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Today on SPACE.com -- Monday, January 19, 2004 -- http://www.space.com/

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Science/Astronomy:
* Ancient Cosmic Superstructure Defies Theory
* Hubble, Its Fate Sealed, 'Has a Place in Everybody's Heart'
* NASA Cancels Shuttle Mission to Service Hubble
* Image of the Day: New Look at a Dying Star
* NEW! Daily Space Trivia

Spaceflight:
* Spirit Moves Into Martian Rock Garden
* Martian Weather Challenges Rover Team
* Boeing Suspension, Rising Costs Delay EELV Launch Procurement
* Opportunity Trajectory Adjusted for Mars Landing
* Congressman Wants Capsule-Shaped Replacement for Shuttle
* Mystery at Gusev Crater
* Astronotes: Ready to Roar

NEW! Entertainment: A Special Section created in partnership with Cinescape Magazine!
* DVD Review: Deep Space Nine -- Season 7
* 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:
* A Martian Perspective: The Strange Tale of Two Moons
* The Color of the Stars
* NASA's New Mandate Rests on Robotic Explorers
* Eager to Go to Mars, Scientists Offer Cautious Praise for Bush Plan
* New Toyota Hybrid Auto Parks Itself
* FAQ: Bush's New Space Vision
* Space Agency Reorganized to Handle Bush Plan
* Bush's New Space Plan Excites Russia
* Six Wheels on Mars! Spirit Free to Roam
* ESA Officials Applaud Bush Exploration Plan
* Bush Vows to Expand 'Human Presence Across Our Solar System'
* Transcript of President Bush's Speech at NASA HQ

Plus...

* Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky
* Starry Night, TeamSETI

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Science/Astronomy:

* Ancient Cosmic Superstructure Defies Theory
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/galaxy_string_040119.html

A string of ancient galaxies has thrown astronomers for a loop by defying standard predictions for the evolution of the universe.

* Hubble, Its Fate Sealed, 'Has a Place in Everybody's Heart'
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/hubble_special_040116.html

It was hard for astronomers to argue with astronaut and astrophysicist John Grunsfeld when he announced that the Hubble Space Telescope would no longer be serviced again, meaning the venerable observatory's days, or at least its years, were numbered.

* NASA Cancels Shuttle Mission to Service Hubble
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/hubble_service_040116.html

Two days after U.S. President George W. Bush unveiled a new NASA vision requiring a shift in the space agency's spending priorities, NASA announced that it was curtailing any further space shuttle missions to the Hubble Space Telescope.

* Image of the Day: New Look at a Dying Star
http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_040119.html

tronomers trying to peer into the heavens from huge ground-based telescopes measure success in relation to the Hubble Space Telescope, which suffers no turbulent air but is limited by its relatively small size.

* NEW! Daily Space Trivia
http://www.space.com/php/trivia/

One of Today's 5 New Questions: Before Shuttle, which manned program launched the most spacecraft in the shortest time?

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Spaceflight:

* Spirit Moves Into Martian Rock Garden
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/spirit_rockgarden_040119.html

Easy pickings is what NASA's Spirit rover has found on Mars.

* Martian Weather Challenges Rover Team
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/mars_wx_040119.html

The weather forecast for Mars: Cold. Breezy. Dust devils a hundred yards wide.

* Boeing Suspension, Rising Costs Delay EELV Launch Procurement
http://www.space.com/spacenews/businessmonday_040119.html

The competition for the next round of U.S. military-satellite launch contracts has been delayed at least until the summer due to the ongoing suspension of one of the two bidders and concerns about the growing cost of the rockets involved.

* Opportunity Trajectory Adjusted for Mars Landing
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/opportunity_update_040116.html

NASA's next robotic rover to attempt a landing on Mars -- Opportunity -- underwent a trajectory correction maneuver January 16.

* Congressman Wants Capsule-Shaped Replacement for Shuttle
http://www.space.com/news/ksc_bush_040116.html

Though a concrete vision of President Bush's plan for the United States to return humans to the Moon and then go on to Mars has yet be defined, U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon (R-Fla.) believes NASA should return to a capsule-shaped spacecraft design reminiscent of the Apollo command module.

* Mystery at Gusev Crater
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/spirit_gusev_040116.html

Scientists are puzzled about a patch of soil near the Mars rover Spirit lander that they now call "Magic Carpet".

* Astronotes: Ready to Roar
http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html

A modernization effort has put new life into an old rocket test stand. At Edwards Air Force Base, California, Rocket Test Stand 2-A was used for production testing of the Apollo program's F-1 engine, the massive motor used in the Saturn V booster.

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NEW! Entertainment:
http://www.space.com/entertainment/

* DVD Review: Deep Space Nine -- Season 7
http://www.space.com/entertainment/ds9_season7_review.html

It's hard to believe that it's only been five years since the final episode of DEEP SPACE NINE aired on television.

* 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:

* A Martian Perspective: The Strange Tale of Two Moons
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/mars_moons_040116.html

* The Color of the Stars
http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_stars_doyle_040115.html

* NASA's New Mandate Rests on Robotic Explorers
http://www.space.com/news/nasa_robots_040115.html

* Eager to Go to Mars, Scientists Offer Cautious Praise for Bush Plan
http://www.space.com/news/bush_science_040114.html

* New Toyota Hybrid Auto Parks Itself
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/prius_park_040115.html

* FAQ: Bush's New Space Vision
http://www.space.com/news/bush_plan_faq_040115.html

* Space Agency Reorganized to Handle Bush Plan
http://www.space.com/news/okeefe_update_040115.html

* Bush's New Space Plan Excites Russia
http://www.space.com/news/russia_bush_040115.html

* Six Wheels on Mars! Spirit Free to Roam
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/spirit_rolling_040115.html

* ESA Officials Applaud Bush Exploration Plan
http://www.space.com/news/esa_bush_040115.html

* Bush Vows to Expand 'Human Presence Across Our Solar System'
http://www.space.com/news/bush_speech_040114.html

* Transcript of President Bush's Speech at NASA HQ
http://www.space.com/news/bush_transcript_040114.html

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