Today on SPACE.com --- Tuesday September 12, 2006 -- http://www.space.com/
/------------------------------------- Advertisement: There's never been a traitor in the United States Secret Service until now. Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland and Eva Longoria star in The Sentinel on DVD. http://www.foxstore.com/detail.html?item=2387 -------------------------------------/ In today's issue: Science/Astronomy: * Water Worlds: Astronomer Predicts Many Earth-Like Planets * Pluto is Now Just a Number: 134340 * Study Questions Big Bang (Scientists Question the Study) * Image of the Day: Ready to Dock Spaceflight: * Spacewalkers Prime New ISS Solar Arrays for Deployment * NASA: No Extra Heat Shield Inspections for Shuttle Atlantis * STS-115's Rock, Knob and Third Solar Array * Busy Day Follows ISS Arrival for Atlantis Astronauts * NASA Commemorates 9/11 Anniversary * Atlantis Astronauts Prepared With Weightlifting * NEW! Daily Space Trivia NEW! LiveScience.com * New: Lightning Strikes: The Best of Your Amazing Images * NEW: Life's Little Mysteries: How Many Senses Do Humans Have? * Study: Earth and Space Weather Connected * Looking Away Helps Concentration * Sci-Fi Device Turns iPod into Private Theater * Where You Live Linked to Life Expectancy * Vote: Fantastic Tales: Urban Legends Debunked NEW! Cool Stuff: * New Gallery: STS-115: Atlantis's Launch Day * NEW! Tom Jones Podcast #1: Emotional Astronautics * LIVE NASA TV Video of STS-115 Mission to the ISS * Amazing Images: Upload Yours Now and Even Buy a Poster! * Vote Now: The Strangest Things in Space * Milky Way Galaxy: The Best of Your Images * Gallery: Earth, As Seen from Space * Vote: The Best Space Movies Plus... * Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky * Starry Night, TeamSETI ----------------------------------- Science/Astronomy: * Water Worlds: Astronomer Predicts Many Earth-Like Planets http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060912_earthling_planets.html To most common terrestrial dwellers, there's no place like Earth. But new simulations show that many Earth-like planets might exist outside of our solar system. * Pluto is Now Just a Number: 134340 http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060911_pluto_asteroidnumber.html Pluto has been given a new name to reflect its new status as a dwarf planet. * Study Questions Big Bang (Scientists Question the Study) http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060911_mystery_monday.html A study of nearby galaxy clusters has failed to detect distortions in the ancient microwave radiation many scientists have linked to the creation of our universe. * Image of the Day: Ready to Dock http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_060912.html This overhead image of the Space Shuttle Atlantis gives an excellent view of the top of the crew cabin and the orbiter docking system (ODS). ----------------------------------- Spaceflight: * Spacewalkers Prime New ISS Solar Arrays for Deployment http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060912_sts115_eva1.html The first new addition to the International Space Station (ISS) in more than three years is safely attached to the orbital laboratory thanks to two spacewalking astronauts and some precision robotic arm work. * NASA: No Extra Heat Shield Inspections for Shuttle Atlantis http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060911_sts115_noinspections.html The six-astronaut crew of NASA's shuttle Atlantis will not have to wedge extra inspections into an already packed flight to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA officials said late Monday. * STS-115's Rock, Knob and Third Solar Array http://www.space.com/news/060912_cs_sts115_solararray.html The space shuttle Atlantis has a hidden solar array stowed on board. This third "mini" array will not be connected to the ISS, but used to educate kids here on Earth. * Busy Day Follows ISS Arrival for Atlantis Astronauts http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060911_sts115_handoff.html The six-astronaut crew of NASA's shuttle Atlantis had little time to rest after reaching the International Space Station (ISS) Monday, and immediately began delivering massive new pieces of the orbital laboratory. * NASA Commemorates 9/11 Anniversary http://www.space.com/news/060911_sept_11_anniv_nasa.html NASA commemorated the five-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States Monday with a video recorded by Expedition Three astronaut Frank Culbertson, who was aboard the International Space Station (ISS) the day of the 2001 tragedy. * Atlantis Astronauts Prepared With Weightlifting http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060911_ap_astronauts_weightlift.html Before doing their heavy lifting in space, the astronauts on the shuttle Atlantis did lots of heavy lifting back on Earth. * NEW! Daily Space Trivia http://www.space.com/php/trivia/ One of Today's 5 New Questions: Who contributed most of the land where the Johnson Space Center (JSC) was built? ---------------------------------- NEW! LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/ * New: Lightning Strikes: The Best of Your Amazing Images http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=883&gid=56&index=0 Spectacular flashes submitted by LiveScience visitors! * NEW: Life's Little Mysteries: How Many Senses Do Humans Have? http://www.livescience.com/mysteries/ How Many Senses Do Humans Have? Find out, and return daily for investigations into the world around you. * Study: Earth and Space Weather Connected http://www.livescience.com/environment/060912_spaceweather_link.html Space weather in the upper reaches of the atmosphere is affected by weather conditions down here on Earth, a new study suggests. * Looking Away Helps Concentration http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060912_look_away.html Teachers take note: Students who seem to be ignoring you could actually be processing complex information in an attempt to come up with an answer. * Sci-Fi Device Turns iPod into Private Theater http://www.livescience.com/scienceoffiction/060912_videoshade.html Icuity iWear turns a video iPod into a 44-inch virtual theater. * Where You Live Linked to Life Expectancy http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060912_ap_life_expectancy.html Where you live, combined with race and income, plays a huge role in the nation's health disparities, differences so stark that a report issued Monday contends it's as if there are eight separate Americas instead of one. * 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! Cool Stuff: * New Gallery: STS-115: Atlantis's Launch Day http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=4226&gid=303 NASA's shuttle Atlantis rocketed spaceward with six astronauts and the future of the ISS aboard. * NEW! Tom Jones Podcast #1: Emotional Astronautics http://feeds.feedburner.com/SpacecomUniversalSpacePodcast Astronaut, planetary scientist, and former B-52 commander Tom Jones discusses intimate ideas of faith, family and spaceflight with SPACE.com's Dave Brody. * LIVE NASA TV Video of STS-115 Mission to the ISS http://www.space.com/spaceshuttle/index.html Tune in to NASA TV for full coverage of STS-115 countdown to launch. * 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! * Vote Now: The Strangest Things in Space http://www.space.com/bestimg/?cat=strangest Now you can decide which is most bizarre. * Milky Way Galaxy: The Best of Your Images http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=3880&gid=281 Snapshots of the great attraction in the sky, submitted by Space.com visitors! * Gallery: Earth, As Seen from Space http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=21&gid=2&index=0 These pictures will hit you where you live -- Satellite-view images that will help you see your world in a whole new way. * Vote: The Best Space Movies http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/spacemovies/ Is your favorite space movie on the list? 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