From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Thu Dec 18 2003 - 04:20:45 PST
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Today on SPACE.com -- Monday, December 15, 2003 -- http://www.space.com/
In today's issue:
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Science/Astronomy:
* When is a Solar System Not a Solar System?
* NASA to Take a Closer Look a 'Weird Life' Beyond Earth
* Earth's Magnetic Field Weakens 10 Percent
* Image of the Day: New View of Andromeda
* Earth-Like Planets Common, Computer Simulation Suggests
Spaceflight:
* Russia Plans to Deliver New Crew to ISS
* NASA Inspector General Questions Agency's Response to CAIB Recommendation
* NASA Puts X-37 Space Flight on Hold
* Shuttle Wings to Include New Damage Detecting Sensors
* NEW! Daily Space Trivia
NEW! Entertainment: A Special Section created in partnership with Cinescape Magazine!
* FIREFLY's Master and Commander Speaks -- Part One
* Movie Review -- Big Fish
* A Sleeker 'Battlestar Galactica' Returns
* DVD Review -- X2: X-Men United
* Spotlight: ALIENS Egg Added to Smithsonian Collection
Recent Headlines:
* Strange Lights Imaged, Astronauts Not Crazy
* Other Intelligent Life... at the Observatory
* Tech Today: The Apple of Our Eye
* Target Moon: World Space Agencies Detail Lunar Plans
* Another Trio of Russian Navigation Satellites Orbited by Proton
Plus...
* Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky
* Starry Night, TeamSETI
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Science/Astronomy:
* When is a Solar System Not a Solar System?
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mystery_monday_031215.html
Solar system is fast if grudgingly becoming the cosmic Kleenex or Xerox, a phrase used generically to describe other combinations of stars and planets.
* NASA to Take a Closer Look a 'Weird Life' Beyond Earth
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/nasa_astrobiology_031212.html
NASA is assessing support for a major look into the limits of organic life in planetary systems.
* Earth's Magnetic Field Weakens 10 Percent
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/earth_magnetic_031212.html
The strength of the Earth's magnetic field has decreased 10 percent over the past 150 years, raising the remote possibility that it may collapse and later reverse, flipping the planet's poles for the first time in nearly a million years, scientists said Thursday.
* Image of the Day: New View of Andromeda
http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_031215.html
This new image of the Andromeda galaxy is said to be the most sensitive and comprehensive ever made in ultraviolet light. It was captured by NASA's new Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX).
* Earth-Like Planets Common, Computer Simulation Suggests
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/earth-like_planets_031211.html
A new computer model designed to explore the range of possibilities for planet formation around other stars had no trouble coming up with worlds similar to Earth.
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Spaceflight:
* Russia Plans to Deliver New Crew to ISS
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/iss_russia_031214.html
Russia will deliver all regular crews and cargo to the International Space Station next year, filling in again for NASA, the head of the Russian space agency said Friday.
* NASA Inspector General Questions Agency's Response to CAIB Recommendation
http://www.space.com/news/nasa_oig_031212.html
The NASA Office of Inspector General is questioning the U.S. space agency's proposed response to one of the central recommendations of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board.
* NASA Puts X-37 Space Flight on Hold
http://www.space.com/spacenews/businessmonday_031215.html
NASA has directed Boeing to throttle back on development of the orbital variant of the X-37 prototype space plane until more money is found for the program, an action likely to delay a re-entry and landing demonstration that was planned for 2006.
* Shuttle Wings to Include New Damage Detecting Sensors
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/rtf_covey_031211.html
Sensors designed to pinpoint potential damage from falling debris or other objects will be installed into the wings of NASA's remaining shuttle fleet, officials overseeing the space agency's return to flight efforts said Thursday.
* NEW! Daily Space Trivia
http://www.space.com/php/trivia/
One of Today's 5 New Questions: What were the names given to the first spiders in space (Name one.) ?
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NEW! Entertainment:
http://www.space.com/entertainment/
* FIREFLY's Master and Commander Speaks -- Part One
http://www.space.com/entertainment/whedon_part1.html
Joss Whedon owns the internet. Type his name into Google and do a search and see for yourself how many fansites there are for BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, its spinoff series ANGEL or even for FIREFLY, Whedon's short-lived science fiction series with a western twist from last season.
* Movie Review -- Big Fish
http://www.space.com/entertainment/big-fish_review.html
Will Bloom (Billy Crudup) has two problems. One is that his father, Edward (Albert Finney), is dying back home in Alabama while Will has made a life for himself and his pregnant wife (Marion Cotillard) in France. Will hurries to the old man's bedside, where he comes face to face with another problem: from Will's point of view, Edward has not told a single true story in his life, instead embellishing on the facts until they're unrecognizable.
* A Sleeker 'Battlestar Galactica' Returns
http://www.space.com/entertainment/galactica_new_031204.html
"Battlestar Galactica" is returning as a four-hour miniseries, backed by hype befitting a science fiction classic in the same galaxy as "Star Wars" or "Star Trek."
* DVD Review -- X2: X-Men United
http://www.space.com/entertainment/xmen2_dvd_review.html
When I was a kid, superhero movies sucked. No, not just in movies that were poorly made, but all of them. Comic-books presented the kinds of stories that just couldn't be made into movies, which is one of the reasons readers cherished them so much.
* Spotlight: ALIENS Egg Added to Smithsonian Collection
http://www.space.com/entertainment/spotlight.html
The next time you're visiting the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, don't pull a Kane and look into the alien egg.
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Recent Headlines:
* Strange Lights Imaged, Astronauts Not Crazy
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solar_aurora_031210.html
* Other Intelligent Life... at the Observatory
http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_arecibo_backus_031211.html
* Tech Today: The Apple of Our Eye
http://www.space.com/techtoday/tech_today.html
* Target Moon: World Space Agencies Detail Lunar Plans
http://www.space.com/news/moon_agencies_031211.html
* Another Trio of Russian Navigation Satellites Orbited by Proton
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/proton_launch_031210.html
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