Universe Today - December 15, 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 15, 2000 - Issue #358 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... I asked if people wanted to help broadcast the January 9th, 2001, total lunar eclipse visible from Europe, Africa and Asia, and so far, I've only had a couple of people volunteer. We need more people, to help make sure that we account for potentially bad weather in some areas. It doesn't require complex equipment. If you live in one of those areas and have a digital camera, a connection to the Internet, and a free evening (nothing more complex is necessary), then you can take part in this event. We could really use your help. Here's NASA's information on the eclipse, as well as a map of the effected areas. http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEplot/LE2001Jan09T.gif If you're looking for a way to bring more visitors to your website, now's your chance. You can expect lots of people to come to your site to see the eclipse. It'll be fun... please don't make me beg. Thanks, Fraser Cain Publisher Universe Today ************************************** -- UNIVERSE TODAY STORY SUMMARY -- * Shuttle Problems Will Delay Astronauts' Return * Jupiter's North Pole Aurora SHUTTLE PROBLEMS WILL DELAY ASTRONAUTS' RETURN ------------------------- NASA engineers have uncovered damage in the space shuttle Discovery's thrusters which will need to be replaced. This unexpected problem will keep the shuttle on the pad for an extra two weeks, while engineers make the repairs. The crew of space station Alpha was supposed to catch a lift back to Earth on Discovery in February, but now it looks like they'll have to stay in orbit extra two weeks - this isn't too concerning, they have plenty of supplies. Original Source: http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/status/stsstat/current.htm Internet Coverage: http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/space/12/14/space.shuttle.ap/index.html http://www.chron.com/content/interactive/space/station/stories/2000/20001214.html 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 JUPITER'S NORTH POLE AURORA ------------------------- New photos from the Hubble Space Telescope show a beautiful curtain of glowing gas wrapped around Jupiter's north pole. This aurora is formed in the same way as our own Northern Lights, when the particles from the Sun interact with the magnetic field of the planet. What's also interesting, is that it's possible to see the glowing footprints of three of Jupiter's moons, Io, Ganymede, and Europa. Original Source: http://hubble.stsci.edu/news_.and._views/pr.cgi?2000+38 Internet Coverage: http://www.flatoday.com/space/today/index.htm http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0012/15hubble/ 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 ************************************************ Space-related sites... Torun Centre for Astronomy - http://www.astri.uni.torun.pl Torun Center for Astronomy of the Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland MTC Astronomy Club Columbia, South Carolina - http://www.mid.tec.sc.us/mtcac Astro news, art, tools, scifi, and more by Jeffrey Hopkins - faculty advisor - and students. Harvard Astronomy Dept - http://cfa-harvard.edu/hco/astro Giorgio Mengoli's Lunar Photography - http://www.arcanet.it/alpha Beautiful images of the moon. Homer Hickam website - http://www.homerhickam.com "Homer Hickam is the bestselling author and subject of "Rocket Boys", made into the 1999 movie "October Sky". SETI Institute - http://www.seti.org conducts the world's most ambitious search for extraterrestrial intelligence. NASA Discovery Program - http://discovery.nasa.gov/ Discovery is a series of low cost, highly focused science investigations designed to enhance our understanding of the solar system. William Knox Holt Planetarium - http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/Planetarium.html Holt Planetarium is a pioneer in designing audience participation planetarium programs. Canadian Space Agency - Agence spatiale canadienne - http://www.space.gc.ca coordinates all elements of Canada's Space Program including the Canadian Astronaut Office. Check us out! Statesboro Astronomy Club - http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/6985/ Website of the Statesboro Astronomy Club, Statesboro, Georgia Department of Physics and Astronomy - http://phy.asu.edu Official site for Department of Physics and Astronomy at ASU ------------------------- To unsubscribe from this newsletter, just reply with only the subject line "UNSUBSCRIBE NEWSLETTER. All contents copyright (c) 2000 Universe Today |