Space News Update - July 8, 2016 - In the News Departments Story 1: Juno Team Begins Powering up Science Instruments Story 2: Newly-Discovered Planet Has 3 Suns Story 3: Hitomi Observes the Perseus Galaxy Cluster Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities Space Calendar NASA-TV Highlights Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

Juno Team Begins Powering up Science Instruments 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)

Newly-Discovered Planet Has 3 Suns

Hitomi Observes the Perseus Galaxy Cluster

The Night Sky Friday, July 8 • The waxing crescent Moon shines in the west at dusk. Jupiter is the bright "star" some 3° or 4° upper left of it (for North America). When night arrives, look for Sigma Leonis, magnitude 4.0, glimmering 0.9° to Jupiter's upper left (not shown on the twilight chart here). Saturday, July 9 • Jupiter now shines to the Moon's lower right during and after dusk. The Moon is 1.3 light-seconds away; Jupiter this week is 49 light-minutes away, 2,200 times farther. Sunday, July 10 • After nightfall, Altair shines in the east-southeast. It's the second-brightest star on the eastern side of the sky, after Vega very high to its upper left. Look above Altair by a finger-width at arm's length for little orange Tarazed. A bit more than a fist-width to Altair's lower left is Delphinus, the Dolphin, leaping leftward below the Milky Way. Monday, July 11 • First-quarter Moon (exact at 8:52 p.m. EDT). As twilight fades, watch for 1st-magnitude Spica emerging into view about 6° to the Moon's lower left (as seen during the twilight times for North America). Tuesday, July 12 • As soon as it's dark, look just ½° north (upper right) of Jupiter for 4th-magnitude Sigma Leonis, Leo's hind foot. Tonight they're the closest they will appear. Sky & Telescope

ISS Sighting Opportunities ISS For Denver: Date Visible Max Height Appears Disappears Fri Jul 8, 4:09 AM 4 min 15° 11° above SSE 10° above E Sat Jul 9, 4:51 AM 79° 13° above SW 44° above ENE Sun Jul 10, 4:00 AM 3 min 37° 30° above S 19° above ENE Mon Jul 11, 3:09 AM 1 min 17° 17° above ESE 11° above E Mon Jul 11, 4:42 AM 43° 14° above WSW 28° above NNE Tue Jul 12, 3:52 AM 2 min 83° 61° above WSW 28° above NE Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting Information

NASA-TV Highlights 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) 1 p.m., 6 p.m., Friday, July 8 - Replay of the Russian State Commission Meeting and Final ISS Expedition 48-49 Pre-Launch Crew News Conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan (Ivanishin, Rubins, Onishi) (NTV-1 (Public), NTV-3 (Media)) 2 p.m., 7 p.m., 10 p.m., Friday, July 8 - NASA Television Video File News Feed of ISS Expedition 48-49/Soyuz MS-01 Pre-Launch, Launch Video B-Roll and Related Interviews (NTV-1 (Public), NTV-3 (Media)) 11:30 p.m., Friday, July 8 - ISS Expedition 48-49/Soyuz MS-01 Docking Coverage (Ivanishin, Rubins, Onishi; docking scheduled at 12:13 a.m. ET July 9) – JSC via Moscow, Russia (all channels) 7 a.m., 11 a.m., 3 p.m., Saturday, July 9 - Replay of Space Station Live (7/8/16) (NTV-1 (Public), NTV-3 (Media)) 8 a.m., 6 p.m., 11 p.m., Saturday, July 9 - NASA Television Video File News Feed of ISS Expedition 48-49/Soyuz MS-01 Pre- Launch, Launch Video B-Roll and Related Interviews (NTV-1 (Public), NTV-3 (Media)) 9 a.m., 7 p.m., Saturday, July 9 - NASA TV Video-File News Feed of ISS Expedition 48-49 Soyuz MS-01 Docking, Hatch Opening and Other Activities (NTV-1 (Public), NTV-3 (Media)) 2 p.m., 8 p.m., Saturday, July 9 - Replay of the Post Juno Orbital Insertion NASA Science Briefing (NTV-1 (Public), NTV-3 (Media)) 3:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m., Saturday, July 9 - Video B-Roll Feed of ISS Expedition 49-50 Crew Training (NTV-1 (Public), NTV-3 (Media)) 4 p.m., 10 p.m., Saturday, July 9 - Replay of the ISS Expedition 49-50 Crew News Conference (Kimbrough, Borisenko, Ryzhikov) (NTV-1 (Public), NTV-3 (Media)) 7 a.m., 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m., 11 p.m., Sunday, July 10 - Replay of Space Station Live (7/8/16) (NTV-1 (Public), NTV-3 (Media)) 7:30 a.m., 7:30 p.m., Sunday, July 10 - Video B-Roll Feed of ISS Expedition 49-50 Crew Training (NTV-1 (Public), NTV-3 (Media)) 8 a.m., 8 p.m., Sunday, July 10 - Replay of the ISS Expedition 49-50 Crew News Conference (Kimbrough, Borisenko, Ryzhikov) (NTV-1 (Public), NTV-3 (Media)) 10 a.m.,6 p.m., Sunday, July 10 - Replay of the Post Juno Orbital Insertion NASA Science Briefing (NTV-1 (Public), NTV-3 (Media)) 11 a.m., Sunday, July 10 - Replay of Space Station Live (7/8/16) (NTV-1 (Public), NTV-3 (Media)) 1 p.m., 9 p.m., Sunday, July 10 - NASA Television Video File News Feed of ISS Expedition 48-49/Soyuz MS-01 Pre-Launch, Launch Video B-Roll and Related Interviews (NTV-1 (Public), NTV-3 (Media)) 2 p.m., 10 p.m., Sunday, July 10 - NASA TV Video-File News Feed of ISS Expedition 48-49 Soyuz MS-01 Docking, Hatch Opening and Other Activitie (NTV-1 (Public), NTV-3 (Media)) Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA website

Space Calendar JPL Space Calendar Jul 08 - Dwarf Planet 134340 Pluto At Opposition (32.115 AU) Jul 08 - Comet 96P/Machholz At Opposition (3.982 AU) Jul 08 - Comet 171P/Spahr At Opposition (4.082 AU) Jul 08 -[Jul 08] Amor Asteroid 2016 NN15 Near-Earth Flyby (0.011 AU) Jul 08 - Asteroid 10001 Palermo Closest Approach To Earth (1.473 AU) Jul 08 - Asteroid 23638 Nagano Closest Approach To Earth (1.490 AU) Jul 08 - Apollo Asteroid 11885 Summanus Closest Approach To Earth (1.558 AU) Jul 08 - 5th Anniversary (2011), STS-135 Launch (Space Shuttle Atlantis, International Space Station, Final Space Shuttle Launch) Jul 08 - 45th Anniversary (1971), Solrad 10 Launch Jul 09 - Moon Occults Jupiter Jul 09 - Comet 73P-AF/Schwassmann-Wachmann Perihelion (1.027 AU) Jul 09 - Asteroid 4923 Clarke Closest Approach To Earth (0.719 AU) Jul 09 - Apollo Asteroid 101955 Bennu Closest Approach To Earth (1.375 AU) Jul 09 - Asteroid 5725 Nordlingen Closest Approach To Earth (1.885 AU) Jul 09 - Asteroid 51825 Davidbrown Closest Approach To Earth (2.099 AU) Jul 09 - John Wheeler's 105th Birthday (1911) Jul 10 -[Jul 08] Apollo Asteroid 2016 ND1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.027 AU) Jul 10 - Neptune Trojan 2011 HM102 At Opposition (27.077 AU) Jul 10 - Nikola Tesla's 160th Birthday (1856) Jul 11 - Comet C/2015 J2 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (4.046 AU) Jul 11 - Apollo Asteroid 2010 WT8 Near-Earth Flyby (0.093 AU) Jul 11 - Asteroid 4768 Hartley Closest Approach To Earth (1.783 AU) Jul 11 - Asteroid 300221 Brucebills Closest Approach To Earth (2.330 AU) Jul 12 - Comet 337P/WISE Perihelion (1.651 AU) Jul 12 - Comet 240P/NEAT At Opposition (3.521 AU) Jul 12 - Asteroid 1381 Danubia Closest Approach To Earth (1.452 AU) Jul 12 - Asteroid 7028 Tachikawa Closest Approach To Earth (1.703 AU) Jul 12 - Asteroid 2198 Ceplecha Closest Approach To Earth (1.753 AU) Jul 12 - Asteroid 1584 Fuji Closest Approach To Earth (1.778 AU) Jul 12 - Asteroid 3174 Alcock Closest Approach To Earth (2.572 AU) Jul 12 - Lecture: The Sokol Spacesuit, London, United Kingdom   JPL Space Calendar

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Space Image of the Week The Swirling Core of the Crab Nebula  Image Credit: NASA, ESA - Acknowledgment: J. Hester (ASU), M. Weisskopf (NASA / GSFC)