Space News Update - October 29, 2013 - In the News Departments Story 1: Cassini Swings Above Saturn to Compose a Portrait Story 2: MAVEN and MOM Missions from NASA and India Plan Martian Science Collaboration in Orbit Story 3: ‘Shockwave Of Fire’ Rained Down After Old Comet Strike On Earth, Scientists Say   Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities NASA-TV Highlights Space Calendar Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

Cassini Swings Above Saturn to Compose a Portrait 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)

MAVEN and MOM Missions from NASA and India Plan Martian Science Collaboration in Orbit

‘Shockwave Of Fire’ Rained Down After Old Comet Strike On Earth, Scientists Say

The Night Sky Sky & Telescope Tuesday, October 29 · Look high in the northeast after dark for Cassiopeia standing on end. With the Moon out of the evening sky, now's a fine time to hunt some of Cassiopeia's star clusters and nebulae; see Sue French's Deep-Sky Wonders column, chart, and photos in the November Sky & Telescope, page 54. Wednesday, October 30 · Have a really big scope? Have you ever really explored the Great Andromeda galaxy? Now you can; see Alan Whitman's Going Deep column and detailed photo-charts in the November Sky & Telescope, page 59, including dozens of open and globular clusters to 15th magnitude and fainter. Even a 6-inch scope can show one of them, NGC 206. Thursday, October 31 · Halloween is moonless this year. Spot Venus in the southwest as twilight fades, and Vega very high in the west after dark. Higher above Vega is Deneb. A greater distance to Vega's left, look for Altair. · Algol, the Demon Star, is at minimum light in eclipse for a couple hours centered on 10:35 p.m. EDT. Friday, November 1 · Fomalhaut, the Autumn Star, shines at its highest in the south after dinnertime at this time of year. Fomalhaut is often called "lonely" because it's so far from any other 1st-magnitude star. It's in the bottom right of the Great Water: the enormous expanse of autumn sky filled with dim water-themed constellations. Saturday, November 2 · A partial eclipse of the Sun will be in progress at sunrise Sunday morning for the Eastern Seaboard of North America and points inland, as shown at the top of this page. The partial eclipse happens in the daytime on Sunday for Africa, the Middle East, southernmost Europe, and elsewhere. The eclipse is total for a narrow band crossing the Atlantic and Equatorial Africa. See our article: Partial Solar Eclipse Sunday Morning, Nov. 3. · WARNING: Daylight-saving time ends just hours earlier, at 2 a.m. Sunday morning for most of North America. Clocks fall back an hour. Sky & Telescope

ISS Sighting Opportunities ISS For Denver: Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting Information

NASA-TV Highlights October 29, Tuesday (all times Eastern Daylight Time) October 29, Tuesday 3 p.m. - IceBridge Mission Google+ Hangout - GSFC (Public and Education Channels) November 1, Friday 4 a.m. - Coverage of the ISS Expedition 37 Soyuz TMA-09M Relocation from the Rassvet Module to the Zvezda Service Module (undocking scheduled at 4:34 a.m. ET, redocking scheduled at 4:58 a.m. ET) - JSC (All Channels) 3 p.m. - Video File of the ISS Expedition 38/39 Crew Activities in Baikonur, Kazakhstan - JSC via Baikonur, Kazakhstan (All Channels) Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA website

Space Calendar JPL Space Calendar Oct 29 - [Oct 28] Asteroid 2013 UV3 Near-Earth Flyby (0.002 AU) Oct 29 - Asteroid 8958 Stargazer Closest Approach To Earth (1.607 AU) Oct 29 - 75th Anniversary (1938), Orson Welles' Broadcast of the "War of the Worlds" Oct 30 - Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley Closest Approach To Earth (2.146 AU) Oct 31 - Asteroid 20 Massalia At Opposition (8.7 Magnitude) Oct 31 - Asteroid 2322 Kitt Peak Closest Approach To Earth (1.209 AU) Oct 31 - Asteroid 7328 Casanova Closest Approach To Earth (1.325 AU) Oct 31 - Asteroid 14702 Benclark Closest Approach To Earth (1.993 AU) Oct 31 - Asteroid 2127 Tanya Closest Approach To Earth (2.287 AU) Oct 31 - Kuiper Belt Object 55637 (2002 UX25) At Opposition (40.174 AU) Nov 01 - SES-8 Falcon 9 Launch Nov 01 - Venus At Its Greatest Eastern Elongation (47 Degrees) Nov 01 - Comet 184P/Lovas Closest Approach To Earth (0.868 AU) Nov 01 - Comet 259P/Garradd Closest Approach To Earth (1.609 AU) Nov 01 - Asteroid 20 Massalia At Opposition (8.7 Magnitude) Nov 01 - Asteroid 2305 King Closest Approach To Earth (1.718 AU) Nov 01 - Asteroid 336698 Melbourne Closest Approach To Earth (2.192 AU) Nov 01 - Asteroid 5036 Tuttle Closest Approach To Earth (2.429 AU) Nov 01 - Asteroid 39415 Janeausten Closest Approach To Earth (3.144 AU) Nov 01 - Kuiper Belt Object 84522 (2002 TC302) At Opposition (44.587 AU) Nov 02 - [Oct 28] ATV-4 Reenters Earth's Atmosphere Nov 02 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #363 (OTM-363) Nov 02 - Comet 285P/LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (1.364 AU) Nov 02 - Comet C/2013 S1 (Catalina) At Opposition (2.019 AU) Nov 02 - Asteroid 2 Pallas Occults TYC 6028-00309-1 (9.6 Magnitude Star) Nov 02 - Asteroid 3 Juno Occults 2UCAC 27007662 (12.5 Magnitude Star) Nov 02 - Asteroid 3200 Phaethon Closest Approach To Earth (0.643 AU) Nov 02 - Asteroid 2912 Lapalma Closest Approach To Earth (1.441 AU) Nov 02 - Asteroid 1691 Oort Closest Approach To Earth (1.638 AU) Nov 02 - Asteroid 228029 MANIAC Closest Approach To Earth (1.692 AU) Nov 02 - Asteroid 10806 Mexico Closest Approach To Earth (2.460 AU) JPL Space Calendar

ALMA reveals shape of 'coldest place in the Universe' Food for Thought ALMA reveals shape of 'coldest place in the Universe'

Space Image of the Week Horsehead and Orion Nebulas Image Credit & Copyright: Roberto Colombari & Federico Pelliccia