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Space News Update- June 3, 2014 -
In the News
Story 1: NASA's TRMM and Aqua Satellites Peer into Tropical Storm Amanda
Story 2:
NASA's Dark Energy Hunt Combines Powerful New Tools and 2 Missions
Story 3: The Battle Against What Spaceflight Does To Your Health
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NASA's TRMM and Aqua Satellites Peer into Tropical Storm Amanda
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The NightSky
ISSSightings
NASA-TV
Food forThought
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NASA's Dark Energy Hunt Combines Powerful New Tools and 2 Missions
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The NightSky
ISSSightings
NASA-TV
Food forThought
Image ofthe Week
SpaceCalendar
The Battle Against What Spaceflight Does To Your Health
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The Night Sky
Sky & Telescope
Tuesday, June 3
• The waxing Moon now walks eastward under the Sickle of Leo from night to night.
• Look above the Moon early this evening for Regulus and Gamma (γ) Leonis, slightly fainter. They're the two brightest stars of the Sickle of Leo.
Wednesday, June 4
• As the stars come out, Regulus and the Sickle of Leo are now upper right of the Moon.
Thursday, June 5
• First-quarter Moon (exact at 4:39 p.m. EDT). The Moon shines below the hind foot of Leo this evening."Cassiopeia" usually means "Cold!" Late fall and winter are when this landmark constellation is high overhead (for mid-northern latitudes), but even on warm June evenings it's lurking low.
• After dark, look for it down near the north horizon. It's a wide, upright W. The farther north you are, the higher it'll appear. But even as far south as San Diego and Atlanta it's completely above the true horizon.
Friday, June 6
• With June under way, the Big Dipper is swinging around after dark to hang down by its handle high in the northwest. The middle star of its handle is Mizar, with tiny little Alcor right next to it. On which side of Mizar should you look for Alcor? As always, on the side toward Vega! Which is now shining in the east-northeast.
Saturday, June 7
• The waxing gibbous Moon shines below Mars this evening. Look for Spica to their left.
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Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting Information
ISS For Denver:
Date Visible Max Height Appears Disappears
Tue Jun 3, 9:24 PM 6 min 50° 11 above SW 11 above ENE
Tue Jun 3, 11:01 PM 5 min 22° 10 above WNW 11 above NNE
Wed Jun 4, 2:17 AM 4 min 14° 10 above NNW 10 above NE
Wed Jun 4, 3:53 AM 6 min 57° 10 above NW 10 above ESE
Wed Jun 4, 10:11 PM 6 min 33° 11 above W 10 above NE
Wed Jun 4, 11:53 PM < 1 min 10° 10 above NNE 10 above NNE
Thu Jun 5, 1:31 AM < 1 min 10° 10 above NE 10 above NE
Thu Jun 5, 3:04 AM 6 min 34° 10 above NW 10 above E
Thu Jun 5, 4:41 AM 5 min 25° 11 above WNW 10 above SSE
Thu Jun 5, 9:22 PM 6 min 54° 10 above WSW 10 above NE
Thu Jun 5, 11:03 PM 1 min 13° 13 above N 10 above NNE
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Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA website
MAVEN Launch November 18, 2013NASAMAVEN Launch November 18, 2013NASAMAVEN Launch November 18, 2013NASA
Tuesday, June 3 1:45 p.m. - Live coverage of NASA's Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) 2014 Flight Test - HQ/JPL/GSFC
Thursday, June 59:55 a.m. - ISS Expedition 40 In-Flight Event for ESA with German Media and Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst (with English interpretation)
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• Jun 03 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #381 (OTM-381)
• Jun 03 - Comet 190P/Mueller At Opposition (3.800 AU)
• Jun 03 - Comet C/2013 J6 (Catalina) At Opposition (4.042 AU)
• Jun 03 - Asteroid 2014 KH39 Near-Earth Flyby (0.003 AU)
• Jun 03 - Asteroid 2014 KB46 Near-Earth Flyby (0.054 AU)
• Jun 03 - Asteroid 2014 HD3 Near-Earth Flyby (0.088 AU)
• Jun 03 - Kuiper Belt Object 2010 KZ39 At Opposition (45.222 AU)
• Jun 04 - Rosetta, Trajectory Correction Maneuver
• Jun 04 - Centaur Object 10199 Chariklo Occults 2UCAC 1535283 (14.4 Magnitude Star)
• Jun 04 - Asteroid 10346 Triathlon Closest Approach To Earth (1.076 AU)
• Jun 04 - Asteroid 4370 Dickens Closest Approach To Earth (1.361 AU)
• Jun 04 - Asteroid 4457 van Gogh Closest Approach To Earth (1.650 AU)
• Jun 04 - Asteroid 2202 Pele Closest Approach To Earth (1.935 AU)
• Jun 04 - Asteroid 10051 Albee Closest Approach To Earth (2.025 AU)
• Jun 05 - Comet P/2014 C1 (TOTAS) Closest Approach To Earth (1.231 AU)
• Jun 05 - Comet C/2014 G3 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (4.138 AU)
• Jun 05 - Asteroid 2014 JL25 Near-Earth Flyby (0.025 AU)
• Jun 05 - Asteroid 1896 Beer Closest Approach To Earth (1.476 AU)
• Jun 05 - Asteroid 7010 Locke Closest Approach To Earth (1.519 AU)
• Jun 05 - Asteroid 9621 Michaelpalin Closest Approach To Earth (1.616 AU)
• Jun 06 - Asteroid 6471 Collins Closest Approach To Earth (1.557 AU)
• Jun 06 - Asteroid 6714 Montreal Closest Approach To Earth (1.591 AU)
• Jun 06 - Asteroid 742 Edisona Closest Approach To Earth (2.000 AU)
• Jun 06 - Kuiper Belt Object 174567 Varda At Opposition (46.262 AU)
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New Technique Puts Exoplanets on the ScaleNew Technique Puts Exoplanets on the Scale
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