Today on SPACE.com --- Monday August 7, 2006 -- http://www.space.com/
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The StarBlast, pint-sized in stature, is a real reflecting telescope that's super-simple to use and yet manufactured with the kind of quality you'd expect in more expensive models. http://www.telescope.com/coupon.jsp?code=IMS2501&URL=%2Fjump.jsp%3FitemID%3D4644%26itemType%3DPRODUCT%26path%3D1%252C2%252C4%252C8 -------------------------------------/ In today's issue: Science/Astronomy: * Universe Might be Bigger and Older than Expected * After 10 Years, Few Believe Life on Mars * Moon to Muscle in on Perseid Meteor Shower * Image of the Day: Two Moons in the Dark Spaceflight: * SPACE NEWS: Sirius Subscriber Forecast Up While XM Lowers Expectations * Space Tourism: Face Time with Earth * BLOG: Atlantis Shuttle Crew Bound for NASA Spaceport * Russian Proton Rocket Launches Communications Satellite into Space * Shut-Ins Wanted: Russia Seeks Volunteers for Simulated Mars Mission * NASA: Fuel Tank Foam Safe for Next Moon Rocket * NEW! Daily Space Trivia NEW! LiveScience.com * The Biggest Popular Myths * The Sex Quiz: Myths, Taboos and Bizarre Facts * Bad Breath: Causes and Cures * Ancient Syrian Settlements Seen in Spy Satellite Images * In 2021, You'll Enjoy Total Recall * X-rays Reveal Archimedes' Hidden Writings NEW! Cool Stuff: * New: Solar System Planets: The Best of Your Amazing Images * Gallery: Mars Base of the Future * Cosmic Wallpaper * Vote: The Best Space Movies * Video: A Meteoric Tale * Vote Now: The Strangest Things in Space * Amazing Images: Upload Yours Now and Even Buy a Poster! * New! Search for Your Next Hi-Tech Job Opportunity Now! Plus... * Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky * Starry Night, TeamSETI ----------------------------------- Science/Astronomy: * Universe Might be Bigger and Older than Expected http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060807_mm_huble_revise.html A project aiming to create an easier way to measure cosmic distances has instead turned up surprising evidence that our large and ancient universe might be even bigger and older than previously thought. * After 10 Years, Few Believe Life on Mars http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/ap_060806_mars_rock.html It was a science fiction fantasy come true: Ten years ago this summer, NASA announced the discovery of life on Mars. * Moon to Muscle in on Perseid Meteor Shower http://www.space.com/spacewatch/060804_night_sky.html Unfortunately, as luck would have it, 2006 will see the Moon will turn full on August 9 and will be at a rather bright waning gibbous phase a few nights later, seriously hampering observation of the peak of the Perseids, predicted to occur for the night of August 12-13. * Image of the Day: Two Moons in the Dark http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_060807.html Saturn's moons Rhea and Enceladus appear as slivers in the deep black of space in this view seen by the Cassini probe. ----------------------------------- Spaceflight: * SPACE NEWS: Sirius Subscriber Forecast Up While XM Lowers Expectations http://www.space.com/spacenews/businessmonday_060807.html Sirius Satellite Radio bested rival XM in new subscriptions for the third quarter in a row, and in a symbol of the two companies' changing fortunes, Sirius also revised its subscriber projections upward just days after XM Satellite Radio told financial analysts it was lowering its estimate for the number of subscribers it expects to have at the end of the year. * Space Tourism: Face Time with Earth http://www.space.com/news/060805_space_ecotourism.html Ask anybody that has blasted off Earth and shot into space the view out the window is tremendous. * BLOG: Atlantis Shuttle Crew Bound for NASA Spaceport http://www.livescience.com/blogs/author/tariqmalik The six astronauts set to ride NASA's Atlantis orbiter to the International Space Station (ISS) are expected to land at the agency's Florida spaceport at 5:00 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT) today for several days of training and a launch day dress rehearsal. * Russian Proton Rocket Launches Communications Satellite into Space http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sfn_060804_proton_cntdn.html SUCCESS. Eutelsat's Hot Bird 8 communications spacecraft has been successfully deployed by the Breeze M upper stage. * Shut-Ins Wanted: Russia Seeks Volunteers for Simulated Mars Mission http://www.space.com/news/060804_russia_520days.html Russia's space agency is seeking volunteers for a 520-day 'flight' to Mars and back. * NASA: Fuel Tank Foam Safe for Next Moon Rocket http://www.space.com/news/060804_cev_rocket.html Engineers designing the new U.S. moon rocket said Thursday they plan to cover part of it with the same type of foam that doomed Columbia and has been a problem throughout the space shuttle program. * NEW! Daily Space Trivia http://www.space.com/php/trivia/ One of Today's 5 New Questions: Which spacecraft crashed into the Moon while Armstrong and Aldrin were on the lunar surface? ---------------------------------- NEW! LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/ * 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. * 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. * Bad Breath: Causes and Cures http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060807_mm_bad_breath.html The latest research on the demons in your mouth and how to avoid the kiss of death. * Ancient Syrian Settlements Seen in Spy Satellite Images http://www.livescience.com/history/060807_syria_satellite.html Spy satellite images taken in the 1960s and declassified in the 1990s have been used to find ancient settlements in Syria. * In 2021, You'll Enjoy Total Recall http://www.livescience.com/technology/060806_popsci_recall.html Software will allow you to easily carry years' worth of searchable memories in your pocket. * X-rays Reveal Archimedes' Hidden Writings http://www.livescience.com/history/ap_060805_arch_text.html Previously hidden writings of the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes are being uncovered with powerful X-ray beams nearly 800 years after a Christian monk scrubbed off the text and wrote over it with prayers. ---------------------------------- NEW! Cool Stuff: * New: 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: Mars Base of the Future http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=1531&gid=126&index=0 Views of what a future Mars expedition might look like. * Cosmic Wallpaper http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/downloads/wallpapers/collection.php?collection=cosmic Download Out of this World Space Art for your Desktop. * Vote: The Best Space Movies http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/spacemovies/ Is your favorite space movie on the list? Find out now! * Video: A Meteoric Tale http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=b001120_sp_meteor Ancient Crater could reveal Earth's Atmospheric Secrets. * Vote Now: The Strangest Things in Space http://www.space.com/bestimg/?cat=strangest Now you can decide which is most bizarre. * 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! * 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! 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