Universe Today - October 24, 2000 |
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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. October 24, 2000 - Issue #329 http://www.universetoday.com info@universetoday.com An HTML version of this newsletter including pictures is available at: http://www.universetoday.com/html/misc/today.html ************************************** A note from the publisher Do you remember when the first ground images of Venus were sent back by the Russian Venera 9 probe? (I was four, so I don't remember much.) Well, get ready for a trip down memory lane as space historian Larry Klaes takes us back 25 years to this historic event when Venera touched down on the surface of fiery Venus, sent back pictures, and then promptly melted. http://www.universetoday.com/html/special/zondvenera.html Fraser Cain Publisher Universe Today ************************************** -- UNIVERSE TODAY STORY SUMMARY -- * Shuttle Likely to Land in California * Cassini Delivers New Images of Jupiter * Astronomers Believe Asteroid Estimates are Too Low SHUTTLE LIKELY TO LAND IN CALIFORNIA ------------------------- After two days of weather delays due to high winds at Cape Canaveral, it looks like the space shuttle Discovery is finally going to be able to land; unfortunately, it will have to be at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The weather there was a little dicey yesterday too, but the forecast for today is much better. The first landing window is at 8:59pm GMT, with the second at 10:35pm GMT. The shuttle has enough fuel and supplies to stay in orbit until Wednesday at the latest. Original Source: http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/status/stsstat/current.htm Internet Coverage: http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/shuttle001024.html http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/space/10/24/shuttle.tues.01/index.html http://www.discovery.com/news/briefs/20001024/sp_ap_shuttle.html http://www.msnbc.com/news/471424.asp Similar Stories: http://www.universetoday.com/html/topics/shuttle.html Related Sites: http://www.universetoday.com/html/directory/spaceshuttle.html Related Books: http://www.universetoday.com/html/books/spaceshuttle.html CASSINI DELIVERS NEW IMAGES OF JUPITER ------------------------- The latest set of images of Jupiter sent back by the Cassini spacecraft show great detail of the storm systems on the planet, including two storms colliding to become one larger storm (each storm is half the size of the entire Earth). Astronomers believe that it was a similar merging of storms that created the Great Red Spot, a hurricane that has lasted for 300 years. Cassini is approaching Jupiter for its gravitational assist flyby, which will hurl it on its way to Saturn. Original Source: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/releases/2000/csjupadv1023.html Internet Coverage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_988000/988346.stm http://www.discovery.com/news/briefs/20001024/sp_reu_jupiter.html http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/102300/jupiter.sml http://www.msnbc.com/news/463318.asp Similar Stories: http://www.universetoday.com/html/topics/jupiter.html Related Sites: http://www.universetoday.com/html/directory/missions.html Related Books: http://www.universetoday.com/html/jupiter.html ASTRONOMERS BELIEVE ASTEROID ESTIMATES ARE TOO LOW ------------------------- According to recent estimates, there are 750-900 Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) capable of causing mass destruction on the Earth. But new figures calculated by a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) thinks these numbers should be revised upward to more than 1,100 asteroids. The new data was produced by the LINEAR system; an automated telescope designed to detect the space rocks. Original Source: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2000/asteroids.html Internet Coverage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_986000/986943.stm http://www.spacedaily.com/news/asteroid-00q.html Similar Stories: http://www.universetoday.com/html/topics/asteroids.html Related Sites: http://www.universetoday.com/html/directory/asteroids.html Related Books: http://www.universetoday.com/html/books/asteroids.html ------------------------- To unsubscribe from this newsletter, just reply with only the subject line "UNSUBSCRIBE !*EMAIL*!". All contents copyright (c) 2000 Universe Today |