Space News Update - July 2, In the News Story 1: Researchers to announce evidence of ‘God’ particle that explains universe Story 2: NASA Explains Why Clocks Get an Extra Second on June 30 Story 3: NASA Unveils Orion During Ceremony Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities NASA-TV Highlights Space Calendar Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

Researchers to announce evidence of ‘God’ particle that explains universe

NASA Explains Why Clocks Get an Extra Second on June 30 Kokee Park on the Hawaiian island of Kauai

NASA Unveils Orion During Ceremony

The Night Sky Friday, June 29 Now that June is about to turn into July, the Teapot of Sagittarius is up and sitting level low in the southeast after nightfall. Saturday, June 30 The Moon shines in the head stars of Scorpius this evening, with Antares to its lower left. Remember when Venus and Jupiter paired up spectacularly in the evening last March? Now they're at it again, but this time low in the dawn, as shown at right. Best time: about an hour or so before your local sunrise (make sure the Daylight Saving Time box is checked if needed.)your local sunrise A leap second will be inserted into the world's civil time systems at the end of June 30th Coordinated Universal Time (the second before 8:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time). The minute 23:59 UTC will have 61 seconds, not 60, to adjust for a slight accumulated slowdown in Earth's spin. The last leap second was added to the world's clocks at the end of As the moment arrives, watch your favorite online time service and see if they get it right. Sunday, July 1 As soon as the stars come out, look high in the northwest for the Big Dipper hanging straight down by its handle. As night advances, the Dipper dips lower and to the right as if to scoop up water. Monday, July 2 Vega is the brightest star very high in the east after dark. Deneb is the brightest to its lower left. Altair is farther to Vega's lower right. These three form the big Summer Triangle. Venus and Jupiter in the Morning Sky

ISS Sighting Opportunities Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting InformationSatellite Sighting Information For Denver: No Sighting Opportunities

NASA-TV Highlights July 3, Tuesday 6 a.m. - Replay of Video File of the ISS Expedition 32/33 Crew Departure for Baikonur Activities from Star City, Russia - HQ (All Channels) 7 a.m. - Replay of ISS Mission Update (7/2) - HQ (All Channels) 8 a.m. - Replay of Orion Arrival Event Interactive Social Session at KSC - HQ (All Channels) July 5, Thursday 8:55 a.m. – ISS Expedition 32 Educational In-Flight Event with the Langley Research Center at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, VA – JSC (All Channels) 12:05 p.m. - ISS Mission Control Console Interview with the Digital Learning Network - JSC (All Channels) Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website.NASA website

Space Calendar · Jul 02 - Asteroid 9618 Johncleese Closest Approach To Earth (1.226 AU)Asteroid 9618 Johncleese · Jul 02 - Asteroid Frankherbert Closest Approach To Earth (2.214 AU)Asteroid Frankherbert · Jul 03 - Moon Occults PlutoMoon Occults Pluto · Jul 03 - Comet P/2011 JB15 (Spacewatch-Boattini) Closest Approach To Earth (4.098 AU)Comet P/2011 JB15 (Spacewatch-Boattini)Closest Approach To Earth · Jul 03 - Asteroid 3367 Alex Occults HIP (6.7 Magnitude Star)Asteroid 3367 Alex Occults HIP · Jul 03 - Asteroid 1855 Korolev Closest Approach To Earth (1.264 AU)Asteroid 1855 Korolev · Jul 03 - Asteroid 7000 Curie Closest Approach To Earth (1.328 AU)Asteroid 7000 Curie · Jul 03 - Asteroid 2843 Yeti Closest Approach To Earth (1.465 AU)Asteroid 2843 Yeti · Jul 03 - Asteroid 1381 Danubia Closest Approach To Earth (1.524 AU)Asteroid 1381 Danubia · Jul th Anniversary (1992), SAMPEX LaunchSAMPEX · Jul 04 - Asteroid 1 Ceres Occults TYC (9.1 Magnitude Star)Asteroid 1 Ceres Occults TYC · Jul 04 - Asteroid (2000 XF18) Occults HIP (6.6 Magnitude Star)Asteroid (2000 XF18) Occults HIP · Jul 04 - Asteroid 1740 Paavo Nurmi Closest Approach To Earth (1.439 AU)Asteroid 1740 Paavo Nurmi · Jul th Anniversary (1997), Mars Pathfinder, Mars LandingMars Pathfinder · Jul 05 - Echostar 17 (Jupiter 1)/ MSG-3 Ariane 5 LaunchEchostar 17 (Jupiter 1)MSG-3Ariane 5 Launch · Jul 05 - Earth At Aphelion (1.017 AU From Sun)EarthAt Aphelion · Jul 05 - Asteroid Misterrogers Closest Approach To Earth (2.202 AU)Asteroid Misterrogers · Jul 05 - Andrew Douglass' 145th Birthday (1867)Andrew Douglass' · Jul 06 - TedxISU Event, Melbourne, FloridaTedxISU Event · Jul th Anniversary (1687), Isaac Newton's Principia PublishedIsaac Newton'sPrincipia JPL Sky Calendar

Food for Thought Former astronaut Alan Poindexter dies in accident

Space Image of the Week Credita Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Kennicutt (U. of Ariz./Inst. of Astr., U. of Cambridge) and the SINGS Team