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Space News Update - May 2, 2014 -

Space News Update - May 2, 2014 -. In the News Story 1: Ganymede May Harbor 'Club Sandwich' of Oceans and Ice Story 2: New Craft Will Be America's First Space Lifeboat in 40 Years Story 3: Entire Star Cluster Thrown Out of Its Galaxy Departments The Night Sky

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Space News Update - May 2, 2014 -

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  1. Space News Update - May 2, 2014 - In the News Story 1: Ganymede May Harbor 'Club Sandwich' of Oceans and Ice Story 2: New Craft Will Be America's First Space Lifeboat in 40 Years Story 3: Entire Star Cluster Thrown Out of Its Galaxy Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting OpportunitiesSpace Calendar NASA-TV Highlights Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

  2. Ganymede May Harbor 'Club Sandwich' of Oceans and Ice

  3. New Craft Will Be America's First Space Lifeboat in 40 Years

  4. Entire Star Cluster Thrown Out of Its Galaxy

  5. The Night Sky 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 for Denver through May 13, 2014 Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting Information

  7. NASA-TV Highlights (all times Eastern Daylight Time) May 2, Friday5 p.m. - Replay of ISS Expedition 39 In-Flight Program for a Music Day Event with the Digital Learning Network - HQ (All Channels) May 3, Saturday3 p.m. - 2014 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - KSC (All Channels) May 5, Monday10 a.m. - Hubble Space Telescope Student Project Capstone Event - HQ (NTV-2) May 6, Tuesday11:55 a.m. - ISS Expedition 39 In-Flight Educational Event with Boise State University, ID - JSC (All Channels)  Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA website

  8. Space Calendar 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 -[Apr 30] Asteroid 2014 HL129Near-Earth Flyby (0.002 AU) May 03 - Asteroid 4034 VishnuClosest Approach To Earth (0.486 AU) May 03 - Asteroid 9957 Rafaellosanti Closest Approach To Earth (1.342 AU) May 03 -[Apr 26] Lecture: KickSat - Final Preparation, London, United Kingdom May 04 - Space Day May 04 - Comet C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)Closest Approach To Earth (1.472 AU) May 04 -[Apr 27] Asteroid 2014 HT46Near-Earth Flyby (0.018 AU) May 04 - Asteroid 387746 (2003 MH4)Near-Earth Flyby (0.066 AU) May 04 - Asteroid 2008 JV2Near-Earth Flyby (0.098 AU) May 04 - Asteroid 1777 Gehrels Closest Approach To Earth (1.641 AU) May 04 - Kuiper Belt Object 90568 (2004 GV9)At Opposition (38.362 AU) May 04 - 25th Anniversary (1989), Magellan Launch (Venus Orbiter) May 05 - Eutelsat 3BZenit 3SL Launch May 05 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak May 05 - Asteroid 14362 (1988 MH) Occults HIP 186 (6.3 Magnitude Star) May 05 -[May 01] Asteroid 2014 HO132Near-Earth Flyby (0.005 AU) May 05 - Asteroid 2343 Siding Spring Closest Approach To Earth (1.821 AU) May 05 -[Apr 30] Teleconference: Review of NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks May 05 - 15th Anniversary (1999), Galileo, Callisto 20 Flyby May 06 - Comet 209P/LINEARPerihelion (0.969 AU) May 06 - Comet 191P/McNaughtPerihelion (2.044 AU) May 06 - Comet C/2013 G9 (Tenagra)Closest Approach To Earth (4.661 AU) May 06 -[May 02] Asteroid 2014 HX164Near-Earth Flyby (0.003 AU) May 06 - Asteroid 1031 Arctica Closest Approach To Earth (1.948 AU) May 06 - Asteroid 2041 Lancelot Closest Approach To Earth (2.776 AU) JPL Space Calendar

  9. Food for Thought How Much of the U.S. Public Supports Space Spending? Depends on How You Read the Stats

  10. Space Image of the Week Hubble View: A Hungry Starburst Galaxy

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