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Space News Update - June 7, 2013 -

Space News Update - June 7, 2013 -. In the News Story 1: 'Dust Trap' around Distant Star May Solve Planet Formation Mystery Story 2: What Does Antarctica Look Like Under the Ice? Story 3: Astronomers gear up to discover Earth-like planets Departments The Night Sky

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Space News Update - June 7, 2013 -

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  1. Space News Update - June 7, 2013 - In the News Story 1:'Dust Trap' around Distant Star May Solve Planet Formation Mystery Story 2:What Does Antarctica Look Like Under the Ice? Story 3: Astronomers gear up to discover Earth-like planets Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities NASA-TV Highlights Space Calendar Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

  2. > 'Dust Trap' around Distant Star May Solve Planet Formation Mystery

  3. What Does Antarctica Look Like Under the Ice?

  4. Astronomers gear up to discover Earth-like planets

  5. The Night Sky Friday, June 7 · Mercury in the twilight has reached its farthest distance above Venus, 5°. See the scene at right. They're as far apart as fainter Pollux and Castor above them, which come into view as twilight dims. 5° is about three finger-widths at arm's length (depending, of course, on the width of your fingers relative to the length of your arm!). Saturday, June 8 · After dark, look southeast for orange-red Antares. It's one of the two great red supergiants of the naked-eye sky; the other is Betelgeuse in winter. Around and to the upper right of Antares are other, white stars of upper Scorpius. · New Moon (exact at 3:14 a.m. on this date EDT). Sunday, June 9· After sunset, look for the young crescent Moon about 6° to 8° below Venus very low in the west-northwest (at the times of twilight in North America). Binoculars will help. Monday, June 10 · The thin crescent Moon low in twilight now forms a triangle with Venus and Mercury, as shown at right. Look above the triangle for the Pollux-and-Castor pair. Sky & Telescope

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

  7. NASA-TV Highlights June 10, Monday11:35 a.m. - ISS Expedition 36 Educational In-Flight Event with the Douglas, MA Public School District - JSC (All Channels) Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website.

  8. Space Calendar Jun 07 - [Jun 04] Shenzhou 10CZ-2F/H Launch (Chinese Manned Launch to Tian Gong1 1 Space Station) Jun 07 - [Jun 02] Cosmos 2486 (Persona N2) Soyuz 2-1B Launch Jun 07 - Comet P/2005 L1 (McNaught)At Opposition (2.241 AU) Jun 07 - Asteroid 2013 HO11Near-Earth Flyby (0.063 AU) Jun 08 - Comet C/2013 F3 (McNaught)At Opposition (1.424 AU) Jun 08 - Comet 82P/GehrelsClosest Approach To Earth (3.567 AU) Jun 08 - Comet P/2000 QJ46 (LINEAR)At Opposition (3.925 AU) Jun 08 - Kuiper Belt Object 50000 Quaoar Occults 2UCAC 26262935 (12.7 Magnitude Star) Jun 08 - Asteroid 5049 Sherlock Closest Approach To Earth (1.284 AU) Jun 08 - Asteroid 763 Cupido Closest Approach To Earth (1.405 AU) Jun 09 - Comet C/2013 G2 (McNaught)Closest Approach To Earth (2.049 AU) Jun 09 - Comet 258P/PANSTARRSClosest Approach To Earth (3.535 AU) Jun 09 - Comet 82P/GehrelsAt Opposition (3.567 AU) Jun 09 - Asteroid 5405 Neverland Closest Approach To Earth (1.048 AU) Jun 09 - Asteroid 3197 Weissman Closest Approach To Earth (2.140 AU) Jun 10 - [Jun 07] Asteroid 2013 LD2Near-Earth Flyby (0.015 AU) Jun 10 - [Jun 03] Asteroid 2013 KK6Near-Earth Flyby (0.059 AU) Jun 10 - Asteroid 36800 Katarinawitt Closest Approach To Earth (1.129 AU) Jun 10 - Asteroid 42776 Casablanca Closest Approach To Earth (2.067 AU) Jun 10 - Asteroid 6984 Lewiscarroll Closest Approach To Earth (3.725 AU) Jun 10 - Kuiper Belt Object 28978 IxionAt Opposition (39.650 AU) Jun 10 - 10th Anniversary (2003), Mars Exploration Rover A (Spirit) Launch Jun 10 - 40th Anniversary (1973), Explorer 49 Launch (Moon Orbiter) JPL Space Calendar

  9. Food for Thought NASA Flights Target How Pollution, Storms and Climate Mix

  10. Space Image of the Week M57: The Ring Nebula Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI / AURA)- ESA / Hubble Collaboration

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