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Space News Update - April 29, 2014 -

Space News Update - April 29, 2014 -. In the News Story 1: Curiosity Reaches Out to Scrutinize Next Martian Drill Target at Mount Remarkable Story 2: What Steps Are Needed To Find More Earths? Story 3: NASA Seeks External Concepts for Mission to Oceanic Jovian Moon Departments

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Space News Update - April 29, 2014 -

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  1. Space News Update - April 29, 2014 - In the News Story 1:Curiosity Reaches Out to Scrutinize Next Martian Drill Target at Mount Remarkable Story 2:What Steps Are Needed To Find More Earths? Story 3:NASA Seeks External Concepts for Mission to Oceanic Jovian Moon Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting OpportunitiesNASA-TV Highlights Space Calendar Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

  2. Curiosity Reaches Out to Scrutinize Next Martian Drill Target at Mount Remarkable

  3. What Steps Are Needed To Find More Earths?

  4. NASA Seeks External Concepts for Mission to Oceanic Jovian Moon

  5. The Night Sky Tuesday, April 29 New Moon (exact at 2:14 a.m. on this date EDT). A partial eclipse of the Sun occurs for Australia, and the eclipse is annular on the horizon for a bit of Antarctica. Map and details.The thin waxing crescent returns to the evening sky, passing through Taurus. Wednesday, April 30 Can you see the hairline Moon yet in the west in twilight? It's about a fist-width to the lower right of Aldebaran for North American skywatchers. Binoculars will help. How about the departing Pleiades? Thursday, May 1 Look for Aldebaran now below the waxing crescent Moon in twilight. Farther to the Moon's left, Orion is sinking away. Friday, May 2 How 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 3 The waxing crescent Moon shines below Jupiter in the west at dusk. Above Jupiter are Pollux and Castor. Sky & Telescope

  6. ISS Sighting Opportunities ISS For Denver: No sightings this week Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting Information

  7. NASA-TV Highlights (all times Eastern Daylight Time) April 29, Tuesday10:20 a.m. - ISS Expedition 39 In-Flight Event for “Destination Station” in Indianapolis, IN - JSC (All Channels)  12:30 - 3 p.m. - Live coverage of NASA Exploration Forum: The Human Path to Mar – HQ(All Channels) May May 2, Friday12:30 p.m. - ISS Expedition 39 In-Flight Program for a Music Day Event with the Digital Learning Network (in-flight interview with ISS Commander Koichi Wakata for the event occurs at 12:55 p.m. EDT) - JSC (All Channels) Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA website

  8. Space Calendar • Apr 29 - [Apr 22] Annular Solar Eclipse • Apr 29 - Comet C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)Closest Approach To Earth (1.464 AU) • Apr 29 - Comet 274P/Tombaugh-TenagraAt Opposition (2.730 AU) • Apr 29 - Comet C/2013 G3 (PANSTARRS)At Opposition (3.494 AU) • Apr 29 - Comet 198P/ODASAt Opposition (3.705 AU) • Apr 29 - [Apr 23] Comet 229P/LINEARAt Opposition (4.327 AU) • Apr 29 - Comet C/2013 G9 (Tenagra)At Opposition (4.671 AU) • Apr 29 - [Apr 25] Asteroid 2014 HV2Near-Earth Flyby (0.003 AU) • Apr 29 -[Apr 26] Asteroid 2014 HE5Near-Earth Flyby (0.025 AU) • Apr 29 - Asteroid 2013 JX28Near-Earth Flyby (0.084 AU) • Apr 29 - Asteroid 388945 (2008 TZ3)Near-Earth Flyby (0.089 AU) • Apr 30 - KazEOSat 2 (DZZ-HR) Vega Launch • Apr 30 - Comet P/2014 E1 (Larson)Closest Approach To Earth (1.143 AU) • Apr 30 - Asteroid 2014 FR52Near-Earth Flyby (0.043 AU) • Apr 30 - Asteroid 2044 Wirt Closest Approach To Earth (1.594 AU) • May 01 - 10th Anniversary (2004), Genesis, Earth Flyby • May 01 - 65th Anniversary (1949), Gerard Kuiper's Discovery of Neptune Moon Nereid • May 02 - Comet C/2013 P2 (PANSTARRS)Closest Approach To Earth (2.273 AU) • May 02 - Asteroid 101955 BennuClosest Approach To Earth (1.635 AU) • May 02 - Asteroid 6336 Dodo Closest Approach To Earth (1.697 AU) • May 02 - Asteroid 2101 AdonisClosest Approach To Earth (2.263 AU) • May 03 - Asteroid 2 Pallas Occults 2UCAC 35935783 (11.9 Magnitude Star) • May 03 - Asteroid 4034 VishnuClosest Approach To Earth (0.486 AU) • May 03 - Asteroid 9957 Rafaellosanti Closest Approach To Earth (1.342 AU) JPL Space Calendar

  9. Food for Thought Pair of supermassive black holes in an ordinary galaxy

  10. Space Image of the Week SuitSat-1: A Spacesuit Floats Free Image Credit: ISS Expedition 12 Crew, NASA

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