Dome News2008-07-24T15:25:36Z
Arnold V. Lesikardomeofth@domeofthesky.comhttp://domeofthesky.comNews of Astronomy, Space, Science, & the War Against Terrorism
Irregular Update #9
http://domeofthesky.com/domenews/1216857600#jt3026152008-07-24T15:25:36Z
Only occasional updates until September
Image: Storms Collide on Jupiter
http://domeofthesky.com/domenews/1216857600#jr2321852008-07-24T15:25:36Z
Red spots are shown interacting in the atmosphere of Jupiter; moving horizontally from left to right past the Great Red Spot, Red Spot Jr. clearly went below the larger storm, but the smaller spot was pulled in
Image: The Midnight Sun on Mars
http://domeofthesky.com/domenews/1216857600#jr2279512008-07-24T15:25:36Z
This panorama mosaic, taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on board NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, documents the passage of the midnight sun over several days
Image: Astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom
http://domeofthesky.com/domenews/1216857600#jr2287182008-07-24T15:25:36Z
Awaiting orders to proceed to the launch site for Project Mercury's second attempt to launch a man into space, astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom relaxes in the Personal Equipment Room Hangar "S," Cape Canaveral, Fla
What's Happening on the Space Station
http://domeofthesky.com/domenews/1216857600#ke9072392008-07-24T15:25:36Z
ISS Status Report for June 23
Phoenix Scrapes Ice
http://domeofthesky.com/domenews/1216857600#jr2330482008-07-24T15:25:36Z
More scraping tests scheduled for today
Phoenix Team Wants Mission Extension
http://domeofthesky.com/domenews/1216857600#jr2334642008-07-24T15:25:36Z
Phoenix Mars Lander's team is looking to extend the spacecraft's mission on Mars further into the Martian winter
What Phoenix Has Achieved So Far
http://domeofthesky.com/domenews/1216857600#jr2290302008-07-24T15:25:36Z
A look at the Phoenix mission success criteria to see how the mission is doing
Mars Express Flies by Phobos
http://domeofthesky.com/domenews/1216857600#jr2327202008-07-24T15:25:36Z
A European spacecraft made its closest pass by the Mars moon Phobos Wednesday
Viewing the Accretion Disk Around a Black Hole
http://domeofthesky.com/domenews/1216857600#jr2319102008-07-24T15:25:36Z
For the first time, a team of international researchers has found a way to view the accretion disks surrounding black holes and verify that their true electromagnetic spectra match what astronomers have long predicted they would be
COROT Finds Exoplanet
http://domeofthesky.com/domenews/1216857600#jr2315922008-07-24T15:25:36Z
A team of European scientists working with COROT have discovered an exoplanet orbiting a star slightly more massive than the Sun
Microbes From Deep in the Earth
http://domeofthesky.com/domenews/1216857600#jr2337942008-07-24T15:25:36Z
Researchers discovered unique microbes deep beneath the Earth's surface inhabiting a deep South African mine
Sahara Dust Feeds Ocean Life
http://domeofthesky.com/domenews/1216857600#jr2276362008-07-24T15:25:36Z
Research at the University of Liverpool has found how Saharan dust storms help sustain life over extensive regions of the North Atlantic Ocean
Undersea Volcanos Caused Mass Extinction
http://domeofthesky.com/domenews/1216857600#jr2274572008-07-24T15:25:36Z
Undersea volcanic activity triggered a mass extinction of marine life and buried a thick mat of organic matter on the sea floor about 93 million years ago, which became a major source of oil, according to a new study