From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Fri Apr 04 2003 - 08:26:15 PST
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Subject: Today on SPACE.com -- Friday, April 4, 2003
Today on SPACE.com -- Friday, April 4, 2003 -- http://www.space.com/
In today's issue:
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Featured Products
* The Space Store
Investigation Columbia: Newest Developments in Shuttle Inquiry
http://www.space.com/columbiatragedy/
Spaceflight:
* Russia Boosts Funding for Space Flights
* Europe Unveils New Moon-Orbiting SMART-1 Spacecraft
* X-Prize Competitor Unveils Manned Space Capsule
* Inside Iraq: New Images of Baghdad from April 1
Science/Astronony:
* Mercury: The Inside Scoop on Spotting the Innermost Planet
* Voyage into the Vortex: Survival Tips for Black Hole Travelers
* Creation Force: Black Holes Linked to Star Birth
* Astronotes: SPACE.com Mailbag: Put a Lower Size Limit on Moonhood
Recent Headlines:
* Engineers Identify Debris from Columbia's Left Wing
* Russian Rocket Launches Molniya Satellite from Plesetsk
* How the Sun Shines: New Evidence Pins Down Elusive Core Action
* Astronomy: Censored in Science Education
* New Study: Some Asteroids are Like Onions
* Hubble Pictures Too Crisp, Challenging Theories of Time and Space
* Military Space: Securing the High Ground
* Robots on Display in Japanese Exhibition Not Just For Show
* Tech Today: A Better, Flatter, Lighter TV
Plus...
* SpaceTV, SpaceWatch
* Solar and Space Weather
* Starry Night, TeamSETI
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Spaceflight:
* Russia Boosts Funding for Space Flights
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/iss_russia_030403.html
Russia pledged extra money Thursday for building the only spacecraft to service the International Space Station after U.S. shuttle flights were grounded following the Columbia disaster.
* Europe Unveils New Moon-Orbiting SMART-1 Spacecraft
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/smart_esa_030403.html
A small, unmanned satellite that relies on solar power to propel it into orbit around the moon was unveiled Thursday by the European Space Agency, which plans to use the spacecraft in Europe's first attempt at a lunar exploration.
* X-Prize Competitor Unveils Manned Space Capsule
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/starchaser_capsule_030403.html
A group of British engineers and scientists unveiled their first manned space capsule during a presentation at a Hyde hotel today, the latest accomplishment in a global competition to loft a privately developed craft on a suborbital hop.
* Inside Iraq: New Images of Baghdad from April 1
http://www.space.com/zoomview/
New April 1 satellite image zooms in on Downtown Baghdad.
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Science/Astronomy:
* Mercury: The Inside Scoop on Spotting the Innermost Planet
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/mercury_view_030404.html
The planet Mercury is often cited as the most difficult of the five brightest naked-eye planets to see. Because it's the planet closest to the Sun, it never strays too far from the Sun's vicinity in our sky.
* Voyage into the Vortex: Survival Tips for Black Hole Travelers
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/blackhole_travel_030404.html
If you're planning a trip to another universe, via a black hole, be sure to head for the weak sector.
* Creation Force: Black Holes Linked to Star Birth
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/starburst_blackhole_030403.html
Astronomers have peered through gas, dust and general chaos to get an unprecedented look at the vicinity of a hefty black hole at the heart of one of the earliest galaxies in the universe.
* Astronotes: SPACE.com Mailbag: Put a Lower Size Limit on Moonhood
http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html
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Recent Headlines:
* Engineers Identify Debris from Columbia's Left Wing
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sts107_debris_030402.html
* Russian Rocket Launches Molniya Satellite from Plesetsk
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/molniya_launch_030402.html
* How the Sun Shines: New Evidence Pins Down Elusive Core Action
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/sun_shine_030403.html
* Astronomy: Censored in Science Education
http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_devore_astro_030403.html
* New Study: Some Asteroids are Like Onions
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/onion_asteroids_030402.html
* Hubble Pictures Too Crisp, Challenging Theories of Time and Space
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/quantum_bits_030402.html
* Military Space: Securing the High Ground
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/higher_ground_030402.html
* Robots on Display in Japanese Exhibition Not Just For Show
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/japan_robots_030402.html
* Tech Today: A Better, Flatter, Lighter TV
http://www.space.com/techtoday/tech_today.html
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http://uplink.space.com/
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SOLAR and SPACE WEATHER (April 4, 2003)
3-Day Solar Forecast
Solar activity is expected to be low through Friday.
3-Day Aurora Forecast
Earth's geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels. A high speed stream will pass by sometime Thursday.
Solar Data
The current sunspot number is 161, and the solar wind speed recently clocked in at 502 kilometers per second.
The solar wind density was 4.5 protons per cubic centimeter.
(Speed and density values are snapshots in time and change during the day.)
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/space_weather.html
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