Today on SPACE.com --- Wednesday October 25, 2006 -- http://www.space.com/
/------------------------------------- Advertisement: How is Chemistry launching us into the future? Find out the many ways Chemistry is transforming our world. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;50211657;14270830;v?http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_acc/sec_topic.asp?CID=5&DID=8 -------------------------------------/ In today's issue: Science/Astronomy: * Queen Guitarist Launches Astronomy Book * Martian Life Could Have Evaded Detection by Viking Landers * In Formative Years, the Sun Had Sisters * Image of the Day: Zombie Crab Nebula Spaceflight: * Orbital Fire Brigade: Better Smoke Detectors for Future Spacecraft * BLOG: NASA Wants YOU to Name Space Station Piece * NASA's Sun-watching STEREO Satellites Poised for Launch * Wirefly X Prize Cup: Access the Archives * Decision Time Nears for Hubble-Bound Shuttle Mission * Fresh Russian Cargo Ship Bound for ISS * NEW! Daily Space Trivia NEW! LiveScience.com * The Top 5 Haunted Places in America * Halloween's Top 10 Scary Creatures * NEW: Life's Little Mysteries: How Do Cats Purr? * Odd Fish Jawless for 360 Million Years * Vampires a Mathematical Impossibility, Scientist Says * New Gallery: Drawing Dinosaurs NEW! Cool Stuff: * Wirefly X Prize Cup: Access the Archives * VIDEO: Sun Storms * Mars Madness: A Multimedia Adventure! * Zoom In: On Top of Mt. Everest * New Gallery: Spitzer's Latest Views (2006) * VOTE NOW: Most Amazing Galactic Images Ever * Gallery: Unique Aircraft * Vote: The Best Space Movies Plus... * Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky * Starry Night, TeamSETI ----------------------------------- Science/Astronomy: * Queen Guitarist Launches Astronomy Book http://www.space.com/entertainment/ap_061024_queen_astronomy.html Brian May traded rock 'n' roll for the big bang as he launched a book about the origins of the universe. May, who abandoned doctoral studies in astronomy to play guitar with '70s rock legends Queen, has returned to his first love as a co-author of the book Bang! The Complete History of the Universe,'' which was launched Monday. * Martian Life Could Have Evaded Detection by Viking Landers http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/061024_mars_viking.html A chemical test used by the Mars Viking landers more than 30 years ago was not sensitive enough to detect signs of alien life even if they existed, a new study suggests. * In Formative Years, the Sun Had Sisters http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/061024_sun_sisters.html The Sun had sisters when it was born, according to new research, hundreds to thousands of them. * Image of the Day: Zombie Crab Nebula http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_061025.html A dead star lives on in the form of the Crab Nebula 952 years after its explosive demise. ----------------------------------- Spaceflight: * Orbital Fire Brigade: Better Smoke Detectors for Future Spacecraft http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/061025_techwed_smokedetector.html When your home is an aluminum spacecraft in Earth orbit hundreds of miles from the nearest fire station stifling a potential fire early and fast can be a lifesaver. * BLOG: NASA Wants YOU to Name Space Station Piece http://www.livescience.com/blogs/2006/10/25/nasa-wants-you-to-name-space-station-piece/ If you're a student chock full of ideas, NASA wants your suggestions to name its Node 2 module: a sort of orbital hub that will bridge new sections of the International Space Station (ISS). * NASA's Sun-watching STEREO Satellites Poised for Launch http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sfn_061025_stereo_cntdwn.html Today's launch will be the 319th for a Delta rocket since the program began in 1960, the sixth of 2006 and the 124th for the Delta 2 fleet since debuting in 1989. It is the 60th flight of the 7925 three-stage configuration for Delta 2. * Wirefly X Prize Cup: Access the Archives http://www.space.com/xprizecup/ Missed this year's events at the Wirefly X Prize Cup? Access archived videos, galleries, stories and more! * Decision Time Nears for Hubble-Bound Shuttle Mission http://www.space.com/news/ap_061024_hubble_shuttle.html The fate of what some scientists dub the people's telescope'' is again up in the air as NASA decides soon whether to squeeze in a last astronaut repair mission to extend the life of the Hubble Space Telescope. * Fresh Russian Cargo Ship Bound for ISS http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sfn_061024_exp14_prog23.html A freighter packed with fresh supplies and critical repair parts for the International Space Station successfully rocketed away from Earth today and immediately began plotting a three-day trek to the orbiting outpost. * NEW! Daily Space Trivia http://www.space.com/php/trivia/ One of Today's 5 New Questions: What spacecraft was dubbed the angry alligator? ---------------------------------- NEW! LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/ * The Top 5 Haunted Places in America http://www.livescience.com/othernews/top5_haunted_places.html >From the purported apparitions in the White House to the disembodied screams >at Alcatraz, the favorite supposed hangouts of ghosts and goblins. * Halloween's Top 10 Scary Creatures http://www.livescience.com/othernews/top10_scary_creatures.html >From vampires to ghosts, the history of the real and imagined creatures that >haunt the night of Oct. 31. * NEW: Life's Little Mysteries: How Do Cats Purr? http://www.livescience.com/mysteries/ How Do Cats Purr? Find out, and return daily for investigations into the world around you. * Odd Fish Jawless for 360 Million Years http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/061025_fish_mouth.html They lack jaws, eyes and bones, but lampreys and their "primitive" anatomy have survived 360 million years and four major extinctions relatively unaltered, suggests a new study. * Vampires a Mathematical Impossibility, Scientist Says http://www.livescience.com/othernews/061025_vampire_debunk.html A researcher has come up with some simple math that sucks the life out of the vampire myth, proving that these highly popular creatures can't exist. * New Gallery: Drawing Dinosaurs http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=915&gid=58 Illustrations bring dinosaurs to life in this gallery by Julius T. Csotonyi. ---------------------------------- NEW! Cool Stuff: * Wirefly X Prize Cup: Access the Archives http://www.space.com/xprizecup/ Missed this year's events at the Wirefly X Prize Cup? Access archived videos, galleries, stories and more! * VIDEO: Sun Storms http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=sun_storm We really haven't seen anything close to what the Sun can dish out. * Mars Madness: A Multimedia Adventure! http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/marsmadness/ Take a journey to the Red Planet with this new multimedia adventure! * Zoom In: On Top of Mt. Everest http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/zoomviewer/index.php?display_img=topview_mteverest What would it be like to stand atop the tallest mountain on Earth? * New Gallery: Spitzer's Latest Views (2006) http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=4363&gid=312 Check out the latest collection of cool cosmos taken by NASA's infrared eyes. * 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. * Gallery: Unique Aircraft http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=2578&gid=203&index=0 Take a look at some of the coolest and most unique aircraft on the planet! * Vote: The Best Space Movies http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/spacemovies/ Is your favorite space movie on the list? 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