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Space News Update - Aug 28, 2012 -

Space News Update - Aug 28, 2012 -. In the News Story 1: Mars rover beams back spectacular photos of Mount Sharp Story 2: Neil Armstrong; 1st Human on the Moon – Apollo 11, Tributes and Photo Gallery Story 3: 41 New Transiting Planets in Kepler Field of View Departments The Night Sky

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Space News Update - Aug 28, 2012 -

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  1. Space News Update - Aug 28, 2012 - In the News Story 1:Mars rover beams back spectacular photos of Mount Sharp Story 2: Neil Armstrong; 1st Human on the Moon – Apollo 11, Tributes and Photo Gallery Story 3: 41 New Transiting Planets in Kepler Field of View Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities NASA-TV Highlights Space Calendar Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

  2. > Mars rover beams back spectacular photos of Mount Sharp

  3. Neil Armstrong; 1st Human on the Moon – Apollo 11, Tributes and Photo Gallery

  4. 41 New Transiting Planets in Kepler Field of View

  5. The Night Sky Monday, August 27· This is the time of year when the Big Dipper, swinging down in the northwest in evening, catches water dumping from the bowl of the dim Little Dipper high above it. Much of the Little Dipper is made of 4th- and 5th-magnitude stars and requires a fairly dark sky. Tuesday, August 28· As twilight fades, spot Arcturus high in the west. Look far to its lower left for Saturn, Spica below it, and Mars to Saturn's left. This triangle is lengthening each evening Saturn and Spica move to the lower right. Wednesday, August 29· Fomalhaut, the "Autumn Star," rises in the southeast in mid- to late evening; the time depends on your location. Watch for Fomalhaut coming into view below or lower left of the Moon. Thursday, August 30· Full Moon tonight and tomorrow night (exactly full at 9:58 a.m. EDT tomorrow morning). The Moon tonight is in dim Aquarius. · As sunrise approaches Friday morning, bring binoculars or a wide-field telescope to a spot with a view of the east-northeast horizon to try for the difficult conjunction of Mercury with Regulus, illustrated here. Friday, August 31· This week, right after dark is the time when the Big Dipper descends to the same height in the northwest as Cassiopeia rises in the northeast. After this, it'll officially be Cassiopeia season.

  6. ISS Sighting Opportunities For Denver: Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting Information

  7. NASA-TV Highlights August 28, Tuesday 11:05 a.m. - ISS Expedition 32 Educational In-Flight Event with the Wickliffe Progressive Community School in Upper Arlington, OH - JSC (All Channels) 4 p.m. - Mars Special from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory - JPL (All Channels) August 30, Thursday 1:30 - 5:30 a.m. - Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) Launch Coverage (Launch at 4:05 a.m. ET) - KSC (All Channels) 6:30 a.m. - Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) Post-Launch News Conference - KSC (All Channels) 7 a.m. - ISS Expedition 32 U.S. Spacewalk Coverage (Spacewalk scheduled to begin at 8:15 a.m. ET) - JSC (All Channels) Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website.

  8. Space Calendar Aug 27 - 50th Anniversary (1962), Mariner 2 Launch Aug 27 - Moon Occults Pluto Aug 27 - Asteroid 14094 Garneau Closest Approach To Earth (1.771 AU) Aug 28 - Asteroid 4769 CastaliaClosest Approach To Earth (0.114 AU) Aug 28 - Asteroid 12773 Lyman Closest Approach To Earth (1.536 AU) Aug 28 - Asteroid 230975 Rogerfederer Closest Approach To Earth (1.899 AU) Aug 28 - Asteroid 10806 Mexico Closest Approach To Earth (2.499 AU) Aug 29 - Asteroid 11714 Mikebrown Closest Approach To Earth (1.039 AU) Aug 29 - Asteroid 447 Valentine Closest Approach To Earth (1.916 AU) Aug 29 - Kuiper Belt Object 145452 (2005 RN43)At Opposition (39.668 AU) Aug 30 - [Aug 25] RBSP-A & B (Radiation Belt Storm Probes)Atlas 5 Launch Aug 30 - GRAIL, Start of Extended Mission Aug 30 - Asteroid 1 Ceres Occults TYC 1305-00642-1 (11.4 Magnitude Star) Aug 30 - [Aug 27] Asteroid 2012 QZ16Near-Earth Flyby (0.018 AU) Aug 30 - Asteroid 1865 CerberusClosest Approach To Earth (1.092 AU) Aug 30 - 20th Anniversary (1992), David Jewitt's & Jane Luu's Discovery of the 1st Kuiper Belt Object (1992 QB1) Aug 31 - Asteroid 22050 (1999 YV13) Occults HIP 93423 (6.2 Magnitude Star) Aug 31 - Asteroid 5036 Tuttle Closest Approach To Earth (2.712 AU) Aug 31 - Asteroid 6063 JasonClosest Approach To Earth (2.797 AU) JPL Space Calendar

  9. Food for Thought Astronauts Searching for Life - Underground

  10. Space Image of the Week Walk on the Moon with Neil Armstrong in a Beautiful Interactive Panorama

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