Space News for January 29, 2002
Fraser's News
New Web Design
Thanks for your patience everyone, I've nearly completed upgrading the site to use an automated publishing system. Although the site looks very similar on the surface, I now update it in a completely different way which should save me hours every week.
Over the next few days I'll continue tweaking both the content and design until I'm happy with the site. Until then, here're a few stories to whet your appetite.
Thanks again for your patience.
Fraser Cain, Publisher
Jan 29, 2002, 6:41am
Astronomy
New Image of the Horsehead Nebula
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| Photo credit: ESO |
A new, high-resolution image has been taken of one of the most famous astronomical objects in the night sky – the Horsehead Nebula, which is located in the constellation of Orion. This beautiful photograph is a composite image made from three separate images taken in February 2000 by the 8.2 metre VLT KUEYEN telescope on Paranal in Chile.
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Jan 28, 2002, 11:34pm
Astronomy
Five New Martian Meteorites Discovered
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| NASA/JPL image |
Scientists believe they've found an additional five meteorites that originated from the planet Mars. The new rocks were discovered during recent expeditions to Antarctica and the deserts of the Middle East and Africa – the best places for discovering the precious objects from space. This brings the total number of known Martian rocks to 24, and will provide researchers with additional specimens to analyze for evidence of past (or current) life on Mars.
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Jan 28, 2002, 11:21pm
Space Flight
Expedition 4 Completes Spacewalk
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| Image credit: NASA |
The new crew of the International Space Station spent another day in the sunshine on Friday when Commander Yury Onufrienko and Astronaut Dan Bursch completed a six-hour spacewalk. During their time outside the station, they installed six thruster deflectors and several experiments onto the exterior of the Zvezda Service Module. The deflectors will contain the exhaust from the station’s thrusters so that it doesn’t contaminate the rest of the station.
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Jan 26, 2002, 11:45pm
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