Universe Today - November 7, 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. November 7, 2000 - Issue #337 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 ************************************** -- UNIVERSE TODAY STORY SUMMARY -- * China Prepares for Manned Spaceflight * Decreased Leonid Storm This Year * Mars May Still be Volcanically Active CHINA PREPARES FOR MANNED SPACEFLIGHT ------------------------- A top Chinese aerospace official noted in a conference that a manned space flight from the country is not too far off, "at the beginning of the 21st century." Unlike the other space programs, work done in China is a closely guarded secret, and rockets launches are often announced after the fact. Rumours about the manned spaceflight have been flying for several years, and will likely to continue until China announces they happen to have taikonauts (Chinese astronauts) in orbit. Internet Coverage: http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/china_astronauts001106.html http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/space/11/06/space.china.reut/index.html http://www.cosmiverse.com/space110604.html http://www.spacedaily.com/news/china-00zzn.html Similar Stories: http://www.universetoday.com/html/topics/chinese.html Related Sites: http://www.universetoday.com/html/directory/spaceexploration.html Related Books: http://www.universetoday.com/html/books/spaceexploration.html DECREASED LEONID STORM THIS YEAR ------------------------- Astronomers have predicted that this year's Leonid meteor shower will be no where near as powerful as last year's tremendous event - at the storm's peak, viewers will be able to see about 100 meteors an hour. The meteor shower will peak on November 17-18 as the Earth passes through the dust trail of Comet Tempel-Tuttle. Next year should be spectacular, though, with estimates as high as 10,000 meteors/hour. Original Source: http://www.leonidstorm.com/ Internet Coverage: http://www.msnbc.com/news/213237.asp Similar Stories: http://www.universetoday.com/html/topics/meteorites.html Related Sites: http://www.universetoday.com/html/directory/meteorshowers.html Related Books: http://www.universetoday.com/html/books/meteorshowers.html MARS MAY STILL BE VOLCANICALLY ACTIVE ------------------------- Mars might not be as dead as people think. New evidence supports the theory that lava may have flowed on its surface as recently as just a few tens of millions of years ago. A team of US scientists identified recent lava flows on the flanks of Mars' two largest volcanoes. A lander will need to be sent to analyze soil samples to settle the matter permanently. Internet Coverage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1010000/1010036.stm http://www.cosmiverse.com/space110701.html Similar Stories: http://www.universetoday.com/html/topics/mars.html Related Sites: http://www.universetoday.com/html/directory/mars.html Related Books: http://www.universetoday.com/html/books/mars.html ************************************************ Space-related sites... the @stro pages - http://www.theastropages.com Astronomy articles, telescope making, calendar & astrophotography for the amateur. Space Science Group - http://www.spacesciencegroup.nsula.edu The mission of the Space Science Group is to develop and implement educational programs which use aspects of the space program to motivate students to study mathematics and science. Nebraska Earth Science Education Network (NESEN) - http://nesen.unl.edu Earth science education resource of activities, workshops, data, and newsletters. World Space Week - http://www.spaceweek.org Global event declared by the United Nations each October 4-10 to celebrate the benefits of space. Astronomy - What's UP This Month? - http://www.learnwhatsup.com Updated on the first of the month, this site provides the amateur observer with information on ""what is up"" in the night sky. Australia Telescope National Facility - http://www.atnf.csiro.au is an organisation that supports and undertakes research in radio astronomy, it is a Division of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Australia. NASA-JSC Area Nanotechnology Study Group - http://www.amtexpo.com/nano an International group of Scientist and Researchers interested in the latest breakthroughs in Nanotechnology. ARUFON - http://user.mc.net/~wdiggs Amateur Radio UFO Net has a unique Amateur Radio following for science, space, and ufos with some of the best UFO links on earth! Sudbury Astronomy Club - http://ww2.isys.ca/astroclub Homepage to The Sudbury Astronomy Club, based in Northern Ontario, Canada. 150+ Members! Mike Boschat's Astronomy Page - http://www.atm.dal.ca/~andromed a site with many links for all amateur or professional astronomers to use. ------------------------- To unsubscribe from this newsletter, just reply with only the subject line "UNSUBSCRIBE !*EMAIL*!". All contents copyright (c) 2000 Universe Today |