News, Tuesday, 10 OCT 2006 City of Elko Receives its Own Cosmic Twin 2 amateur astronomers found new asteroid in '99. http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view2/1,4382,650197519,00.html More background info: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/1999VS.HTML +++++ Hubble Observations Confirm that Planets Form from Disks Around Stars NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, in collaboration with ground-based observations, has provided definitive evidence for the existence of the nearest extrasolar planet to our solar system. http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2006/32/ +++++ Layers of 'Cape Verde' in 'Victoria Crater' (Enhanced) This view of Victoria crater is looking north from "Duck Bay" towards the dramatic promontory called "Cape Verde." http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/mer/images.cfm?id=2043 +++++ US Takes Unilateral Stance in New Space Policy A new document says the US will reject treaties limiting its testing or use of military equipment in space – it also opens the door to an anti-satellite arms race. http://www.newscientistspace.com/article/dn10262-us-takes-unilateral-stance-... +++++ Cosmic Rays Could Power Icy Moon's Plumes Charged particles from space may trigger violent chemical reactions on Saturn's moon Enceladus, explaining its watery plumes. http://www.newscientistspace.com/article/dn10257-cosmic-rays-could-power-icy... +++++ Universe Might Be Pill-Shaped Instead of being perfectly round like a globe, the universe might be a bit stretched in shape like a pill. http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/10/09/universe.pill/index.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/LOCAL2006.HTML +++++ SLAS 2007 Star Party Schedule http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/LOCAL2007.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