Space News Update- May 2, 2014 -

In the News

Story 1: Ganymede May Harbor 'Club Sandwich' of Oceans and Ice

Story 2: New Craft Will Be America's First Space Lifeboat in 40 Years

Story 3: Entire Star Cluster Thrown Out of Its Galaxy

 Departments

The Night SkyISS Sighting Opportunities

Space CalendarNASA-TV Highlights

Food for ThoughtSpace Image of the Week

Ganymede May Harbor 'Club Sandwich' of Oceans and Ice

New Craft Will Be America's First Space Lifeboat in 40 Years

Entire Star Cluster Thrown Out of Its Galaxy

The Night Sky

Sky & Telescope

Friday, May 2How soon after sunset can you see the first stars and planets coming out? The brightest is Jupiter. Look for it high in the west, almost two fist-widths at arm's length above or upper left of the Moon. The second brightest is Sirius, sinking in the southwest.

Saturday, May 3The waxing crescent Moon shines below Jupiter in the west at dusk. Above Jupiter are Pollux and Castor.

ISS Sighting Opportunities

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

ISS For Denver:

No Sightings for Denver through May 13, 2014

NASA-TV Highlights

(all times Eastern Daylight Time)

May 2, Friday5 p.m. - Replay of ISS Expedition 39 In-Flight Program for a Music Day Event with the Digital Learning Network - HQ (All Channels)    

May 3, Saturday3 p.m. - 2014 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - KSC (All Channels)

May 5, Monday10 a.m. - Hubble Space Telescope Student Project Capstone Event - HQ (NTV-2)

May 6, Tuesday11:55 a.m. - ISS Expedition 39 In-Flight Educational Event with Boise State University, ID - JSC (All Channels) 

Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA website

Space Calendar

JPL Space Calendar

May 02 - Comet C/2013 P2 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (2.273 AU)May 02 - Asteroid 101955 Bennu Closest Approach To Earth (1.635 AU)May 02 - Asteroid 6336 Dodo Closest Approach To Earth (1.697 AU)May 02 - Asteroid 2101 Adonis Closest Approach To Earth (2.263 AU)May 03 - Asteroid 2 Pallas Occults 2UCAC 35935783 (11.9 Magnitude Star)May 03 -[Apr 30] Asteroid 2014 HL129 Near-Earth Flyby (0.002 AU)May 03 - Asteroid 4034 Vishnu Closest Approach To Earth (0.486 AU)May 03 - Asteroid 9957 Rafaellosanti Closest Approach To Earth (1.342 AU)May 03 -[Apr 26] Lecture: KickSat - Final Preparation, London, United KingdomMay 04 - Space DayMay 04 - Comet C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (1.472 AU)May 04 -[Apr 27] Asteroid 2014 HT46 Near-Earth Flyby (0.018 AU)May 04 - Asteroid 387746 (2003 MH4) Near-Earth Flyby (0.066 AU)May 04 - Asteroid 2008 JV2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.098 AU)May 04 - Asteroid 1777 Gehrels Closest Approach To Earth (1.641 AU)May 04 - Kuiper Belt Object 90568 (2004 GV9) At Opposition (38.362 AU)May 04 - 25th Anniversary (1989), Magellan Launch (Venus Orbiter)May 05 - Eutelsat 3B Zenit 3SL LaunchMay 05 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower PeakMay 05 - Asteroid 14362 (1988 MH) Occults HIP 186 (6.3 Magnitude Star)May 05 -[May 01] Asteroid 2014 HO132 Near-Earth Flyby (0.005 AU)May 05 - Asteroid 2343 Siding Spring Closest Approach To Earth (1.821 AU)May 05 -[Apr 30] Teleconference: Review of NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health RisksMay 05 - 15th Anniversary (1999), Galileo, Callisto 20 FlybyMay 06 - Comet 209P/LINEAR Perihelion (0.969 AU)May 06 - Comet 191P/McNaught Perihelion (2.044 AU)May 06 - Comet C/2013 G9 (Tenagra) Closest Approach To Earth (4.661 AU)May 06 -[May 02] Asteroid 2014 HX164 Near-Earth Flyby (0.003 AU)May 06 - Asteroid 1031 Arctica Closest Approach To Earth (1.948 AU)May 06 - Asteroid 2041 Lancelot Closest Approach To Earth (2.776 AU)

Food for Thought

How Much of the U.S. Public Supports Space Spending? Depends on How You Read the Stats

Space Image of the Week

Hubble View: A Hungry Starburst Galaxy