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 Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities NASA-TV Highlights Space Calendar Food for Thought Space Image of the Week
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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
Departments
The Night SkyISS Sighting Opportunities
NASA-TV HighlightsSpace CalendarFood for Thought
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)