space news update - november 10, 2015 - in the news story 1: mars’ moon phobos is slowly falling...
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Space News Update- November 10, 2015 -
In the News
Story 1: Mars’ Moon Phobos is Slowly Falling Apart
Story 2:‘Weird’ mountains on Pluto may be ice volcanoes
Story 3: Dark Matter and Particle Acceleration in Near Space
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Mars’ Moon Phobos is Slowly Falling Apart
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‘Weird’ mountains on Pluto may be ice volcanoes
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Dark Matter and Particle Acceleration in Near Space
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Tuesday, November 10Take a look at Cassiopeia again. The third segment of its W pattern, counting from the top, points roughly straight down. Extend it twice as far down and you're at the Double Cluster in Perseus. At magnitudes 4.3 and 4.4, this pair of star-swarms is apparent to the unaided eye if you have a dark sky. They're visible in binoculars or a small, wide-field telescope from almost anywhere.
Wednesday, November 11The brightest star on the northeastern side of the November evening sky is Capella, magnitude zero. It's below Perseus. Look well to its right (about three fists at arm's length) to locate the Pleiades, the size of your fingertip at arm's length. Below the Pleiades blinks orange Aldebaran.
Thursday, November 12By about 8:30 Orion is clearing your eastern horizon (depending on how far east or west you live in your time zone). Aldebaran is high above Orion. Above Aldebaran are the Pleiades. Aldebaran and the Pleiades always serve as Orion's announcers.
Friday, November 13 By about 8 or 9 p.m. this week, the Great Square of Pegasus stands in its level position very high toward the south. It's straight overhead if you're at the latitude of Miami. Its right (western) side points very far down toward Fomalhaut. Its eastern side points down less directly toward Beta Ceti (Diphda), not as low.
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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
Wed Nov 11, 5:31 AM 3 min 17° 16° above NW 11° above NNE
Thu Nov 12, 4:41 AM < 1 min 13° 13° above NNE 11° above NNE
Thu Nov 12, 6:15 AM 1 min 10° 10° above NNW 10° above N
Fri Nov 13, 5:22 AM 1 min 12° 12° above NNW 10° above NNE
Sat Nov 14, 6:06 AM < 1 min 10° 10° above N 10° above N
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MAVEN Launch November 18, 2013NASAMAVEN Launch November 18, 2013NASAMAVEN Launch November 18, 2013NASA
No Live Events Scheduled Until November 17th
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Nov 10 - Badr 7 (Arabsat 6B)/ GSAT 15 Ariane 5 Launch Nov 10 - Comet 44P/Reinmuth Closest Approach To Earth (1.750 AU) Nov 10 - Comet C/2013 P4 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (5.458 AU) Nov 10 - Comet C/2014 W10 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (6.750 AU) Nov 10 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 VM64 Near-Earth Flyby (0.014 AU) Nov 10 - Asteroid 17744 Jodiefoster Closest Approach To Earth (1.028 AU) Nov 10 - 45th Anniversary (1970), Luna 17 Launch (USSR Moon Rover Mission) Nov 10 - Ronald Evans' 85th Birthday (1930) Nov 10 - Jack Northrop's 120th Birthday (1895) Nov 10 - John Bevis' 320th Birthday (1695) Nov 11 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of Calypso, Pan, Pandora & Tethys Nov 11 - Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught At Opposition (1.032 AU) Nov 11 - Aten Asteroid 2015 VH65 Near-Earth Flyby (0.015 AU) Nov 11 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 VD1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.051 AU) Nov 11 - Asteroid 11195 Woomera Closest Approach To Earth (1.307 AU) Nov 11 - Asteroid 9252 Goddard Closest Approach To Earth (1.814 AU) Nov 11 - Ben Gascoigne's 100th Birthday (1915) Nov 11 - Carl Wirtanen's 105th Birthday (1910) Nov 11 - Vesto Slipher's 140th Birthday (1875) Nov 12 - Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak At Opposition (3.290 AU) Nov 12 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 VR64 Near-Earth Flyby (0.008 AU) Nov 12 - 20th Anniversary (1995), STS-74 Launch (Space Shuttle Atlantis, Mir Space Station) Nov 12 - 35th Anniversary (1980), Voyager 1, Saturn Flyby Nov 13 - Cassini, Titan Flyby Nov 13 - Space Junk (WT1190F) Reenters Earth's Atmosphere Nov 13 - Comet 214P/LINEAR Perihelion (1.852 AU) Nov 13 - Comet 6P/d'Arrest Closest Approach To Earth (1.994 AU) Nov 13 - Comet P/2014 L3 (Hill) At Opposition (3.960 AU) Nov 13 - Apollo Asteroid 2011 MD Closest Approach To Earth (1.819 AU) Nov 13 - Asteroid 42776 Casablanca Closest Approach To Earth (2.294 AU) Nov 13 - Neptune Trojan 2007 VL305 At Opposition (27.206 AU) Nov 13 - David Rabinowitz's 55th Birthday (1960)
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Food for Thought'1st Hardware Store in Space': Commercial 3D Printer
Launching in 2016
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AE Aurigae and the Flaming Star Nebula Image Credit & Copyright: Jesús Vargas (Sky-Astrophotography) & Maritxu Poyal (Maritxu)