News, Tuesday, 01 AUG 2006 Stardust@Home: Ready For Launch The project will officially begin today at noon MDT. http://stardustathome.ssl.berkeley.edu +++++ NASA Puzzles Over Final Hubble Mission Pieces are falling into place for last service call to space telescope. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14121125/ +++++ A Simple Survey Yields a Cosmic Conundrum A survey of galaxies observed along the sightlines to quasars and gamma-ray bursts--both extremely luminous, distant objects--has revealed a puzzling inconsistency. http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/press_releases/text.asp?pid=909 +++++ Keck Telescope Captures Jupiter's Red Spot Jr. Astronomers this month snapped high-resolution near-infrared images of the Great Red Spot as a smaller storm, Red Spot Jr., breezed by it on its race around the planet. http://www.keckobservatory.org/article.php?id=88 +++++ Mare Serenitatis This animated sequence, composed of three images taken by ESAÂ’s SMART-1 spacecraft, shows a portion of Mare Serenitatis on the Moon. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/SEM847BUQPE_0.html +++++ Cleaning Event Gives Opportunity Renewed Energy Opportunity spent five sols this week at a target called "Joseph McCoy." http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status_opportunityAll.html#sol886 +++++ NASA's Spirit Rover Survives Record Cold on Mars Spirit remains healthy and continues to make progress on computer upgrades and scientific research, despite winter temperatures colder than any yet experienced... http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status_spiritAll.html#sol908 +++++ Hamming It Up With Space Station Earns Ransom Top Astronaut Award In the world of ham radio, just making contact with someone from each of the 50 states is an award-worthy feat. http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/releases/2006/JO06-008.html +++++ AirLaunch Breaks Another Drop Record AirLaunch announced Friday that its industry-government team has dropped successfully a 36-ton rocket from a C-17 cargo aircraft. http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/AirLaunch_Breaks_Another_Drop_Record_999.h... +++++ Alien Safari Click the image below to discover some of the most extreme organisms on our planet, and find out what they are telling astrobiologists about the search for life beyond Earth. http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/AlienSafari_launch_page.html +++++ ************************************************** ************************************************** 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. 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://utahastro.info/ 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://utahastro.info/ 435.882.1209 801.918.9092