Space News Update - May 24, In the News Story 1: Story 1: Most detailed observations ever of the Ring Nebula Story 2: Story 2: Researchers reveal model of Sun’s magnetic field Story 3: Story 3: Forecast for Titan: Wild Weather Could be Ahead Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities NASA-TV Highlights Space Calendar Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

Most detailed observations ever of the Ring Nebula >

Researchers reveal model of Sun’s magnetic field

Forecast for Titan: Wild Weather Could be Ahead

The Night Sky May 24: Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury now all fit within a 5° circle. That means you could cover them with a golf ball held at about arm's length. And you can view all three at the same time in most binoculars. They'll stay within a 5° circle until May 29th. May 26: The grouping is now tightest; all three planets fit in a 2½° circle, forming a striking little triangle. Your thumb at arm's length will just about cover them. May 27: Jupiter appears right next to Venus. After this, Jupiter pulls down and right of Venus and Mercury, disappearing from view in early June. May 28 and afterward: Mercury, meanwhile, is coming into its own. It's entering its best evening showing of 2013, soaring ever higher above Venus until about June 7th. At that point it slowly begins to sink back toward Venus and also starts fading — slowly at first, then increasingly fast after mid-June. Sky & Telescope

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) ISSSat May 25/02:54 AM14037 above N24 above NNE ISSSat May 25/04:29 AM31310 above NW12 above N ISSSun May 26/02:06 AM16920 above NE11 above NE ISSSun May 26/03:39 AM31611 above NW14 above N ISSMon May 27/02:52 AM22020 above NW17 above N ISSMon May 27/04:29 AM11010 above NNW10 above N

NASA-TV Highlights Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website.NASA website May 26, Sunday 12 p.m. - Video File of the ISS Expedition 36/37 Soyuz TMA-09M Spacecraft Mating and Rollout to the Launch Pad in Baikonur, Kazakhstan and Launch Pad Interviews - HQ (All Channels) May 27, Monday 12 p.m. - Russian State Commission Meeting and Final Expedition 36/37 Pre-Launch Crew News Conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan – JSC via Baikonur, Kazakhstan (All Channels)

Space Calendar May 24 - [May 24] WGS F-5 Delta 4M LaunchWGS F-5Delta 4M Launch May 24 - Comet C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (4.915 AU)Comet C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)At Opposition May 24 - Asteroid 784 Pickeringia Closest Approach To Earth (1.367 AU)Asteroid 784 Pickeringia May 24 - Asteroid Seanokeefe Closest Approach To Earth (1.528 AU)Asteroid Seanokeefe May 24 - Asteroid Widmanstatten Closest Approach To Earth (2.515 AU)Asteroid Widmanstatten May 25 - [May 18] Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse May 25 - Mercury Passes 1.4 Degrees From VenusMercuryVenus May 25 - [May 21] Comet C/2013 K1 (Christensen) Closest Approach To Earth (0.846 AU)Comet C/2013 K1 (Christensen)Closest Approach To Earth May 25 - Comet C/2013 F3 (McNaught) Perihelion (2.252 AU)Comet C/2013 F3 (McNaught)Perihelion May 25 - Asteroid 253 Mathilde Occults TYC (10.4 Magnitude Star)Asteroid 253 Mathilde Occults TYC May 25 - Asteroid 1814 Bach Closest Approach To Earth (1.482 AU)Asteroid 1814 Bach May 25 - Asteroid 3526 Jeffbell Closest Approach To Earth (1.582 AU)Asteroid 3526 Jeffbell May 25 - Asteroid Howard Closest Approach To Earth (1.778 AU)Asteroid Howard May 25 - Asteroid 1958 Chandra Closest Approach To Earth (1.834 AU)Asteroid 1958 Chandra May 25 - Asteroid Mohr-Gruber Closest Approach To Earth (1.995 AU)Asteroid Mohr-Gruber May 25 - Asteroid 5649 Donnashirley Closest Approach To Earth (2.118 AU)Asteroid 5649 Donnashirley May th Anniversary (2008), Phoenix, Mars LandingPhoenix May 26 - Cosmos 2486 (Persona N2) Soyuz 2-1B LaunchPersona May 26 - Comet 169P/NEAT At Opposition (2.124 AU)Comet 169P/NEATAt Opposition May 26 - Comet 60P/Tsuchinshan At Opposition (2.411 AU)Comet 60P/TsuchinshanAt Opposition May 26 - Comet C/2012 OP (Siding Spring) Closest Approach To Earth (3.036 AU)Comet C/2012 OP (Siding Spring)Closest Approach To Earth May 26 - Asteroid 2012 KF25 Near-Earth Flyby (0.079 AU)Asteroid 2012 KF25Near-Earth Flyby May 26 - Asteroid Alanalda Closest Approach To Earth (1.370 AU)Asteroid Alanalda May 26 - Asteroid Babbage Closest Approach To Earth (1.430 AU)Asteroid Babbage May 26 - Asteroid 2476 Andersen Closest Approach To Earth (2.083 AU)Asteroid 2476 Andersen May 27 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #350 (OTM-350)Cassini May 27 - Mercury Passes 2.4 Degrees From JupiterMercuryJupiter May 27 - Asteroid Jefferson Closest Approach To Earth (2.000 AU)Asteroid Jefferson May 27 - Kuiper Belt Object (2007 JJ43) At Opposition ( AU)Kuiper Belt Object (2007 JJ43)At Opposition JPL Space Calendar

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