: High Time For New Technology http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/060802_rocket_belt.html Next month, for the first time in public, members of the original Bell Aerospace rocketbelt team are meeting modern day rocketbelt engineers, builders, and pilots from around the worldenthusiasts that are keen on keeping the dream alive and high-flying. * After Weather Delays, Space Shuttle Atlantis Reaches Launch Pad http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060802_sts115_rollout.html After two stalled attempts, NASA's space shuttle Atlantis rolled out to its Florida launch pad Wednesday as workers ready the space plane for a planned liftoff later this month. * Russia Suspends Dnepr Launches Pending Crash Investigation, Cleanup http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060801_dnepr_investigation.html Future launches of a converted ballistic missile now used to loft satellites spaceward are on hold as investigators hunt for clues to learn why the Dnepr rocket crashed on the steppes of Kazakhstan last week, according to Russian wire reports. * NEW! Daily Space Trivia http://www.space.com/php/trivia/ One of Today's 5 New Questions: Whom did the media refer to as the astronauts' personal physician? ---------------------------------- NEW! LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/ * Medieval Justice Not So Medieval http://www.livescience.com/history/060803_medieval_torture.html Punishments for offenses in those days were perhaps even more sensible and humane than they are now, say some historians. * Vote: The Biggest Popular Myths http://www.livescience.com/bestimg/?cat=myths LiveScience explores some of the most familiar wives tales and urban legends, plus some that sound dubious but which turn out to be true. Vote for your favorite. * 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. * 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. * Digging up Dinosaurs ... and Keeping the Bones http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060802_hell_creek.html In sweltering heat, dozens of amateurs swing pickaxes at 65-million-year-old rock, searching for ancient treasure on private land. * Hawaiian Temples Much Older Than Thought http://www.livescience.com/history/060801_hawaii_history.html Ancient Hawaiians also did more remodeling than researchers knew, a new study finds. ---------------------------------- NEW! Cool Stuff: * Solar System Planets: The Best of Your Amazing Images http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=4131&gid=296&index=0 Amateur photographers focus in on the planets in our solar system. * Gallery: Building the International Space Station http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=3685&gid=270&index=0 Five years in the making: Assembly of the Space Station one piece at a time. * Gallery: Spitzer's Infrared Views of the Cosmos http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=3725&gid=272&index=0 Welcome to the world of infrared astronomy - - take an incredible journey through the cosmos! * Wallpaper: Visions of the Future http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/downloads/wallpapers/collection.php?collection=drobinson2 Download cool space exploration wallpapers from Award-winning Space Artist David Robinson. * Mars Madness: A Multimedia Adventure! http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/marsmadness/ Take a journey to the Red Planet with this new multimedia adventure! * Vote: The Best Space Movies http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/spacemovies/ Is your favorite space movie on the list? Find out now! * Vote Now: The Strangest Things in Space http://www.space.com/bestimg/?cat=strangest Now you can decide which is most bizarre. * 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! 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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