Transcript Mars Science Laboratory Makes First Contact Mysterious Particles

Space News Update
- November 28, 2011 In the News
Story 1:
Mars Science Laboratory Makes First Contact
Story 2:
Mysterious Particles Shooting Through Earth Shed Light on Sun
Story 3:
Ancient Environment Led to Earth's Current Marine Biodiversity
Departments
The Night Sky
ISS Sighting Opportunities
NASA-TV Highlights
Space Calendar
Food for Thought
Space Image of the Week
Mars Science Laboratory Makes First
Contact
Mysterious Particles Shooting Through
Earth Shed Light on Sun
Ancient Environment Led to Earth's
Current Marine Biodiversity
The Night Sky
Monday, Nov. 28
· Jupiter's Great Red Spot crosses Jupiter's central
meridian around 11:31 p.m. EST (8:31 p.m. PST).
Tuesday, Nov. 29
· The thick crescent Moon shines in the southwest after
nightfall. Look not far to the Moon's right and lower right
for Alpha and Beta Capricorni, respectively. Alpha Cap,
yellow, is a wide double star that you may just be able to
resolve with your unaided eyes. If not, the smallest
binoculars will do the trick.
· Wednesday, Nov. 30
· Far to the lower left of the Moon sparkles 1st-magnitude
Fomalhaut. It's due south at its highest soon after dark
now.
Thursday, Dec. 1
· The brightest star in the northeast these evenings is
Capella. Look far to its right for Aldebaran in the east, with
the dim Hyades stars scattered around it. Above Aldebaran
and the Hyades is the smaller but brighter Pleiades cluster.
Friday, Dec. 2
· First-quarter Moon (exact at 4:52 a.m. on this date). The
Moon, high in the south at dusk, shines below the western
side of the Great Square of Pegasus. It's between the Water
Jar of Aquarius to its right, and the dimmer Circlet of
Pisces to its left.
· Mars is at quadrature, 90° west of the Sun in the morning
sky. Therefore, Mars is as gibbous as it's going to appear
this season (90% lit).
ISS Sighting Opportunities
For Denver:
SATELLITE
LOCAL
DURATION
DATE/TIME
(MIN)
MAX
ELEV
(DEG)
APPROACH
DEPARTURE
(DEG-DIR)
(DEG-DIR)
ISS
Tue Nov 29/05:43 AM
2
11
10 above N
ISS
Wed Nov 30/06:21 AM 4
22
10 above NNW 13 above ENE
ISS
Thu Dec 01/05:27 AM
2
15
14 above N
10 above NE
ISS
Fri Dec 02/06:05 AM
4
36
13 above NW
24 above E
Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting Information
10 above NNE
NASA-TV Highlights
November 29, Tuesday
10:35 a.m. - ISS Expedition 30 In-Flight Interview with Bay News 9, St.
Petersburg, FL - JSC (Public, HD and Media Channels)
December 1, Thursday
6:30 a.m. - Video B-Roll Feed of ISS Expedition 29 Commander Mike
Fossum - JSC (Public, HD and Media Channels)
7 - 8:30 a.m. - Live Interviews with ISS Expedition 29 Commander Mike
Fossum - JSC (Public, HD and Media Channels)
3 p.m. - Video File of the ISS Expedition 30/31 Crew News Conference at
Star City, Russia and Visit to Red Square in Moscow - JSC (Public, HD and
Media Channels)
Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website.
Space Calendar
Nov 28 - Cosmos 2478 Soyuz 2-1B-Fregat Launch, Successful
Nov 28 - Asteroid 10916 Okina-Ouna Closest Approach To Earth (1.958 AU)
Nov 29 - Asteroid 289315 (2005 AN26) Near-Earth Flyby (0.092 AU)
Nov 29 - 50th Anniversary (1961), Mercury 5 Launch (Enos the Chimpanzee)
Nov 30 - Asteroid 15 Eunomia At Opposition (7.9 Magnitude)
Nov 30 - Asteroid 1283 Komsomolia Occults HIP 112021 (6.8 Magnitude Star)
Nov 30 - Asteroid 2011 UV158 Near-Earth Flyby (0.086 AU)
Nov 30 - Asteroid 2636 Lassell Closest Approach To Earth (2.251 AU)
Dec 01 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #300A (OTM-300A)
Dec 01 - Asteroid 2011 WD Near-Earth Flyby (0.074 AU)
Dec 01 - Asteroid 51828 Ilanramon Closest Approach To Earth (1.439 AU)
Dec 01 - Asteroid 3651 Friedman Closest Approach To Earth (1.579 AU)
Dec 02 - Beidou 2-IGS 5 (Compass I-5) CZ-3A Launch
Dec 02 - Asteroid 4047 Chang'e Closest Approach To Earth (1.569 AU)
Dec 02 - Asteroid 7853 Confucius Closest Approach To Earth (2.091 AU)
Dec 02 - Asteroid 7755 Haute-Provence Closest Approach To Earth (2.487 AU)
Dec 02 - Kuiper Belt Object 84922 (2003 VS2) At Opposition (35.535 AU)
Dec 02 - 40th Anniversary (1971), Mars 3, Mars Orbit Insertion
JPL Space Calendar
Food for Thought
Russia's Troubled Mars Probe Highlights Falling Space Debris Hazard
Space Image of the Week
Incredible ‘Sideways’ Look at Mercury’s Limb