Space Shuttle Atlantis Ready for Launch (Update)
February 7, 2008
Weather permitting, the space shuttle Atlantis is set up for launch today from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A cold front is expected to move over the area and there’s only a 30% chance of acceptable conditions for the launch.
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QuickTime Updated, Security Fix
February 6, 2008
Apple has released a security update to QuickTime, bringing it to version 7.4.1. The software can be downloaded using the Mac OS built-in Software Update, or from the Apple website: “Apple Downloads.”
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MESSENGER Sends Earth the First Color Pictures of Mercury
January 26, 2008
In the first mission to the densest planet in the solar system since the Mariner 10 spacecraft visited it in 1974 and 1975, NASA’s MESSENGER probe made a historic flyby on January 14, 2008, skimming just 200 Km above Mercury’s surface.
