Space News Update- April 19, 2013 -

In the News

Story 1: NASA's Kepler Discovers Its Smallest 'Habitable Zone' Planets to Date

Story 2:Early Galaxies Were Ahead of Their Time

Story 3: Ares Launch Attempt Set for Saturday

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The Night SkyISS Sighting Opportunities

NASA-TV HighlightsSpace CalendarFood for Thought

Space Image of the Week

NASA's Kepler Discovers Its Smallest 'Habitable Zone' Planets

to Date

Early Galaxies Were Ahead of Their Time

Antares Launch Attempt Set for Saturday

The Night Sky

Friday, April 19 · Look left of the Moon this evening for Regulus and the Sickle of Leo, as shown at right.

Saturday, April 20 · The Moon now shines under Regulus after dark.

Sunday, April 21 · The Lyrid meteor shower should peak before dawn Monday morning local time. Most years it's quite weak, but there have been surprises. See our article Lyrid Meteor Shower in 2013.

Monday, April 22 · The two brightest points in the sky after dusk this week are Jupiter in the west and Sirius in the southwest. Midway between them is Orion. This lineup is lying down lower every week now. How late into the spring can you keep it in view?

Sky & Telescope

ISS Sighting Opportunities

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

For Denver:

SATELLITE LOCAL DURATIONMAX ELEV

APPROACH DEPARTURE

DATE/TIME (MIN) (DEG) (DEG-DIR) (DEG-DIR)

ISS Fri Apr 19/09:27 PM 2 21 13 above NNW 21 above NNE

ISS Sat Apr 20/08:36 PM 4 16 10 above NNW 11 above NE

ISS Sat Apr 20/10:13 PM < 1 72 19 above NW 23 above NW

ISS Sun Apr 21/09:23 PM 2 41 21 above NNW 40 above NE

ISS Mon Apr 22/08:31 PM 5 26 14 above NNW 12 above E

ISS Mon Apr 22/10:08 PM 1 38 14 above WNW 24 above W

NASA-TV Highlights

April 20, Saturday2 p.m. - 2013 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - KSC (All Channels)8 p.m. - Replay of 2013 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - HQ (All Channels) April 21, Sunday9 a.m. - Replay of 2013 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - HQ (All Channels)2 p.m. - Replay of 2013 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - HQ (All Channels)8 p.m. - Replay of 2013 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - HQ (All Channels) April 22, Monday11:05 a.m. - ISS Expedition 35 In-Flight Event for the Canadian Space Agency with the Canadian National Film Board Space School - JSC (All Channels)

Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA website

Space Calendar

JPL Space Calendar

Apr 19 - Mercury Passes 2.0 Degrees From Uranus Apr 19 - Comet C/2006 S3 (LONEOS) Closest Approach To Earth (4.839 AU) Apr 19 - Asteroid 2013 GH23 Near-Earth Flyby (0.014 AU) Apr 19 - Asteroid 1850 Kohoutek Closest Approach To Earth (1.066 AU) Apr 19 - Asteroid 30444 Shemp Closest Approach To Earth (2.107 AU) Apr 19 - [Apr 17] Workshop: Opportunities to Use Remote Sensing in Understanding Permafrost and Ecosystem, Washington DC Apr 19-20 - 7th Gulf Coast Gravity Meeting, Oxford, Mississippi Apr 20 - [Apr 19] Cygnus Mass Simulator/ Dove 1/ Phonesat v1A, v1B & 7v1C Antares Launch (Inagural Antares Launch, Test Flight to International Space Station) Apr 20 - [Apr 13] Astronomy Day Apr 20 - Comet P/2011 C2 (Gibbs) Closest Approach To Earth (4.672 AU) Apr 20 - Comet P/2012 T2 (PANSTARRS) Perihelion (4.817 AU) Apr 20 - Asteroid 1 Ceres Occults TYC 1890-00359-1 (7.8 Magnitude Star) Apr 20 - Asteroid 10637 Heimlich Closest Approach To Earth (2.152 AU) Apr 20-21 - International Space Apps Challenge Apr 21 - [Apr 17] Progress 49 Reenters Earth's Atmosphere Apr 21 - [Apr 17] Asteroid 2013 GT79 Near-Earth Flyby (0.033 AU) Apr 21 - [Apr 14] Asteroid 2013 GU66 Near-Earth Flyby (0.061 AU) Apr 21 - Asteroid 3672 Stevedberg Closest Approach To Earth (1.472 AU) Apr 21 - Asteroid 79896 Billhaley Closest Approach To Earth (1.543 AU) Apr 22 - [Apr 15] Earth Day Apr 22 - Lyrids Meteor Shower Peak Apr 22 - [Apr 17] Comet P/2013 G4 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (1.718 AU) Apr 22 - [Apr 14] Comet 136P/Mueller At Opposition (4.158 AU) Apr 22 - Asteroid 2009 SQ104 Near-Earth Flyby (0.071 AU) Apr 22 - Asteroid 2010 CE55 Near-Earth Flyby (0.083 AU) Apr 22 - Asteroid 2012 XF55 Near-Earth Flyby (0.084 AU) Apr 22 - Asteroid 65803 Didymos Closest Approach To Earth (1.272 AU)

Food for Thought

NASA Announces Challenges for the 2013 International Space Apps Challenge

Space Image of the Week

Airglow, Gegenschein, and Milky Way