Universe Today - November 26, 2001
A note from Fraser... The Leonid Reports are In
As requested, Universe Today readers have responded with their reports on the Leonid Meteor Storm on November 18, 2001. If you saw the storm, then this will give you a good idea of what other people were seeing around the world. If you missed the storm, then the reports will probably just make you jealous.
So, read on at your own peril. Click here for the reader letters.
Fraser Cain, Publisher - Universe Today
P.S. Apparently, the Chinese a planning some kind of human space program; maybe even to the moon. Launching real soon now. ;-)
 NASA |
Shuttle Endeavour Set for Launch Amid High Security
NASA is still planning to launch the space shuttle Endeavour on Thursday, but the whole process will happen under unprecedented security. Military aircraft will patrol the skies, while visitors and personnel will undergo intense scrutiny as they enter the Cape Canaveral launch facility. When it does blast off, Endeavour will carry 4 astronauts as well as the replacement crew for the International Space Station, and return to Earth 11 days later.
Original Source:
Shuttle Status Report
Other Coverage: CNN Space - MSNBC - SPACE.com Similar Stories: Space Shuttle Related Sites: NASA Related Books: NASA |
 SRI |
Sunlight Could Push Asteroids into Killer Orbits
Scientists have long been puzzled about why there are asteroids in orbits outside of the belt between Mars and Jupiter, but a new culprit might have been uncovered: sunlight. U.S.-Czech research indicates that the gradual force from sunlight could slowly push asteroids into gravitational interaction with Jupiter, which could then swing them into wild orbits, including those which cross the Earth's orbit.
Original Source:
SRI News Release
Other Coverage: CNN Space - Cosmiverse - SPACE.com - Spaceflight Now Similar Stories: Asteroids Related Sites: Asteroids Related Books: Asteroids |