Space News Update- April 8, 2014 -

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Story 1: NASA Space Assets Detect Ocean Inside Saturn Moon

Story 2:NASA Satellite to Continue Gathering Data Up to Planned Lunar Impact

Story 3: NASA Severs Most Ties with Russia, Sparing Station but Pushing for U.S. Launches

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NASA Space Assets Detect Ocean Inside Saturn Moon

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NASA Satellite to Continue Gathering Data Up to Planned Lunar Impact

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NASA Severs Most Ties with Russia, Sparing Station but Pushing for U.S. Launches Again

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Tuesday, April 8• Mars is at opposition — its closest opposition

since December 2007. Mars is actually nearest to Earth on the 14th, but the difference is barely a trace. This is the month for Mars with your telescope!

Wednesday, April 9 • This evening, look left of the Moon by about a fist-

width at arm's length for Regulus in Leo.

Thursday, April 10 • Look above the waxing gibbous Moon this

evening for Regulus. The Sickle of Leo extends nearly upright from Regulus.

Friday, April 11 • The waxing gibbous Moon shines under Leo

tonight. Leo is where you get if you follow the pointer stars of the Big Dipper far enough backward.

Saturday, April 12 • Look far lower left of the Moon this evening for

fiery, glary Mars. By about midnight they're lined up horizontally in the south.  

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Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting Information

ISS For Denver:

Date Visible Max Height Appears Disappears

Tue Apr 8, 9:01 PM 3 min 27° 25 above NW 11 above NNE

Wed Apr 9, 8:12 PM 4 min 43° 39 above WNW 10 above NE

Wed Apr 9, 9:49 PM 2 min 13° 12 above NNW 11 above NNE

Thu Apr 10, 8:59 PM 3 min 16° 15 above NNW 10 above NNE

Fri Apr 11, 8:10 PM 3 min 21° 21 above NNW 10 above NNE

Fri Apr 11, 9:47 PM 2 min 10° 10 above NNW 10 above NNE

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Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA website

MAVEN Launch November 18, 2013NASAMAVEN Launch November 18, 2013NASAMAVEN Launch November 18, 2013NASA

April 8, Tuesday

11:05 a.m. - ISS Expedition 39 Educational Event with the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Monroe, CT- JSC (All Channels)11:30 a.m. - Space Station Live - JSC (All Channels)  April 9, Wednesday

10:30 a.m. - Space Station Live - JSC (All Channels)11:15 a.m. - Coverage of the ISS Progress 55 Launch to the ISS (Launch scheduled at 11:26 a.m. EDT) - JSC (All Channels)4:45 p.m. - Coverage of the Docking of the ISS Progress 55 to the ISS (Docking scheduled at 5:16 p.m. EDT) - JSC  (All Channels)  April 10, Thursday

8:15 a.m. - ISS Expedition 39 In-Flight Event for JAXA - JSC (All Channels)12 p.m. - ISS Mission Control On-Console Interview with the Digital Learning Network - JSC (All Channels) April 11, Friday

8:15 a.m. - 5 p.m. - NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge - MSFC (NTV-2)

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JPL Space Calendar

• Apr 08 - Mars At Opposition

• Apr 08 - Comet P/2010 A2 (LINEAR) At Opposition (1.335 AU)

• Apr 08 - Comet 220P/McNaught At Opposition (2.530 AU)

• Apr 08 - Comet 176P/LINEAR At Opposition (2.808 AU)

• Apr 08 - Comet 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson At Opposition (4.215 AU)

• Apr 08 - Asteroid 1 Ceres Occults 2UCAC 32877293 (12.2 Magnitude Star)

• Apr 08 - Asteroid 2014 EF4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)

• Apr 08 - Asteroid 326290 Akhenaten Closest Approach To Earth (1.460 AU)

• Apr 08 - Asteroid 1495 Helsinki Closest Approach To Earth (1.571 AU)

• Apr 08 - Asteroid 6600 Qwerty Closest Approach To Earth (1.708 AU)

• Apr 08 - Asteroid 12490 Leiden Closest Approach To Earth (1.832 AU)

• Apr 08 - Asteroid 17627 Humptydumpty Closest Approach To Earth (2.234 AU)

• Apr 08 - 50th Anniversary (1964), Gemini 1 Launch (Unmanned)

• Apr 09 - Progress Soyuz U Launch (International Space Station)

• Apr 09 - Comet 124P/Mrkos Perihelion (1.645 AU)

• Apr 09 - Asteroid 2991 Bilbo Closest Approach To Earth (1.363 AU)

• Apr 09 - Asteroid 10379 Lake Placid Closest Approach To Earth (2.421 AU)

• Apr 09 - Asteroid 2023 Asaph Closest Approach To Earth (2.632 AU)

• Apr 09 - Asteroid 118401 LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (2.807 AU)

• Apr 10 - NROL-67 Atlas 5 Launch

• Apr 10 - Asteroid 14593 Everett Closest Approach To Earth (1.337 AU)

• Apr 10 - Asteroid 24101 Cassini Closest Approach To Earth (2.079 AU)

• Apr 10 - Asteroid 1913 Sekanina Closest Approach To Earth (2.096 AU)

• Apr 10 - Asteroid 4179 Toutatis Closest Approach To Earth (2.852 AU)

• Apr 10 - Dwarf Planet 136108 Haumea At Opposition (49.895 AU)

• Apr 11 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #377 (OTM-377)

• Apr 11 - Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff At Opposition (2.280 AU)

• Apr 11 - Asteroid 2014 FS52 Near-Earth Flyby (0.039 AU)

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Food for ThoughtFermi Data Tantalize With New Clues to Dark Matter

New Technique Puts Exoplanets on the ScaleNew Technique Puts Exoplanets on the Scale

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At the Edge of NGC 2174 Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)