Space News Update - November 1, 2016 - In the News Departments Story 1: New model explains the moon's weird orbit Story 2: The Birth of Saturn's Rings Story 3: Juno recovers from reboot, but propulsion problem lingers Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities Space Calendar NASA-TV Highlights Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

New model explains the moon's weird orbit In this computer graphic, NASA's Voyager 1 probe, moving toward upper left, nears the edge of the sun's influence, flying through a region of space dominated by a "magnetic highway" that helps mediate the flow of particles into and out of the solar system. The region includes particles from the sun's southern hemisphere that have been forced northward by the pressure of the interstellar wind. Voyager 1 is expected to cross the boundary into interstellar space sometime within the next few years if not sooner. (Credit: NASA)

The Birth of Saturn's Rings

Juno recovers from reboot, but propulsion problem lingers

The Night Sky Sky & Telescope Tuesday, November 1 • Venus, Saturn, and the thin crescent Moon shine through the fading twilight low in the southwest, as shown at the top of this page. • Draw a line from Altair, the brightest star high in the southwest after dark, to Vega, the brightest high in the west. Continue the line onward half as far, and you hit the Lozenge: the pointy-nosed head of Draco, the Dragon. Wednesday, November 2 • The Moon hangs above Saturn low in the southwest, while much-brighter Venus looks on from the left (as shown above). And can you still detect Antares below them, right down near the horizon? Binoculars help. Thursday, November 3 • The thickening Moon in the dusk points the way lower right to Venus and faint Saturn, as shown at the top of this page. • Around 9 p.m., depending on where you live, zero-magnitude Capella rises exactly as high in the northeast as zero-magnitude Vega has sunk in the west-northwest. How accurately can you time this event? Astrolabe not required. . . but it might help. Friday, November 4 • As the stars come out, look off to the Moon's upper left for Mars, and high above the Moon for Altair. Deneb still remains near the zenith. Brighter Vega shines high in the west. And can you still catch Arcturus twinkling just above the west-northwest horizon? Sky & Telescope

ISS Sighting Opportunities ISS For Denver: Sighting information not available. Spot The Station is currently down for scheduled maintenance. The site will be back soon. Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting Information

Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA website MAVEN Launch November 18, 2013 NASA MAVEN Launch November 18, 2013 NASA MAVEN Launch November 18, 2013 NASA NASA-TV Highlights (all times Eastern Time Zone) 12 p.m., Tuesday, November 1 - NASA Innovation Mission Day - Deputy Administrator Dava Newman’s Keynote on Agency Innovation Mission Day (all channels) 4 p.m., Tuesday, November 1 - Replay of the NASA Innovation Mission Day - Deputy Administrator Dava Newman’s Keynote on Agency Innovation Mission Day (all channels) 8 p.m., Tuesday, November 1 - Replay of the NASA Innovation Mission Day - Deputy Administrator Dava Newman’s Keynote on Agency Innovation Mission Day (all channels) 10 p.m., Tuesday, November 1 - Replay of the NASA Innovation Mission Day - Deputy Administrator Dava Newman’s Keynote on Agency Innovation Mission Day (all channels) 9 a.m., Wednesday, November 2 - NASA News Briefing on “The James Webb Space Telescope” (all channels) 12 p.m., Thursday, November 3 - ISS Expedition 50 In-Flight Educational Event with National Geographic in Washington, D.C. and ISS Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA (all channels) Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA website

Space Calendar JPL Space Calendar Nov 01 - OFT 1 (Dreamchaser CCiCAP Uncrewed Mission) Atlas 5 Launch Nov 01 - Himawari 9 H-2A Launch Nov 01 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of Telesto & Polydeuces Nov 01 - Comet C/2016 S1 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (2.219 AU) Nov 01 - Comet 221P/LINEAR At Opposition (2.791 AU) Nov 01 - Comet P/2005 S3 (Read) Perihelion (2.821 AU) Nov 01 - [Nov 01] Apollo Asteroid 2016 UH57 Near-Earth Flyby (0.017 AU) Nov 01 - Apollo Asteroid 2006 KC Near-Earth Flyby (0.086 AU) Nov 01 - Asteroid 73491 Robmatson Closest Approach To Earth (1.730 AU) Nov 01 - Asteroid 12818 Tomhanks Closest Approach To Earth (1.751 AU) Nov 01 - Asteroid 13801 Kohlhase Closest Approach To Earth (1.935 AU) Nov 01 - Kuiper Belt Object 120348 (2004 TY364) At Opposition (38.179 AU) Nov 01 - Kuiper Belt Object 2014 UM33 At Opposition (43.000 AU) Nov 01 - 75th Anniversary (1941), Ansel Adams Takes Moonrise Photo Over Hernandez, New Mexico Nov 02 - International Cosmic Day Nov 02 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #463 (OTM-463) Nov 02 - Comet 225P/LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (0.999 AU) Nov 02 - Apollo Asteroid 2016 UX5 Near-Earth Flyby (0.018 AU) Nov 02 - Asteroid 6128 Lasorda Closest Approach To Earth (1.933 AU) Nov 03 - Asteroid 70783 Kenwilliams Nov 02-04 - Gaia 2016 Data Release #1 Workshop, Madrid, Spain Nov 03 - Taurids Meteor Shower Peak Nov 03 - Comet C/2015 T2 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (6.093 AU) Nov 03 - Aten Asteroid 2012 XS111 Near-Earth Flyby (0.077 AU) Nov 03 - [Oct 28] Amor Asteroid 2016 UW35 Near-Earth Flyby (0.085 AU) Nov 03 - Asteroid 4321 Zero Closest Approach To Earth (1.250 AU) Nov 03 - Asteroid 70783 Kenwilliams Closest Approach To Earth (1.278 AU) Nov 03 - Asteroid 6824 Mallory Closest Approach To Earth (1.526 AU) Nov 03 - Asteroid 9446 Cicero Closest Approach To Earth (2.514 AU) Nov 03 - Asteroid 1712 Angola Closest Approach To Earth (2.564 AU) Nov 03 - Neptune Trojan 2006 RJ103 At Opposition (29.294 AU) Nov 03 - Plutino 144897 (2004 UX10) At Opposition (38.226 AU) Nov 04 - Comet 73P-BR/Schwassmann-Wachmann Perihelion (0.995 AU) Nov 04 - Apollo Asteroid 2016 TG55 Near-Earth Flyby (0.010 AU) Nov 04 - Aten Asteroid 5381 Sekmet Closest Approach To Earth (0.337 AU) Nov 04 - Asteroid 1940 Whipple Closest Approach To Earth (1.924 AU) Nov 04 - Asteroid 9250 Chamberlin Closest Approach To Earth (2.788 AU) Nov 04 - Asteroid 334 Chicago Closest Approach To Earth (2.957 AU) Nov 04 - Kuiper Belt Object 55637 (2002 UX25) At Opposition (39.759 AU) Nov 04 - 20th Anniversary (1996), Galileo, Callisto 3 Flyby Nov 04 - 35th Anniversary (1981), Venera 14 Launch (USSR Venus Lander/Flyby) Nov 04 - 110th Anniversary (1906), Diep River Meteorite Fall (Hit House in South Africa) JPL Space Calendar

Space Calendar JPL Space Calendar Oct 31 - [Oct 26] Aten Asteroid 2016 UC31 Near-Earth Flyby (0.057 AU) Oct 31 - Apollo Asteroid 2016 PN38 Near-Earth Flyby (0.079 AU) Oct 31 - Aten Asteroid 3753 Cruithne Closest Approach To Earth (0.511 AU) Oct 31 - Asteroid 443 Photographica Closest Approach To Earth (1.277 AU) Oct 31 - Asteroid 1489 Attila Closest Approach To Earth (2.551 AU) Oct 31 - 80th Anniversary (1936), 1st Successful Rocket Engine Test in Pasadena, California (JPL's Beginnings) Nov 01 - OFT 1 (Dreamchaser CCiCAP Uncrewed Mission) Atlas 5 Launch Nov 01 - Himawari 9 H-2A Launch Nov 01 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of Telesto & Polydeuces Nov 01 - Comet C/2016 S1 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (2.219 AU) Nov 01 - Comet 221P/LINEAR At Opposition (2.791 AU) Nov 01 - Comet P/2005 S3 (Read) Perihelion (2.821 AU) Nov 01 - Apollo Asteroid 2006 KC Near-Earth Flyby (0.086 AU) Nov 01 - Asteroid 73491 Robmatson Closest Approach To Earth (1.730 AU) Nov 01 - Asteroid 12818 Tomhanks Closest Approach To Earth (1.751 AU) Nov 01 - Asteroid 13801 Kohlhase Closest Approach To Earth (1.935 AU) Nov 01 - Kuiper Belt Object 120348 (2004 TY364) At Opposition (38.179 AU) Nov 01 - Kuiper Belt Object 2014 UM33 At Opposition (43.002 AU) Nov 01 - 75th Anniversary (1941), Ansel Adams Takes Moonrise Photo Over Hernandez, New Mexico JPL Space Calendar

New instrument could search for signatures of life on Mars Food for Thought New instrument could search for signatures of life on Mars

Space Image of the Week Arp 299: Black Holes in Colliding Galaxies  Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, GSFC, Hubble, NuSTAR