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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. December 4, 2000 - Issue #350 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 Fraser... Thanks to rampant speculation and news leaks, Malin Space Systems and NASA have moved up their announcement of what exactly they've found on Mars to today at 1:00pm PST (4:00pm EST, 9:00pm GMT). You can watch the news conference live by pointing your browser to: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv/ntvweb.html Also, Bad Astronomy has some more background information and other links to resources on the Internet. http://www.badastronomy.com Make sure you tune in... Fraser Cain Publisher Universe Today ************************************** Did you know that every week around 300 to 400 NEW SPACE JOBS are advertised throughout the industry? Subscribe to the free weekly Space Careers newsletter and be the first to know who is hiring in the space industry. http://www.spacelinks.com/SpaceCareers/newsletter.html?ut ************************************** -- UNIVERSE TODAY STORY SUMMARY -- * Station Spreads One Wing, Waiting for the Other * New Plutolike Object Discovered * Scientists Believe They've Found Evidence of Ancient Lakes on Mars STATION SPREADS ONE WING, WAITING FOR THE OTHER ------------------------- The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station on Saturday, and went spacewalking on Sunday to install the station's new giant solar panels. The installation was successful, but when they unfurled the first wing it remained much looser than expected; although, it's still supplying power properly. NASA is holding off extending the second wing until it can determine why the first didn't extend fully. More spacewalks are due next week to further attach the solar panels, and make way for the next module, Destiny, due to arrive in January. Original Source: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/index.html Internet Coverage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1053000/1053725.stm http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/space/12/04/shuttle/index.html http://www.discovery.com/news/briefs/20001203/sp_shuttle.html http://www.msnbc.com/news/495813.asp Similar Stories: http://www.universetoday.com/html/topics/shuttle.html Related Sites: http://www.universetoday.com/html/directory/nasa.html Related Books: http://www.universetoday.com/html/books/spaceshuttle.html NEW PLUTOLIKE OBJECT DISCOVERED ------------------------- Astronomers using the University of Arizona's Spacewatch telescope believe they have discovered a new object at the outer reaches of our solar system. The object, temporarily named 2000 WR106, is thought to be roughly half the size of Pluto, and orbits at a distance of 43 astronomical units. Original Source: http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/spacewatch/2000wr106.html Internet Coverage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1054000/1054157.stm 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 SCIENTISTS BELIEVE THEY'VE FOUND EVIDENCE OF ANCIENT LAKES ON MARS ------------------------- Industry experts are speculating that NASA scientists are preparing to announce the discovery of sedimentary rock on Mars. Using the Mars Global Surveyor to take high-resolution images of the surface of Mars, the NASA team has identified several outcrops of rock that date back 4.3 to 3.5 billion years ago. Sedimentary rock is generally created on Earth when fine-grained particles are sandwiched in layers by the action of water. So, this discovery could be evidence of ancient lakes on Mars. Internet Coverage: http://www.spacedaily.com/news/mars-water-science-00m.html http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0012/01mars/ 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... Astrophotography by Ernie Mastroianni - http://www.execpc.com/~erniemas/astro.htm Astrophotography from a light polluted back yard, and deep sky photos from dark sites in 35 seconds. Arp's Peculiar Galaxies - http://members.aol.com/arpgalaxy LASSO - http://www.lariat.org/LASSO Laramie Astronomical Society and Space Observers Planet Mars Home Page - http://personalwebs.myriad.net/tgunn Worldwide Non-Government Mars Settlement Project Michael Carroll's SpaceArt! - http://www.niftywebsites.com/spaceart/ Site shows the space art, dinosaur paintings, and writing of Michael Carroll, along with a description of how science and art work together to create astronomical art works. Westminster Astronomical Society of Maryland - http://www.westminsterastro.org Local Events Geared Toward Astronomy Appreciation and Other Links. Space Physics Research Lab at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - http://www.sprl.db.erau.edu Ground based remote sensing of airglow and aurora optical emissions over the Arctic and Antarctic regions. My Little Space Museum - http://www.interaxs.net/pub/spacey Preserving the Memeory of the Great Age of Manned Space Exploration. Extensively researched archive of information on the American and Soviet manned lunar programs. Victor's Home Page - http://users.uniserve.ca/~victorp devoted to mirror and telescope making 'know-how' WWW Space and Mystery - http://spaceandmystery.tripod.ca/ News and Information from mainstream and alternative sources. Hans Schremmer - http://www.schremmer.de Site with content regarding astronomy, atmospheric phaenomena like Halos and Rainbows and digital photography. ------------------------- To unsubscribe from this newsletter, just reply with only the subject line "UNSUBSCRIBE !*EMAIL*!". All contents copyright (c) 2000 Universe Today |