Universe Today - November 10, 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 10, 2000 - Issue #339 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 I've set up with Amazon.com to hear about all the latest books which are related to space and astronomy. They send me an update every month or so, so I thought I'd pass it along. Of course, if you end up buying any of these books, I'll get a handy commission - maybe even enough for a cup of coffee! I've seen one person who seems to be buying all their merchandise on Amazon.com and giving the commissions to Universe Today. Now that is a good idea! If you want to do the same, just set your bookmark to Amazon.com to the following, then whenever you want to buy something, go there. My local Starbucks thanks you. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/universetoday Here are the books: Cosmic Dispatches: The New York Times Reports on Astronomy and Cosmology http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/039304937X/universetoday Gravitational Waves in Astrophysics, Cosmology and String Theory http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0750307412/universetoday Cosmology Revealed : Living Inside the Cosmic Egg http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1852333227/universetoday The Neptune File : A Story of Astronomical Rivalry and the Pioneers of Planet Hunting http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0802713637/universetoday Jupiter Odyssey : The Story of Nasa's Galileo Mission http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1852333014/universetoday Designs on Space : Blueprints for 21st Century Space Exploration http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/068485676X/universetoday Fraser Cain Publisher Universe Today ************************************** -- UNIVERSE TODAY STORY SUMMARY -- * Snow on Io * Hubble Spots a Nearby Neutron Star * Big Solar Storm Hits the Earth SNOW ON IO ------------------------- Scientists at the University of Arizona believe they've found what looks like sulphur-based snow on Jupiter's moon Io. High resolution photographs taken by the Galileo spaceprobe show how volcanoes on the moon disperse sulphur dioxide gas across its surface. The sulphur solidifies into a substance that looks a lot like water-based snow. Unlike snow, however, it doesn't gravitate to the poles, but seems to cover the entire moon. Internet Coverage: http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/io001109.html http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/110600/io.sml Similar Stories: http://www.universetoday.com/html/topics/io.html Related Sites: http://www.universetoday.com/html/directory/astronomy.html Related Books: http://www.universetoday.com/html/books/jupiter.html HUBBLE SPOTS A NEARBY NEUTRON STAR ------------------------- Recent photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope show a nearby neutron star hurtling past our solar system. Neutron Star RX J185635-3754 is only 200 light years away from our solar system and getting closer (although, it will never get closer than 170 light years). From our vantage point, the object seems to move across the sky at a distance of the moon's diameter every 5,400 years, making it one of the fastest stars in the sky. Original Source: http://hubble.stsci.edu/news_.and._views/pr.cgi?2000+35 Internet Coverage: http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/space/11/09/hubble.neutron.star/index.html http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0011/10hubble/ Similar Stories: http://www.universetoday.com/html/topics/hubble.html Related Sites: http://www.universetoday.com/html/directory/astronomy.html Related Books: http://www.universetoday.com/html/books/hubble.html BIG SOLAR STORM HITS THE EARTH ------------------------- Solar observing satellites detected one of the largest solar storms in recent years (S-4 on the NOAA's space weather scale which tops out at S-5), which caused a hail of particles to strike the Earth Wednesday night. A few satellites suffered some damage, and the crew of the International Space Station set up a radiation detector to watch the progress of the storm to see if they were at any risk. Original Source: http://www.spaceweather.com/ Internet Coverage: http://www.discovery.com/news/briefs/20001109/sp_radiation.html http://www.msnbc.com/news/488043.asp Similar Stories: http://www.universetoday.com/html/topics/sun.html Related Sites: http://www.universetoday.com/html/directory/solarastronomy.html Related Books: http://www.universetoday.com/html/books/solarsystem.html ************************************************ Space-related sites... Athens Cyber Scene - http://www.athens.net/~borremans Site about Athens, GA, Electrical and Industrial Engineering Links. Night Sky Over the Palm Beaches at the South Florida - http://www.sfsm.org/nspb.htm a daily live tour of south Florida skies. Ronak Shah's Home Page - http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~shah4 Jet Propulsion Lab, Astronomy Club - http://www.jplerc.org/astron Serving the Amateur Astronomers of JPL. Images, links, etc. Big Bend Astronomical Society - http://www.brooksdata.net/personal/bbastro A group of amateur and professional astronomers in West Texas. UC Davis Astronomy Club - http://maxwell.ucdavis.edu/~astro Meetings, public viewing sessions, talks, photos, astronomy links & info. Astronomical Society of Rowan County - http://members.dialstar.com/asrc The ASRC is a non-profit educational organization with a focus on astronomy, founded in June 1981. Magic Mushroom Lamp and Waterfall Co - http://www.magicmushroomlamps.com A unique gift collection of hand-crafted Lamps and Waterfalls that resemble Mushrooms. Made in the USA. Secure on-line ordering. University of Alberta Radio Astronomy Group - http://www.ee.ualberta.ca/ra/ra.html Telson Spur - http://www.snark.org/~pjhughes/homepage.html A Way Station for Snark Hunters Amateur CCD Astronomy - http://stargazer111.home.mindspring.com A web page devoted to show what can be done with an 8"SCT telescope and a homebuilt ccd astro imaging camera. Pin's Astronomy Page - http://www.netrover.com/~pinchung/astronom.htm CCD image experience with PixCel 237 (ST237) and C8 Deluxe. ------------------------- To unsubscribe from this newsletter, just reply with only the subject line "UNSUBSCRIBE !*EMAIL*!". All contents copyright (c) 2000 Universe Today |