Today on SPACE.com --- Wednesday August 30, 2006 -- http://www.space.com/
/------------------------------------- Advertisement: Visit the LiveScience Store Cool Gifts, Gadgets, and Gear. Products for the inquiring mind. http://livesciencestore.com/index.html -------------------------------------/ In today's issue: Science/Astronomy: * James Van Allen's Last Science Paper * Mars Clouds Higher Than Any On Earth * Strange Pulsing Star Puzzles Astronomers * Image of the Day: TS Ernesto Spaceflight: * Mars Orbiter Ready to Begin Engine Burn * Recent CubeSat Losses Spur Renewed Development * NASA Again Plans for September Shuttle Launch * Moon, Mars, Asteroids: NASA's Griffin Charts Vision Strategy * New Survey Takes the Pulse of Public Space Travel * Space News: NASA Places $500 Million Bet on Two Very Different Firms * NEW! Daily Space Trivia NEW! LiveScience.com * Vote: Fantastic Tales: Urban Legends Debunked * NEW: Life's Little Mysteries: Where Did the Purple Heart Come From? * Quiz: The State of the United States * Small Prehistoric Whale Was Vicious Hunter * No 'God Spot' in the Human Brain * Sunscreen Can Damage Skin if Applied Infrequently NEW! Cool Stuff: * The World Above: Best Views from the Space Shuttle * New! Great Space Quizzes: Shuttle Countdown * Gallery: Moons * Cool Space Wallpapers: Mars * Vote: The Best Space Movies * VOTE NOW: Most Amazing Galactic Images Ever * Video: A Meteoric Tale * Gallery: Amazing Sun: The Best of Your Amazing Images Plus... * Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky * Starry Night, TeamSETI ----------------------------------- Science/Astronomy: * James Van Allen's Last Science Paper http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060829_science_tuesday.html In what would be his last paper, he explored a subject that hits somewhat closer to home: The likelihood of an asteroid colliding with Earth. * Mars Clouds Higher Than Any On Earth http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060828_mars_clouds.html Mars is home to the highest clouds ever discovered above the surface of a planet, astronomers said today. * Strange Pulsing Star Puzzles Astronomers http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060828_mystery_monday.html Odd flashing pulses coming from a super-magnetic star called a magnetar have astronomers glued to telescopes across the globe. * Image of the Day: TS Ernesto http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_060830.html The weakening of TS Ernesto, means that shuttle Atlantis could launch before its flight window closes on Sept. 7. ----------------------------------- Spaceflight: * Mars Orbiter Ready to Begin Engine Burn http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060830_mro_burn.html Ground controllers are ready to perform a major maneuver today of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)an end game tactic that puts the orbiting probe a step closer to scientific sensor sweeping of the red planet. * Recent CubeSat Losses Spur Renewed Development http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/060830_cubesats.html It was a dark day for CubeSat builders. The seventh launch of the Dnepr launch vehicle hauling over a dozen spacecraft blasted upward into the night from its silo site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. * NASA Again Plans for September Shuttle Launch http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060829_sts115_launchwindow.html NASA has renewed hopes of launching the space shuttle Atlantis next week, as the spacecraft made history Tuesday as the first orbiter to return to its launch pad in mid-rollback. * Moon, Mars, Asteroids: NASA's Griffin Charts Vision Strategy http://www.space.com/news/060829_griffin_vision.html NASA is marching forward on its Moon, Mars and beyond planning, a multi-step action agenda enunciated by President George W. Bush as the vision for space exploration in January 2004. * New Survey Takes the Pulse of Public Space Travel http://www.space.com/news/060828_tourism_survey.html A new survey is trying to get to the bottom of what public travelers long for and fancy from a journey into space. * Space News: NASA Places $500 Million Bet on Two Very Different Firms http://www.space.com/spacenews/businessmonday_060828.html NASA Administrator Mike Griffin does not mince words when he calls the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) demonstration effort a gamble, albeit one with the potential to pay off big time if the entrepreneurial sector delivers. * NEW! Daily Space Trivia http://www.space.com/php/trivia/ One of Today's 5 New Questions: Which Earth-launched satellite was the first to leave our solar system? ---------------------------------- NEW! LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/ * Vote: Fantastic Tales: Urban Legends Debunked http://www.livescience.com/bestimg/index.php?cat=urbanlegends We invite you to vote on your favorite and most broken-telephoned urban legends out there. * NEW: Life's Little Mysteries: Where Did the Purple Heart Come From? http://www.livescience.com/mysteries/060830_purple_heart.html Back on an August day in 1782, General George Washington ordered a "Badge of Military Merit" created. * Quiz: The State of the United States http://www.livescience.com/php/trivia/index.php?quiz=census See how well you do answering some of the U.S. Census Bureau's most-asked questions. * Small Prehistoric Whale Was Vicious Hunter http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060830_whale_fossil.html Paleontologists have uncovered a whale fossil with a monstrous set of teeth and enormous eyes. It has them rethinking whales' evolutionary history. * No 'God Spot' in the Human Brain http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060829_god_spot.html The human brain does not contain a single "God spot" responsible for mystical and religious experiences, a new study finds. * Sunscreen Can Damage Skin if Applied Infrequently http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060829_sunscreen_problem.html When used properly, sunscreens are proven to prevent skin damage. But if not applied often enough, a sunscreen can actually enhance skin damage, according to a new study. ---------------------------------- NEW! Cool Stuff: * The World Above: Best Views from the Space Shuttle http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=2777&gid=214&index=0 Check out this new gallery of cool views from past Shuttle missions. * New! Great Space Quizzes: Shuttle Countdown http://www.space.com/php/spacetrivia/index.php?quiz=SpaceShuttleCoun Take this 10-question Space Shuttle countdown quiz to test your knowledge about the steps to space. * Gallery: Moons http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=251&gid=19 Scientists have counted as many as 69 moons in the solar system. Explore the most interesting of these diverse objects. * Cool Space Wallpapers: Mars http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/downloads/wallpapers/collection.php?collection=kees Wallpaper Collection: Explore the Red Planet, by Space Artist Kees Veenenbos. * 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: Most Amazing Galactic Images Ever http://www.space.com/bestimg/index.php?cat=galactic Vote For Your Favorite Out-of-this-Universe Galactic Image. * 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. * Gallery: Amazing Sun: The Best of Your Amazing Images http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=4006&gid=288&index=0 Amateur photographers focus in on the center of the solar system. ---------------------------------- * 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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