Space News Update - October 18, In the News Story 1: Story 1: Managing the Deluge of 'Big Data' From Space Story 2: Story 2: Gravitational Waves 'Know' How Black Holes Grow Story 3: Story 3: Most Distant Gravitational Lens Helps Weigh Galaxies Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities Space Calendar NASA-TV Highlights Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

Managing the Deluge of 'Big Data' From Space

Gravitational Waves 'Know' How Black Holes Grow

Most Distant Gravitational Lens Helps Weigh Galaxies

The Night Sky Friday, October 18 Full Moon. A slight penumbral eclipse of the Moon will be detectable this evening by careful Moon-watchers in the eastern half of North America. The Moon will pass deepest through the pale outer fringe (penumbra) of Earth's shadow around 7:50 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Look for unusual shading on the Moon's south-southeastern side. Weaker shading should be detectable for at least 45 minutes before and after. Sky & Telescope Saturday, October 19 Look about a fist-width above the Moon this evening for the main stars of little Aries, lined up nearly horizontally. Sunday, October 20 This week, face southwest soon after dark and look high for Altair. It's the bright eye of Aquila, the Eagle, most of which now hangs down below it. Look to Altair's upper left, by about a fist and a half at arm's length, for little Delphinus, the Dolphin, leaping upward. Look almost as far to Altair's upper right for Sagitta, the Arrow, even fainter and smaller. Monday, October 21 Lonely Fomalhaut, the Autumn Star, is at its highest in the south around 9 or 10 p.m. this week. More cosmic shadow action! A double shadow transit takes place on Jupiter tonight from 6:25 to 8:37 UT October 19th (2:25 to 4:37 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time Saturday morning). Both Io and Europa will be casting their tiny black shadows onto the planet's face at once. Both shadows leave Jupiter's western edge almost simultaneously — just as Europa itself is beginning to cross in front of Jupiter's eastern edge. During this, Jupiter's Great Red Spot is in view. It should cross the planet's central meridian around 3:25 a.m. EDT Sunday morning.

ISS Sighting Opportunities Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting InformationSatellite Sighting Information ISS For Denver: DateVisibleMax HeightAppearsDisappears Fri Oct 18, 8:10 PM< 1 min11°10 above NNW11 above N Sat Oct 19, 7:22 PM2 min11°10 above N10 above NNE Sun Oct 20, 6:34 PM1 min10°10 above N10 above NNE Sun Oct 20, 8:10 PM< 1 min13°10 above NNW13 above NNW Mon Oct 21, 7:22 PM2 min13°10 above NNW13 above NNE

NASA-TV Highlights (all times Eastern Daylight Time) October 18, Friday 4 p.m., 7 p.m., 9 p.m., 11 p.m. - Video File of the ISS Expedition 38/39 Qualification Training Simulation Runs at Star City, Russia - HQ (All Channels) October 19, Saturday 7 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m., 9 p.m., 11 p.m. - Video File of the ISS Expedition 38/39 Qualification Training Simulation Runs at Star City, Russia - HQ (All Channels) October 19, Sunday 7 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m., 9 p.m., 11 p.m. - Video File of the ISS Expedition 38/39 Qualification Training Simulation Runs at Star City, Russia - HQ (All Channels) Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA websiteNASA website

Space Calendar JPL Space Calendar Oct 18 - [Oct 12] Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse Oct 18 - Comet C/2012 A2 (LINEAR) At Opposition (3.738 AU)Comet C/2012 A2 (LINEAR)At Opposition Oct 18 - Asteroid 2003 UY12 Near-Earth Flyby (0.086 AU)Asteroid 2003 UY12Near-Earth Flyby Oct 19 - Asteroid 6470 Aldrin Closest Approach To Earth (0.937 AU)Asteroid 6470 Aldrin Oct 19 - Kuiper Belt Object (2002 TX300) At Opposition ( AU)Kuiper Belt Object (2002 TX300)At Opposition Oct th Anniversary (2008), IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) Pegasus XL Launch,IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) Oct 20 - Comet P/2013 AL76 (Catalina) At Opposition (2.675 AU)Comet P/2013 AL76 (Catalina)At Opposition Oct 20 - Asteroid Racquetball Closest Approach To Earth (1.206 AU)Asteroid Racquetball Oct 20 - Asteroid Rocknroll Closest Approach To Earth (1.503 AU)Asteroid Rocknroll Oct 20 - Asteroid 1132 Hollandia Closest Approach To Earth (1.582 AU)Asteroid 1132 Hollandia Oct 20 - Asteroid 3062 Wren Closest Approach To Earth (1.724 AU)Asteroid 3062 Wren Oct 21 - Orionids Meteor Shower PeakOrionids Meteor Shower Oct 21 - Comet P/2010 J5 (McNaught) Closest Approach To Earth (3.464 AU)Comet P/2010 J5 (McNaught)Closest Approach To Earth Oct 21 - Asteroid 313 Chaldaea Occults HIP (4.7 Magnitude Star)Asteroid 313 Chaldaea Occults HIP Oct 21 - Asteroid 8208 Volta Closest Approach To Earth (1.359 AU)Asteroid 8208 Volta

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Space Image of the Week Three Galaxies in Draco Image Credit & Copyright: Stephen LeshinCopyrightStephen Leshin