Space News Update - October 8, In the News Story 1: Story 1: SpaceX rocket boosts Dragon cargo ship into orbit Story 2: Story 2: Curiosity: First Scoopful A Success Story 3: Story 3: Rare X-Ray Nova Reveals a New Black Hole in the Milky Way Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities NASA-TV Highlights Space Calendar Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

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Curiosity: First Scoopful A Success

Rare X-Ray Nova Reveals a New Black Hole in the Milky Way

The Night Sky Monday, October 8 · Even as the stars begin to come out in twilight, Cassiopeia is already higher in the northeast now than the sinking Big Dipper is in the northwest. Cassiopeia's broad W pattern is standing on end. Tuesday, October 9 · Algol should be near minimum light for a couple hours centered on 8:21 p.m. EDT (see Saturday above). Wednesday, October 10 · Jupiter's Great Red Spot should cross the planet's central meridian around 10:54 p.m. EDT. · In early dawn for the next couple mornings, watch the waning crescent Moon passing to the right of Regulus, then Venus, as shown here. Thursday, October 11 · Bright Arcturus is twinkling lower in the western twilight every week, riding off into the sunset for this year. How many more weeks can you follow it down? Well to its right, look for the Big Dipper lying down low. Friday, October 12 · Jupiter's Great Red Spot should cross the planet's central meridian tonight around 12:47 a.m. Saturday morning EDT. · Before dawn Saturday morning, along a path from Southern California through central Texas, the faint asteroid 371 Bohemia should occult an 8.9-magnitude star high in the sky near the Beehive Cluster in Cancer. The occultation should last up to 2 seconds. Details and charts.Details and charts

ISS Sighting Opportunities Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting InformationSatellite Sighting Information For Denver: SATELLITELOCALDURATION MAX ELEV APPROACHDEPARTURE DATE/TIME(MIN)(DEG)(DEG-DIR) ISSMon Oct 08/07:58 PM11811 above S18 above S ISSTue Oct 09/07:10 PM31410 above SSE12 above ESE ISSTue Oct 09/08:45 PM11810 above WSW18 above WSW ISSWed Oct 10/07:56 PM47910 above SW65 above ENE ISSThu Oct 11/07:07 PM64110 above SSW14 above ENE ISSThu Oct 11/08:46 PM< above WNW19 above WNW ISSFri Oct 12/07:57 PM23827 above WNW28 above NNE ISSFri Oct 05/05:46 AM22222 above SSW10 above S

NASA-TV Highlights Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website.NASA website October 9, Tuesday 12 p.m. - Video File of ISS Expedition 33/34 Crew Departure from Star City, Russia for Baikonur, Kazakhstan - JSC (All Channels) 1-3 p.m. - Science Systems Engineering for JWST: Why are we building it like this? - GSFC (Public Channel) October 10, Wednesday 4 a.m. - Coverage of the Grapple of the SpaceX/Dragon CRS-1 at the International Space Station (Grapple scheduled at 7:22 a.m. ET) - JSC (All Channels) 9:15 a.m. - Coverage of the Berthing of the SpaceX/Dragon CRS-1 to the International Space Station (Berthing begins at 9:40 a.m. ET) - JSC (All Channels) October 11, Thursday 10:25 a.m. - ISS Expedition 33 Interview with ABC News and Collectspace.com - JSC (All Channels) October 12, Friday 10 a.m. - ISS Expedition 33 Interviews with WBZ-TV, Boston and WCVB-TV, Boston - JSC (Public and Media Channels)

Space Calendar Oct 08 - Comet C/2009 F4 (McNaught) Closest Approach To Earth (5.536 AU)Comet C/2009 F4 (McNaught)Closest Approach To Earth Oct 08 - Asteroid 2975 Spahr Closest Approach To Earth (1.470 AU)Asteroid 2975 Spahr Oct th Anniversary (1992), Pioneer Venus' Burnup in Venus' AtmospherePioneer Venus' Oct 09 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #333 (OTM-333)Cassini Oct 09 - Draconids Meteor Shower PeakDraconids Meteor Shower Oct 09 - Asteroid 2012 QE50 Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)Asteroid 2012 QE50Near-Earth Flyby Oct 09 - Asteroid 434 Hungaria Closest Approach To Earth (0.961 AU)Asteroid 434 Hungaria Oct th Anniversary (1992), Peekskill Meteorite Fall (Hit Car)Peekskill Meteorite Oct 10 - Asteroid 9885 Linux Closest Approach To Earth (1.313 AU)Asteroid 9885 Linux Oct th Anniversary (1967), Enactment of the Outer Space TreatyOuter Space Treaty Oct 11 - Asteroid 9342 Carygrant Closest Approach To Earth (0.918 AU)Asteroid 9342 Carygrant Oct 11 - Asteroid 6469 Armstrong Closest Approach To Earth (1.040 AU)Asteroid 6469 Armstrong Oct 11 - Asteroid 6123 Aristoteles Closest Approach To Earth (1.205 AU)Asteroid 6123 Aristoteles Oct 11 - Lecture: Herschel Opens Up the Cool Universe, Pasadena, CaliforniaLecture: Herschel Opens Up the Cool Universe Oct 12 - [Oct 02] Galileo IOV 3 & 4 Soyuz STB-Fregat LaunchGalileo IOVSoyuz STB-Fregat Launch Oct 12 - Comet P/2010 A2 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (1.203 AU)Comet P/2010 A2 (LINEAR)Closest Approach To Earth Oct 12 - Asteroid 7100 Martin Luther Closest Approach To Earth (1.757 AU)Asteroid 7100 Martin Luther Oct 12 - Asteroid 9995 Alouette Closest Approach To Earth (1.777 AU)Asteroid 9995 Alouette JPL Space Calendar The 1980 Chevy Malibu and the Peekskill meteorite. The car, as well as the main mass of the meteorite, are currently in the Macovich Collection of Meteorites. Additional specimens of the meteorite can be found in Chicago's Field Museum, the American National History Museum, and the Smithsonian.

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Space Image of the Week CubeSats Launched from the Space Station Credit: NASA