Universe Today - December 14, 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. December 14, 2000 - Issue #357 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 shameless self-promotional plug from Fraser... If you're looking advertise to the space enthusiast online, you should consider the Outerspace Advertising Network. It's a coalition of 16 space- and astronomy-related websites (including mine... Universe Today) that serve up a total of 6 million page impressions every month. We have a central banner serving technology which operates across all the sites. You can control the delivery of your ads in real time across the network to optimize your campaign, and target ads to people from specific countries, cities, and even phone area codes. We have a range of pricing packages that start at $8.00 CPM for bulk banners, with even further discounts for smaller ads in high volumes. Check it out at: http://www.outerspaceads.net?ut Thanks, Fraser Cain Publisher Universe Today ************************************** -- UNIVERSE TODAY STORY SUMMARY -- * Most Massive Spiral Galaxy Discovered * New Research Reopens Debate on Martian Rock * MirCorp Announces its New Plans MOST MASSIVE SPIRAL GALAXY DISCOVERED ------------------------- A team of European astronomers announced recently that they have discovered the most massive spiral galaxy ever found: designated ISOHDFS 27, it is four times more massive than the Milky Way. The team determined their calculations using ISAAC, an infrared-sensitive, multi-mode instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory. This discovery is important to cosmologists, because it shows that very heavy structures had already formed at early stages in the Universe's development. Original Source: http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2000/pr-25-00.html Internet Coverage: http://www.astronomy.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/000/243klppp.asp Similar Stories: http://www.universetoday.com/html/topics/astronomy.html Related Sites: http://www.universetoday.com/html/directory/astronomy.html Related Books: http://www.universetoday.com/html/books/astronomy.html NEW RESEARCH REOPENS DEBATE ON MARTIAN ROCK ------------------------- When a Martian meteorite was discovered in 1996 with evidence of possible life, there was a tremendous controversy in the scientific community. A research team has reopened the debate, however, with their discovery of tiny magnetic grains inside the rock, a common waste product of Earth bacteria. Although this discovery provides more evidence that the rock once contained bacteria, the jury is still out on whether it's Martian bacteria. Internet Coverage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1070000/1070229.stm http://www.msnbc.com/news/463318.asp http://www.spacedaily.com/news/mars-life-00o.html http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0012/14marslife/ Similar Stories: http://www.universetoday.com/html/topics/astrobiology.html Related Sites: http://www.universetoday.com/html/directory/astrobiology.html Related Books: http://www.universetoday.com/html/books/astrobiology.html MIRCORP ANNOUNCES ITS NEW PLANS ------------------------- As widely rumoured in the media, MirCorp announced the results of its recent board meeting, and its alternate plans to account for the deorbit of the Mir space station early next year. Their current plans include working with Energia (the company that built Mir) to develop a spacecraft capable of docking with space station Alpha, and reorganizing their plans to send people to Alpha instead of Mir. The management team reiterated its promise to implement the plans for its existing customers, including Dennis Tito and NBC's Destination Mir. Original Source: http://www.mirstation.com/news_news23.html Internet Coverage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1069000/1069647.stm http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/space/12/13/russia.space.ap/index.html http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/121300/mircorp.sml http://www.floridatoday.com/news/local/stories/2000/dec/loc121400a.htm Similar Stories: http://www.universetoday.com/html/topics/mir.html Related Sites: http://www.universetoday.com/html/directory/spacestations.html Related Books: http://www.universetoday.com/html/books/mir.html ************************************************ Space-related sites... Mark Garlick's space-art.co.uk - http://www.space-art.co.uk An on-line gallery of space art, science fiction imagery and surrealism from a former astronomer. PhysicsWeb - http://physicsweb.org Global news, Physics World magazine and TIPTOP: the essential web resource for physicists International Space University - http://www.isunet.edu At the International Space University, international experts train and educate professionals to take the lead in the international space arena. Aerospace Engineering at the University of Bristol - http://www.fen.bris.ac.uk/aero One of the leading aerospace engineering departments in UK universities Bob Yen's Way Out Photography - http://www.comet-track.com astrophotography, specializing in comets, eclipse, meteor, deep-sky . Includes QT videos & time-lapse sequences, for a full digital experience Lorenzo Comolli's Astronomy Homepage - http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/9530 Eclipses, Comets, Constellations, Planets and other Astronomical Events are shown in this page. Astronomical Society of New South Wales - http://www.asnsw.com The ASNSW Website provides information on the Society, its facilities and events and the South Pacific Star Party. Archenhold-Sternwarte Berlin - http://www.astw.de The great public observatory in Germany Ankara University - Dep. of Astronomy & Space Science - http://www.ankara.edu.tr/science/astronomy/ mainly in Turkish and English which gives information about Astronomy & Space Sciences and Ahlatlibel Observatory. MDRobotics - http://www.mdrobotics.ca Canadarm, Mobile Servicing System, MSS, SSRMS, SPDM American Science & Surplus - http://www.sciplus.com Surplus Electronics, Optics, Mechanical stuff for builders. ------------------------- To unsubscribe from this newsletter, just reply with only the subject line "UNSUBSCRIBE NEWSLETTER. All contents copyright (c) 2000 Universe Today |