Universe Today - August 20, 1999 |
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the U N I V E R S E T O D A Y Space Exploration News From Around the Internet, Updated Every Weekday. August 20th, 1999 - Issue #85 http://www.universetoday.com info@universetoday.com To unsubscribe from this newsletter, just reply with only the subject line "UNSUBSCRIBE NEWSLETTER". An HTML version of this Newsletter is available at: http://www.universetoday.com/html/misc/today.html ************************************** Space News from SpaceDaily.com for today Microthrusters Power NanoSats http://www.spacedaily.com/spacecast/news/nanosat-99b.html TRW Increases Pace of Laser Tests http://www.spacedaily.com/spacecast/news/laser-99c.html Boeing Outlines Anti Ballistic Missile System http://www.spacedaily.com/spacecast/news/bmdo-99d.html GPS Rollover Process Begins http://www.spacedaily.com/spacecast/news/gps-99o.html ************************************** -- UNIVERSE TODAY STORY SUMMARY -- * New Planet Discovered Orbiting Two Stars * New Hybrid Rocket Motor Tested * Martian Meteorite Could Have Been Contaminated NEW PLANET DISCOVERED ORBITING TWO STARS ------------------------ Another first in the race to discover extrasolar planets - a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting two stars. The discovery was made by using a "micro-lensing" technique by a combined team from USA, Australia and Israel using the Mount Stromlo telescope in Australia. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_424000/424001.stm NEW HYBRID ROCKET MOTOR TESTED ------------------------ NASA recently test-fired a new hybrid rocket engine which is far safer than conventional liquid and solid launch vehicles. The new rocket will be capable of launching 80,000 pounds into space - mainly small research payloads. NASA expects to use the rocket for with actual payloads within 3 years. http://cnn.com/TECH/space/9908/19/rocket.test/index.html MARTIAN METEORITE COULD HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED ------------------------ In a paper published in a recent journal, scientists have concluded that the discovery of amino acids in Martian meteorite Nakhla are biological, but come from Earth not Mars. Although there could have been Martian amino acids at one point, they would have been completely contaminated by terrestrial organisms. http://www.spaceviews.com/1999/08/19a.html To unsubscribe from this newsletter, just reply with only the subject line "UNSUBSCRIBE NEWSLETTER". All contents copyright (c) 1999 Universe Today |