Space News Update- September 6, 2013 -

In the News

Story 1: Catching Black Holes on the Fly

Story 2: Spacecrafts Show Interstellar Wind Changed Direction

Story 3: Searching for New Physics in the Universe

 Departments

The Night SkyISS Sighting Opportunities

Space CalendarNASA-TV Highlights

Food for ThoughtSpace Image of the Week

Catching Black Holes on the Fly

Spacecrafts Show Interstellar Wind Changed Direction

Searching for New Physics in the Universe

The Night Sky

Friday, September 6 · As evening twilight fades, spot Venus low in the west. Look below it by 2° for little Spica twinkling much fainter. Binoculars help. Saturn glows 13° to Venus's upper left.

Saturday, September 7 · While twilight is still bright, use binoculars to look for the thin crescent Moon just above the western horizon to the lower right of Venus and Spica, as shown here. · Low before dawn, Mars passes through the Beehive star cluster Sunday and Monday mornings.

Sunday, September 8 · Moon and Venus paired. Look low in the west-southwest in twilight for the waxing crescent Moon with bright Venus to its right, as shown here. See article: Crescent Moon and Venus Put on a Show.

Monday, September 9 · This evening the Moon in twilight stands off farther left of Saturn, with Venus down to their lower right.

Sky & Telescope

ISS Sighting Opportunities

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

ISS For Denver:

No Sighting Opportunities for Denver through Sept. 11

NASA-TV Highlights(all times Eastern Daylight Time)

September 6, Friday 1 p.m. – Replay of LADEE Pre Launch Mission Briefing - HQ (All Channels)1:30 p.m. – Replay of LADEE Mission Science and Technology Demonstration Briefing – HQ (All Channels)3 p.m. - Video File of the ISS Expedition 37/38 Crew News Conference at Star City, Russia and Visit to Red Square in Moscow - JSC (All Channels)4-6 p.m. - Live Interviews on LADEE Mission - HQ/WFF (All Channels)9:30 p.m. - Live Launch Coverage and Commentary on LADEE Mission - HQ/GSFC/WFF (Public and Media Channels)9:30 p.m. - Simulcast of NASA EDGE Live Webcast of LADEE Mission and Launch - LARC/HQ/WFF (Education Channel) September 7, Saturday2 a.m. - LADEE Post Launch News Conference - HQ/WFF (All Channels) September 9, Monday 6:30 a.m. - Video B-Roll Feed of NASA Expedition 37/38 Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins - JSC (All Channels) 7 a.m. - Live Interviews with NASA Expedition 37/38 Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins from Star City, Russia - JSC via Star City, Russia (All Channels) 2:25 p.m. - ISS Expedition 36/37 Change of Command Ceremony (Vinogradov hands over ISS Command to Yurchikhin) - JSC (All Channels)

Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA website

Space Calendar

JPL Space Calendar

Sep 06 - [Aug 30] Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) Minotaur V Launch Sep 06 - [Sep 05] Asteroid 2013 RQ5 Near-Earth Flyby (0.012 AU) Sep 06 - Asteroid 4511 Rembrandt Closest Approach To Earth (0.914 AU) Sep 06 - Asteroid 263251 Pandabear Closest Approach To Earth (0.957 AU) Sep 06 - Asteroid 3156 Ellington Closest Approach To Earth (2.293 AU) Sep 07 - [Sep 05] HTV-4 Reenters Earth's Atmosphere Sep 07 - [Sep 06] Comet 121P/Shoemaker-Holt Perihelion (3.755 AU) Sep 07 - [Sep 04] Asteroid 2013 RF Near-Earth Flyby (0.041 AU) Sep 07 - [Sep 05] Asteroid 2013 RC6 Near-Earth Flyby (0.048 AU) Sep 07 - Asteroid 3953 Perth Closest Approach To Earth (0.857 AU) Sep 07 - Asteroid 4031 Mueller Closest Approach To Earth (0.904 AU)' Sep 07 - Asteroid 6560 Pravdo Closest Approach To Earth (1.391 AU) Sep 07 - Asteroid 90022 Apache Point Closest Approach To Earth (1.603 AU) Sep 08 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #358 (OTM-358) Sep 08 - Moon Occults Venus Sep 08 - Comet 235P/LINEAR At Opposition (4.188 AU) Sep 08 - Asteroid 1465 Autonoma Occults HIP 100064 (3.6 Magnitude Star) Sep 08 - Asteroid 920 Rogeria Occults HIP 20732 (4.7 Magnitude Star) Sep 08 - Asteroid 163693 Atira Closest App roach To Earth (0.573 AU) Sep 08 - Asteroid 2409 Chapman Closest Approach To Earth (0.828 AU) Sep 08 - Asteroid 736 Harvard Closest Approach To Earth (0.839 AU) Sep 08 - Asteroid 1584 Fuji Closest Approach To Earth (1.795 AU) Sep 09 - Asteroid 2010 CF19 Near-Earth Flyby (0.038 AU) Sep 09 - 35th Anniversary (1978), Venera 11 Launch (USSR Venus Lander)

Food for Thought

NASA to Share the Universe with Instagram Users through Its Images

Space Image of the Week

Milky Way Over Spain's Bardenas Reales   Image Credit & Copyright: Maria Rosa Vila