News, Saturday, 03 June 2006 Star Party Tonight SLAS will be opening SPOC this evening (Saturday), weather permitting. Details at: http://slas.us/displayevent.asp?EventID=842 +++++ Monday: NASA Presents Exploration Program Update NASA Associate Administrator for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Scott Horowitz and Constellation Program Manager Jeff Hanley will brief the media about the exploration program and the work being assigned to NASA centers at 12:30 p.m. MDT Monday, June 5. http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/jun/HQ_M06095_Griffin_ESMD.html +++++ Droids on the ISS A little droid is roaming the corridors of the International Space Station, and more are on the way. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/01jun_spheres.htm?list864576 +++++ Floating Pile of Rubble a Pristine Record of Solar System's History A small, near-Earth asteroid named Itokawa is just a pile of floating rubble, probably created from the breakup of an ancient planet... http://www.umich.edu/news/?Releases/2006/Jun06/r060106c More on the spacecraft: http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/e/snews/2006/0601.shtml +++++ SMART-1 Close-Up on Zucchius Crater This image, taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA’s SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the central peaks of crater Zucchius. http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMVQM9ATME_index_0.html +++++ A Summer's Crossing of the Asteroid Belt New Horizons has entered the asteroid belt and will be traversing this part of our solar system through August. http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/overview/piPerspectives/piPerspective_current.php +++++ Thirty Meter Telescope Passes Conceptual Design Review The detailed design for the Thirty Meter Telescope is capable of delivering on the full promise of its enormous light-collecting area, according to the findings of an independent panel of experts. http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Thirty_Meter_Telescope_Passes_Conceptual_D... +++++ Cassini Update http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/sig-event-details.cfm?newsID=664 +++++ STS Update http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/status/2006/status-200... +++++ ************************************************** ************************************************** 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