SPACE.com Update for August 24, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *August 24, 2006*   *TOP STORY* *posted: August 24, 2006 04:45 pm EDT* *Pluto Demoted: No Longer a Planet in Highly Controversial Definition*The IAU proposed a new definition for planets would ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Thursday, August 24, 2006 Even the Simplest Creatures Favor Family Single-celled amoebas, the simplest creatures known, stick with kin in times of need. Ancient Minty Painkiller Worked, Modern Study Suggests The doctors of ancient Greece and China had it right when they applied cool and minty salves to soothe aches and pains. Talking Robot is Surprisingly Anthropomorphic WT-6 uses a tongue, lips and vocal cords. The World's Longest-Ru ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for August 24, 2006 http://spaceweather.com Today, astronomers at the International Astronomical Union's General Assembly in Prague decided that the Solar System has eight planets, and Pluto is not one of them. Pluto has been declared a "dwarf planet." Joining Pluto in the dwarf planet category are giant asteroid Ceres and Pluto's cousin 2003 UB313. Get the full story at http://spaceweather.com . You are currently subscribed to spaceweather as: nasa_reports@aus-city.com. To unsubscrib ...Continue Reading

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006 NASA TV AND WEB COVERAGE OF STS-115 LAUNCH Date/Time: Sunday, Aug. 27, 4:30 p.m. (scheduled launch time) NASA TV and the NASA Portal http://www.nasa.gov will provide extensive prelaunch and launch day coverage for the Space Shuttle Atlantis' STS-115 mission. The NASA Portal's prelaunch webcast is set for 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 26. Launch day coverage on NASA TV and NASA's Launch Blog begins at 10:30 a.m., Aug. 27. To access mission ...Continue Reading

NASA Science News for August 23, 2006 In 1967, NASA's Mariner 4 spacecraft was hit by a surprising flurry of meteoroids--a shower more intense than any Leonid meteor storm. Where did the meteoroids come from? It's been a mystery for 40 years. Now, astronomers may have found a solution: Mariner 4 had a close encounter with a "dark comet." FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/23aug_mariner4.htm?list882224 Check out our RSS feed at http://science.nasa.gov/rss.xml ! You are currently subscribed ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Wednesday, August 23, 2006 Scientists Make Stem Cells Without Harming Embryos By using single cells plucked from human embryos, scientists have grown human embryonic stem cells, which can turn into any other kind of cell in the body, while leaving the original embryo intact. Most High School Football Concussions Preventable The key is to make helmets fit properly, which coaches often fail to do, a new study finds. Why Fiber is Heal ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 22 August 2006. -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTH AMERICA In South America, scores of fires were churning out thick smoke into the skies above Bolivia and Brazil on August 21, 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13799 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 21 2006 (Posted on Aug 22 2006 10:08AM) FOREST FIRE IN GREECE A large forest fire forced thousands of people to evacuate the southern tip of the Kasandra Peninsula in Greece on Augu ...Continue Reading