Space News Update- June 10, 2014 -

In the News

Story 1: NASA’s Kepler Craft Begins New Search for Alien Worlds

Story 2:Mystery Solved? Why There No Lunar ‘Seas’ On The Far Side Of The Moon

Story 3:

Space weather report for an alien world

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Space Image of the Week

NASA’s Kepler Craft Begins New Search for Alien Worlds

Mystery Solved? Why There No Lunar ‘Seas’ On The Far Side Of The Moon

Space weather report for an alien world

The Night SkyTuesday, June 10Now the waxing gibbous Moon is lower left of Saturn at nightfall. Look farther to the Moon's lower left for Antares and the other stars of upper Scorpius, as shown here. For southernmost Africa, the Moon occults (covers) Saturn around 19 hours Universal Time.

Wednesday, June 11Now it's Antares's turn to shine near the Moon. As evening grows late, it swings straight below the Moon (for North America).

Thursday, June 12Full Moon (exact at 12:11 a.m. June 13th EDT). The Moon shines in the dim legs of the constellation Ophiuchus. Look for Antares well to its right.

Friday, June 13Vega is the brightest star shining in the east after dusk. It's currently the top star of the big Summer Triangle. The brightest star to Vega's lower left is Deneb. Look farther to Vega's lower right for Altair. The Summer Triangle will climb higher in early evening all through the summer, to pose highest overhead at dusk when fall begins.

Saturday, June 14Mars and Spica arrest your eye in the southwest just after dark this week. Spot brighter Arcturus high above them. Half as far below them is the four-star pattern of Corvus, the Crow.

Sky & Telescope

ISS Sighting Opportunities

Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting Information

ISS For Denver:

Date Visible Max Height Appears DisappearsTue Jun 10, 00:39 AM < 1 min 21° 19 above N 21 above NNETue Jun 10, 10:13 PM < 1 min 10° 10 above N 10 above NTue Jun 10, 11:50 PM 1 min 16° 16 above N 15 above NEWed Jun 11, 1:25 AM < 1 min 10° 10 above NW 10 above NWWed Jun 11, 9:24 PM < 1 min 11° 11 above N 10 above NWed Jun 11, 11:01 PM 2 min 13° 13 above N 10 above NEThu Jun 12, 00:36 AM 1 min 18° 10 above NW 18 above NWThu Jun 12, 10:12 PM 2 min 11° 11 above N 10 above NNEThu Jun 12, 11:49 PM < 1 min 27° 22 above NNW 27 above NFri Jun 13, 9:23 PM 1 min 10° 10 above N 10 above NNEFri Jun 13, 11:00 PM 2 min 20° 18 above N 18 above NESat Jun 14, 00:34 AM < 1 min 12° 10 above WNW 12 above WNWSat Jun 14, 10:11 PM 3 min 16° 14 above N 10 above ENESat Jun 14, 11:46 PM 2 min 28° 10 above NW 28 above NW

NASA-TV Highlights

(all times Eastern Daylight Time)

Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA website

• June 12, Thursday

• 10 a.m.- Space Station Live – JSC (NTV-1 (Public), NTV-3 (Media))

• 10:30 a.m.- NASA Social -- with Astronaut Mike Hopkins at the Goddard Space Flight Center (NTV-2 (Education))

• 11 a.m. - Live from the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum – Sally Ride: Life Stories (all channels)

• 12:50 p.m. - ISS Expedition 40 In-Flight Event with C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” (all channels)

• 2 p.m. - Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO)-2 Pre-Launch Briefing (all channels)

•Jun 10 - Moon Occults Saturn •Jun 10 - Comet 181P/Shoemaker-Levy Perihelion (1.124 AU) •Jun 10 - Comet 44P/Reinmuth At Opposition (1.924 AU) •Jun 10 - Asteroid 5682 Beresford Closest Approach To Earth (1.239 AU) •Jun 10 - Asteroid 4099 Wiggins Closest Approacn To Earth (1.797 AU) •Jun 10 - 2014 Sample Return Robot Challenge, Worcester, Massachusetts •Jun 10 - 5th Anniversary (2009), Kaguya Spacecraft Impacts the Moon (Japan), •Jun 10 - Jim McDivitt's 85th Birthday (1929) •Jun 11 - Comet 151P/Helin At Opposition (3.306 AU) •Jun 11 - Asteroid 2014 KL22 Near-Earth Flyby (0.035 AU) •Jun 11 - Asteroid 2014 HS184 Near-Earth Flyby (0.046 AU) •Jun 11 - Asteroid 2012 FC71 Near-Earth Flyby (0.090 AU) •Jun 11 - Asteroid 4769 Castalia Closest Approach To Earth (0.582 AU) •Jun 11 - 10th Anniversary (2004), Cassini, Phoebe Flyby •Jun 11 - 65th Anniversary (1949), Kunashak Meteorite Fall (Hit House in Russia) •Jun 12 - Comet P/2011 U1 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (3.636 AU) •Jun 12 - Asteroid 2158 Tietjen Occults HIP 114822 (5.6 Magnitude Star) •Jun 12 - Asteroid 2014 KS40 Near-Earth Flyby (0.049 AU) •Jun 12 - Asteroid 2014 KA46 Near-Earth Flyby (0.067 AU) •Jun 12 - Asteroid 12104 Chesley Closest Approach To Earth (1.925 AU) •Jun 12 - Plutino 28978 Ixion At Opposition (39.414 AU) •Jun 12 - 10th Anniversary (2004), Ellerslie Meteorite Fall (Hit House in New Zealand) •Jun 12 - 25th Anniversary (1989), Opotiki Meteorite Fall (Hit Building in New Zealand) •Jun 13 - Comet C/2013 Y2 (PANSTARRS) Perihelion (1.919 AU) •Jun 13 - Jet Propulsion Laboratory's 70th Birthday (1944) •Jun 14 - Glonass-M Soyuz-2-1b Fregat-M Launch •Jun 14 - Asteroid 1566 Icarus Closest Approach To Earth (0.561 AU) •Jun 14 - 20th Anniversary (1994), St. Robert Meteorite Fall (Hit House in Canada)

Space Calendar

JPL Space Calendar

Cassini and Huygens probe: Launched 15 Oct 1997, arrived at Saturn 1 July 2004, Probe on Titan 14 Jan 2005 (NASA NASA)

Food for ThoughtHubble team unveils most colorful view of

Universe

Space Image of the Week

Image Credit: ESA/VITO

Springtime in Europe