News, Thursday, 24 AUG 2006 Wispy Dust and Gas Paint Portrait of Starbirth This active region of star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud unveils wispy clouds of hydrogen and oxygen that swirl and mix with dust on a canvas of astronomical size. http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2006/41 +++++ NASA Names New Crew Exploration Vehicle Orion NASA announced Tuesday that its new crew exploration vehicle will be named Orion. http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/aug/HQ_06299_Orion_announced.html +++++ Meteor Mystery Solved In 1967, NASA's Mariner 4 spacecraft was hit by a surprising flurry of meteoroids. Where did the meteoroids come from? http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/23aug_mariner4.htm?list864576 +++++ Spirit Discovers New Class of Igneous Rocks During the past two-and-a-half years of traversing the central part of Gusev Crater, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has analyzed the brushed and ground-into surfaces of multiple rocks... http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20060823a.html +++++ Space Station Set for Massive Expansion The launch of the next shuttle on Sunday will mark the beginning of a busy construction period on the station and will double its power supply. http://www.newscientistspace.com/article/dn9806-space-station-set-for-massiv... +++++ NASA Announces Space Shuttle Web and TV Coverage NASA TV and the agency's home on the Internet will provide extensive coverage of the Space Shuttle Atlantis mission STS-115 to the International Space Station, scheduled for a Sunday, Aug. 27 launch. http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/aug/HQ_06298_115_web_coverage.html +++++ NASA Galaxy Hunter: Huge Black Holes Stifle Star Formation Supermassive black holes in some giant galaxies create such a hostile environment, they shut down the formation of new stars... http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2006-101 +++++ China, Russia Plan Joint Mission to Mars China and Russia plan to launch a joint mission to Mars in 2009 to scoop up rocks from the red planet and one of its moons, a Chinese scientist said on Wednesday. http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=049671E28A386427E432... +++++ Close-Up on Cuvier Crater Ridge This high-resolution image, taken by the SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the young crater ‘Cuvier C’ on the Moon. http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMOB7BUQPE_index_0.html +++++ ************************************************** ************************************************** Free Telescopes For SLAS Members SLAS has several scopes available for free, long term loan to current SLAS members who have belonged to SLAS for at least 30 days. http://slas.us/membership_benefits.htm +++++ Images and Data From Cassini-Huygens At:s 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 are subscribed to the Utah Astronomy Listserve. 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