SETI public: Fw: Marsbugs Vol. 11, No. 30

From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Tue Aug 03 2004 - 15:42:38 PDT

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    From: Dr. David J. Thomas<mailto:dthomas_at_lyon.edu>
    To: dthomas_at_lyon.edu<mailto:dthomas_at_lyon.edu>
    Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 5:03 PM
    Subject: Marsbugs Vol. 11, No. 30

    The 3 August 2004 issue of Marsbugs: The Electronic Astrobiology
    Newsletter is now online.

    Text: http://www.lyon.edu/projects/marsbugs/2004/20040803.txt>
    PDF:
    http://www.lyon.edu/projects/marsbugs/2004/20040803.pdf>
    Word:
    http://www.lyon.edu/projects/marsbugs/2004/20040803.doc>

    Articles and News

    Page 2 BOEING DELIVERS JIMO SPACECRAFT DESIGN PROPOSAL
    Boeing release

    Page 3 INSIDE THE GIANTS: PUZZLING DIFFERENCES IN JUPITER AND SATURN
    By Robert Roy Britt

    Page 3 UNIQUE OBSERVATIONS OF NEWBORN STAR PROVIDE INFORMATION ON
    SOLAR SYSTEM'S ORIGIN
    Vanderbilt University release

    Page 4 ET FIRST CONTACT "WITHIN 20 YEARS"
    By Marcus Chown

    Page 4 RESEARCHERS REVIEW EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF MODERN ALGAE
    Texas A&M University release

    Page 4 SCRIPPS RESEARCHERS DOCUMENT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE DEEP
    SEA-CLIMATE AND FOOD SUPPLY FLUCTUATIONS MAY HOLD MAJOR CONSEQUENCES
    FOR LIFE IN THE ABYSS
    Scripps Institution of Oceanography release

    Page 5 EAVESDROPPING ON OLYMPUS-LET THE GAMES BEGIN
    >From Astrobiology Magazine

    Page 6 SPINNING BRAINS
    By Patrick L. Barry and Tony Phillips

    Page 7 DOUBLE WHAMMY: ASTEROIDS DELIVERED ONE-TWO PUNCH
    By Robert Roy Britt

    Page 7 ANALYSIS: BUSH STANDS BY HIS SPACE PLAN
    By Frank Sietzen

    Page 7 SPACE SCIENCE PIONEER VAN ALLEN QUESTIONS HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT
    By Leonard David

     
    Page 7 CHINA TO LAUNCH SECOND MANNED SPACE MISSION IN 2005
    >From Agence France-Press and SpaceDaily

    Page 7 THE SPILLPROOF EARTH-ELECTRONS TO PASS THE "WHITE GLOVE" OVER
    A SPACEPROBE
    >From Astrobiology Magazine

    Page 9 NASA PLAYS KEY ROLE IN LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERIMENT IN
    HISTORY
    NASA/GSFC release 2004-242

    Page 10 HOWLING AT THE MOON: SPACE ENTREPRENEURS SEE RED OVER MARS
    FAVORITISM
    By Leonard David

    Page 10 METEORITE FROM OMAN RECORDS ITS LUNAR LAUNCH SITE AND DETAILED
    HISTORY
    By Lori Stiles

    Page 11 NASA INVITES PUBLIC TO EXPLORE "RED PLANET" VIA INTERNET
    NASA/ARC release 2004-74AR

    Page 12 THE DARKENING EARTH: LESS SUN AT THE EARTH'S SURFACE
    COMPLICATES CLIMATE MODELS
    By David Appell

    Page 12 HOW SPECIAL IS THE SOLAR SYSTEM?
    Royal Astronomical Society release

    Page 12 LIFE ON MARS LIKELY, SCIENTIST CLAIMS
    By Leonard David

    Announcements

    Page 12 NASA SELECTS FUTURE MISSION CONCEPTS FOR STUDY
    NASA/JPL release 2004-186

    Page 13 NASA INVESTIGATORS SELECTED FOR HUMAN AND ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY
    NASA release 2004-248

     
    Page 13 NASA RELEASES BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EXPLORATION
    NASA release 2004-249

    Page 14 NASA ANNOUNCES SPACE RADIATION MATERIALS RESEARCH GRANTS
    NASA release 2004-255

    Page 14 ESA IS LOOKING FOR FEMALE VOLUNTEERS FOR A BED-REST STUDY IN
    TOULOUSE NEXT YEAR
    ESA release 45-2004

    Mission Reports

    Page 14 CASSINI UPDATES
    NASA/JPL releases
     
    Page 17 MARS EXPLORATION ROVERS UPDATES
    NASA/JPL releases

    Page 18 MARS EXPRESS IMAGES
    ESA releases

    Page 19 MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR IMAGES
    NASA/JPL/MSSS releases

    Page 19 MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
    NASA/JPL/ASU releases

    Page 20 ROSETTA: MONITORING NEW AVIONICS SOFTWARE
    ESA release

    David J. Thomas, PhD
    Asst. Professor of Biology
    Lyon College, Science Division
    2300 Highland Road
    Batesville, AR 72501 USA
    Phone: 870-698-4269
    Fax: 870-698-4692
    http://www.lyon.edu/webdata/users/dthomas>

    NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador
    http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador>
    Editor of Marsbugs: The Electronic Astrobiology Newsletter
    http://www.lyon.edu/projects/marsbugs>
     


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