News, Thursday, 01 June 2006 Columbus Arrives in Florida After a journey that started at the weekend, the European Columbus laboratory arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, the United States, yesterday afternoon. http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEMN0S9ATME_index_0.html +++++ NASA-funded Study Says Saturn's Moon Enceladus Rolled Over Saturn's moon Enceladus -- an active, icy world with an unusually warm south pole -- may have performed an unusual trick for a planetary body. http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press-release-details.cfm?newsID=662 +++++ NASA's FUSE Mission Discovery Featured in Media Briefing NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. MDT Wednesday, June 7, about the discovery of carbon-rich gas around a young star that may be forming terrestrial planets. http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/may/HQ_M06094_FUSE.html +++++ Black Hole–Galaxy Link Extended Galaxies big and small share a common trait: the more massive their nuclei, the more massive their central bulges. http://skyandtelescope.com/news/article_1734_1.asp +++++ Discovery Still On Track For July Launch NASA officials said Wednesday they remain determined to keep to the current space shuttle launch schedule and to continue to examine possible safety hazards as closely as possible in the meantime. http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Discovery_Still_On_Track_For_July_Launch.h... +++++ Polar Core is Hot Stuff There was once little difference between equatorial and arctic climates. http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060529/full/060529-5.html +++++ Even Hurricane Katrina Can’t Stop Fun Science for Families Day Children and adults enjoyed Fun Science for Families Day on Saturday 20 May in Jefferson Parish, just outside of New Orleans. http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2006/0531orleans.shtml +++++ Venus Express Update http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=39310 +++++ ************************************************** ************************************************** Images and Data From Cassini-Huygens At: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/latest/index.cfm http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press-releases.cfm +++++ Information On The Mars Rovers At: http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html +++++ SLAS 2006 Star Party Schedule http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/LOCAL.HTML +++++ SSA / UMNH 2006 Southern Utah Public Star Party Schedule http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/STARPARTIES.HTML +++++ ************************************************** News is being sent to you because of your affiliation with the Salt Lake Astronomical Society or because you asked to be subscribed. To unsubscribe please send your request to paw at wirelessbeehive dot com. Check out my NASA Solar System Ambassador web site at: http://www.umnh.utah.edu/utahsky and mirrored at http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/ For astronomy clubs in Utah see: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/UTAHCLUBS.HTML For the Utah Astronomy Listserve see: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy ************************************************** -- Patrick Wiggins NASA Solar System Ambassador to Utah & NE Nevada paw at wirelessbeehive dot com http://www.umnh.utah.edu/utahsky http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/ 435.882.1209 801.918.9092