Space News Update - February 20, In the News Story 1: Story 1: Moon's Scarred Crust Hints at Recent Activity, Scientists Say Story 2: Story 2: NASA Map Sees Earth's Trees in a New Light Story 3: Story 3: NASA's Hubble Spots a Relic from a Shredded Galaxy Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities NASA-TV Highlights Space Calendar Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

Moon's Scarred Crust Hints at Recent Activity, Scientists Say

NASA Map Sees Earth's Trees in a New Light

NASA's Hubble Spots a Relic from a Shredded Galaxy

The Night Sky Monday, February 20 · Brilliant Sirius shines highest due south around roughly 8:30 or 9 p.m., depending on how far east or west you live in your time zone. Tuesday, February 21 · Zenith star: Bright Capella crosses closest to straight overhead around 7 p.m., depending on how far east or west you live in your time zone. Capella goes exactly through your zenith if you live at latitude 46° north (the Oregon-Washington border, Montreal, central France). In you're south of there, Capella passes north of your zenith. · New Moon (exact at 5:35 p.m. EST) Wednesday, February 22 · An ultra-thin, one-day-old crescent Moon floats to the right of Mercury very low in the west a half hour after sunset, as shown above. Bring binoculars. Thursday, February 23 · The thickening crescent Moon hangs far lower right of Venus and over Mercury in bright twilight, as shown above. Friday, February 24 · Jupiter and Venus form a line pointing down to the crescent Moon during and after twilight.

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) ISSMon Feb 20/06:34 PM11010 above NNW10 above N ISSThu Feb 23/06:56 PM11110 above N11 above NNE ISSFri Feb 24/07:35 PM< above NNW 15 above NNW

NASA-TV Highlights February 20, Monday 1:20 p.m. - NASA Future Forum at The Ohio State University Opening 2 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. - NASA Future Forum -- Learning from the Past to Innovate for the Future 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. - NASA Future Forum -- Inspiration and Education Panel - Building the Innovators for Tomorrow 6 p.m. - Replay of NASA Future Forum at The Ohio State University Opening 6:30 p.m. – Replay of NASA Future Forum -- Learning from the Past to Innovate for the Future February 21, Tuesday 9 a.m. - NASA Future Forum 9: a.m. - NASA Future Forum -- Importance of Technology, Science and Innovation for our Economic Future 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - NASA Future Forum --Transferring and Commercializing Technology to Benefit our Lives and our Economy 1: p.m. NASA Future Forum -- Shifting Roles for Public, Private and International Players in Space 3 p.m. - NASA Future Forum - Wrap Up February 22, Wednesday 10 a.m. - ISS Expedition 30 Educational In-Flight Event with the Tri-District Curriculum consortium in Newton, N.J. - JSC (All Channels) February 23, Thursday 12:05 p.m. - Digital Learning Network ISS Mission Control Event Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website.NASA website

Space Calendar · Feb th Anniversary (1962), Friendship 7 Launch (John Glenn) · Feb 20 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of Polydeuces · Feb 20 - Asteroid 3131 Mason-Dixon Closest Approach To Earth (1.847 AU) · Feb 20 - Asteroid 5471 Tunguska Closest Approach To Earth (2.168 AU) · Feb th Anniverary (1997), Galileo, Europa 6 Flyby · Feb 21 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of Telesto, Enceladus, Pallene, Dione & Rhea · Feb 21 - Asteroid Calar Alto Closest Approach To Earth (2.411 AU) · Feb 21 - Kuiper Belt Object Orcus At Opposition ( AU) · Feb 22 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #311 (OTM-311) · Feb 22 - Asteroid 5458 Hamatonbetsu Occults HIP (4.1 Magnitude Star) · Feb 22 - [ Asteroid 2012 CR45 Near-Earth Flyby (0.040 AU) · Feb 22 - Asteroid 1159 Granada Closest Approach To Earth (1.516 AU) · Feb 22 - Asteroid Las Vegas Closest Approach To Earth (1.620 AU) · Feb 22 - Asteroid 2157 Ashbook Closest Approach To Earth (1.853 AU) · Feb 22 - Asteroid Carllewis Closest Approach To Earth (1.870 AU) · Feb 23 - Asteroid 2011 CP4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.023 AU) · Feb 23 - Asteroid 719 Albert Closest Approach To Earth (3.075 AU) · Feb th Anniverary (1987), Supernova 1987A Explosion JPL Space Calendar

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