Today on SPACE.com --- Thursday September 21, 2006 -- http://www.space.com/
/------------------------------------- Advertisement: Space2Phone Register here to get space shuttle Atlantis 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: * Mars Face Makeover: Controversial Formation Observed from New Angles * Strange Supernova Defies Theory * Saturn Shows New Ring * Distorted Solar System Discovered * Image of the Day: Titan's Halo Spaceflight: * Returning Home: Shuttle Atlantis Lands Safely After Successful Flight * NASA Chief: After Atlantis, an 'Awesome' Task of ISS Assembly * Mars Probes Continue to Unlock Planet's Mysteries * Fourth Space Tourist, Expedition 14 Crew Docks at ISS * Global Space Youth Plan Future Lunar Exploration * NEW! Daily Space Trivia NEW! LiveScience.com * NEW: Life's Little Mysteries: Why Do Air Traffic Control Towers Have Slanted Windows? * Vote for the Freakiest Lab Animals * Desert Forest Waters Itself * Meltdown: Ice Cracks at North Pole * Creepy Experiment Exposes Paranoia and Sense of Alien Control * New: Lightning Strikes: The Best of Your Amazing Images * Vote: Fantastic Tales: Urban Legends Debunked NEW! Cool Stuff: * Mars Madness: A Multimedia Adventure! * Spacecraft Wallpaper * VIDEO: Safe Eclipse Watching * Gallery: Moon Shots * New: Expedition 14 Launch Gallery * Vote Now: The Strangest Things in Space * Vote: The Best Space Movies * New Gallery: STS-115 Spacewalks Plus... * Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky * Starry Night, TeamSETI ----------------------------------- Science/Astronomy: * Mars Face Makeover: Controversial Formation Observed from New Angles http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060921_mars_images.html A new set of images from the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter will confirm for many that the features are natural, while no doubt offering tantalizing "clues" to others of an ancient intelligent civilization at work. * Strange Supernova Defies Theory http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060920_supernova_atypical.html A new discovery is casting doubt on the idea that a type of star explosion shines with equal brightness wherever it occurs in the universe. The finding could have implications for estimates of the size of the cosmos. * Saturn Shows New Ring http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060920_saturn_ring.html Saturn showed off a new ring in a snapshot just taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. * Distorted Solar System Discovered http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060919_st_dwarf_system.html For the first time, astronomers have imaged a brown dwarf in an extrasolar planetary system. * Image of the Day: Titan's Halo http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_060921.html Titan's murky atmosphere shines as a halo of scattered light. ----------------------------------- Spaceflight: * Returning Home: Shuttle Atlantis Lands Safely After Successful Flight http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060921_sts115_landingday.html Six astronauts and their shuttle Atlantis are safely back on Earth after returning NASA and its partners on a path to complete the International Space Station (ISS). * NASA Chief: After Atlantis, an 'Awesome' Task of ISS Assembly http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060921_sts115_postlanding.html We are rebuilding the kind of momentum that we've had in the past and that we need if we're going to finish the space station, NASA chief Michael Griffin said. * Mars Probes Continue to Unlock Planet's Mysteries http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060921_mars_probes.html Scientists and engineers are enjoying success both on the surface of the red planet and in orbit around Mars. * Fourth Space Tourist, Expedition 14 Crew Docks at ISS http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060920_exp14_docking.html The world's first female space tourist and the next crew of the International Space Station (ISS) ended a two-day flight around the world aboard a Russian rocket today after successfully docking with the orbital laboratory. * Global Space Youth Plan Future Lunar Exploration http://www.space.com/adastra/060920_adastra.html In late August, 166 young space professionals and students from around the world gathered at NASA's Ames Research Center to give their input on the future of space exploration. * NEW! Daily Space Trivia http://www.space.com/php/trivia/ One of Today's 5 New Questions: What was the name of the nurse that supervised pre-flight physicals for Apollo astronauts? ---------------------------------- NEW! LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/ * NEW: Life's Little Mysteries: Why Do Air Traffic Control Towers Have Slanted Windows? http://www.livescience.com/mysteries/ Why Do Air Traffic Control Towers Have Slanted Windows? Find out, and return daily for investigations into the world around you. * Vote for the Freakiest Lab Animals http://www.livescience.com/bestimg/index.php?cat=freakylabanimals Some genetically altered creatures are loaded with human cells and even organs. Others glow. Vote for the freakiest. * Desert Forest Waters Itself http://www.livescience.com/environment/060921_cloud_forest.html Trees in a rare cloud forest in the desert regions of Oman water themselves with seasonal fog, according to Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists. * Meltdown: Ice Cracks at North Pole http://www.livescience.com/environment/060920_arcticice_opening.html Satellite images of the Arctic show large openings in the perennial ice cover, yet another consequence of greenhouse warming, scientists announced this week. * Creepy Experiment Exposes Paranoia and Sense of Alien Control http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060919_shadow_person.html The woman went to doctors to have them probe her brain, to root out where her seizures came from. But the procedure they performed led her to experience the illusion of a person standing behind her. * 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: 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! Cool Stuff: * Mars Madness: A Multimedia Adventure! http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/marsmadness/ Take a journey to the Red Planet with this new multimedia adventure! * Spacecraft Wallpaper http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/downloads/wallpapers/collection.php?collection=spacecraft Put new spacecraft wallpaper on your Desktop! * VIDEO: Safe Eclipse Watching http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=b010611_sp_eclipseview Protect your eyes! Some good techniques for safe eclipse observing. * Gallery: Moon Shots http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=4026&gid=289&index=0 The Moon photographed in various shapes, sizes and colors, as seen through the telescopes of Space.com readers. * New: Expedition 14 Launch Gallery http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=4276&gid=306 A Russian rocket launched the world's fourth space tourist and two astronauts into orbit to a trip to the ISS. * Vote Now: The Strangest Things in Space http://www.space.com/bestimg/?cat=strangest Now you can decide which is most bizarre. * Vote: The Best Space Movies http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/spacemovies/ Is your favorite space movie on the list? Find out now! * New Gallery: STS-115 Spacewalks http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=4243&gid=304 Cool photos of the spacewalks performed during the STS-115 Mission. ---------------------------------- * 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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