Today on SPACE.com --- Thursday August 10, 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: * Catch the Sky Falling: Peter Jenniskens, Meteor Storm Chaser * Star Observations Could Solve Cosmic Riddle * Hidden Star of Known Planet Found * Image of the Day: Typhoon Trio Spaceflight: * The First Female Space Tourist? U.S. Entrepreneur Determined to Reach Orbit * ISS Crew Gets a 'Kick' From Soccer Team Call * U.S. Space Pioneer James Van Allen Dies at 91 * Engineering Group to Restore Skylab Space Station Trainer * Mars Rover Inspects Beagle Crater * Atlantis Shuttle Crew Ready for Mission, Launch Rehearsal * NEW! Daily Space Trivia NEW! LiveScience.com * The Sex Quiz: Myths, Taboos and Bizarre Facts * The Biggest Popular Myths * Night Vision: How Snakes Get Clear Picture of Prey * New Architecture Inspired By Living Cells * The PC Turns 25, for Better or Worse * Ancient Fossilized Embryos Imaged in 3D NEW! Cool Stuff: * Gallery: Perseid Meteor Shower * Cool Space Wallpapers * VIDEO: Star Song: Eavesdropping on the Sun * Space Tourism: A Multimedia Special Report * New: Solar System Planets: The Best of Your Amazing Images * Gallery: Nebulas * Vote: The Best Space Movies * Vote Now: The Strangest Things in Space Plus... * Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky * Starry Night, TeamSETI ----------------------------------- Science/Astronomy: * Catch the Sky Falling: Peter Jenniskens, Meteor Storm Chaser http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_perseids_060810.html At the SETI Institute, Dr. Peter Jenniskens studies meteor showers in order to better understand comets and their contribution to the origin of life on Earth, as meteoroids are samples of the material that rained down on the Earth the carbon needed for life. * Star Observations Could Solve Cosmic Riddle http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060809_lithium_riddle.html A process similar to a conveyor belt transports heavy elements from the surface of stars into their interiors where they are destroyed, new observations suggest. * Hidden Star of Known Planet Found http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060808_ogle_star.html In 2003, astronomers discovered a planet outside our solar system by measuring the way light from a distant star warped around the new world's host star. * Image of the Day: Typhoon Trio http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_060809.html NASA's Aqua satellite caught three typhoons in one pass of the as the powerful storms churned across the Pacific Ocean this week. ----------------------------------- Spaceflight: * The First Female Space Tourist? U.S. Entrepreneur Determined to Reach Orbit http://www.space.com/news/060810_ansari_spaceprep.html For U.S. entrepreneur Anousheh Ansari, failure to reach space is not an option. * ISS Crew Gets a 'Kick' From Soccer Team Call http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060809_exp13_soccer.html Three astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) took a break in their orbital work Thursday for an apparently fun-filled phone call with soccer champions from Spain. * U.S. Space Pioneer James Van Allen Dies at 91 http://www.space.com/news/ap_060809_vanallen_obit.html Physicist James A. Van Allen, a leader in space exploration who discovered the radiation belts surrounding the Earth that now bear his name, died Wednesday. He was 91. * Engineering Group to Restore Skylab Space Station Trainer http://www.space.com/news/ap_060809_skylab_restoration.html In its glory days, the aluminum-and-steel hulk that sits outside the Alabama space museum was a training ground for astronauts who flew in America's first space station. * Mars Rover Inspects Beagle Crater http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060809_rovers_update.html Those industrious robots on MarsNASA's Spirit and Opportunity roversremain on duty as they gather new science data from their respective spots on the red planet. * Atlantis Shuttle Crew Ready for Mission, Launch Rehearsal http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060809_sts115_tcdt_updt.html With less than three weeks remaining before they rocket toward the International Space Station (ISS), six astronauts are looking forward to climbing inside their Atlantis shuttle Thursday for a launch dress rehearsal at NASA's Florida spaceport. * NEW! Daily Space Trivia http://www.space.com/php/trivia/ One of Today's 5 New Questions: Who logged the most space walk time for women astronauts in the 20th century? ---------------------------------- NEW! LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/ * 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. * 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. * Night Vision: How Snakes Get Clear Picture of Prey http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060810_snake_eyes.html Scientists have discovered how pit vipers can turn blurry blobs into useful images with striking clarity. * New Architecture Inspired By Living Cells http://www.livescience.com/othernews/060810_cell_building.html You don't need the Magic School Bus to head into a walled cell; you just need a plane ticket to the Far East where the first cell-shaped building will soon be erected. * The PC Turns 25, for Better or Worse http://www.livescience.com/technology/060809_IBM_25.html Aug. 12 marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of IBM's first personal computer, a landmark system that would spawn generations of clones and make IBM a household name. * Ancient Fossilized Embryos Imaged in 3D http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060809_worm_embryo.html A new imaging technique is giving scientists a rare and precious glimpse into the three-dimensional structure of tiny unborn creatures that were frozen in time more than 500 million years ago. ---------------------------------- NEW! Cool Stuff: * Gallery: Perseid Meteor Shower http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=3521&gid=260 Spectacular Perseid meteor shower photos from last year's show. * Cool Space Wallpapers http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/downloads/wallpapers/collection.php?collection=gregmartin Wallpaper Collection: Space and all its beauty (real and imagined) by Space Artist Greg Martin. * VIDEO: Star Song: Eavesdropping on the Sun http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=b010222_sp_starsong SOHO listens in on our Sun's "Heartbeat". To most of us, it sounds like the sun is just humming along. * Space Tourism: A Multimedia Special Report http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/earlyspacetourism/ Part One: Where Only A Few Folks Have Gone. * 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: Nebulas http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=3841&gid=279 Explore the beautiful nebulas of our universe, photos submitted by Space.com visitors! * 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. ---------------------------------- * 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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