Space News Update - April 29, In the News Story 1: Story 1: Curiosity Reaches Out to Scrutinize Next Martian Drill Target at Mount Remarkable Story 2: Story 2: What Steps Are Needed To Find More Earths? Story 3: Story 3: NASA Seeks External Concepts for Mission to Oceanic Jovian Moon Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities NASA-TV Highlights Space Calendar Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

Curiosity Reaches Out to Scrutinize Next Martian Drill Target at Mount Remarkable

What Steps Are Needed To Find More Earths?

NASA Seeks External Concepts for Mission to Oceanic Jovian Moon

The Night Sky Tuesday, April 29 New Moon (exact at 2:14 a.m. on this date EDT). A partial eclipse of the Sun occurs for Australia, and the eclipse is annular on the horizon for a bit of Antarctica. Map and details.The thin waxing crescent returns to the evening sky, passing through Taurus. Wednesday, April 30 Can you see the hairline Moon yet in the west in twilight? It's about a fist-width to the lower right of Aldebaran for North American skywatchers. Binoculars will help. How about the departing Pleiades? Thursday, May 1 Look for Aldebaran now below the waxing crescent Moon in twilight. Farther to the Moon's left, Orion is sinking away. Friday, May 2 How soon after sunset can you see the first stars and planets coming out? The brightest is Jupiter. Look for it high in the west, almost two fist-widths at arm's length above or upper left of the Moon. The second brightest is Sirius, sinking in the southwest. Saturday, May 3 The waxing crescent Moon shines below Jupiter in the west at dusk. Above Jupiter are Pollux and Castor. Sky & Telescope

ISS Sighting Opportunities Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting InformationSatellite Sighting Information ISS For Denver: No sightings this week

NASA-TV Highlights (all times Eastern Daylight Time) Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA websiteNASA website April 29, Tuesday 10:20 a.m. - ISS Expedition 39 In-Flight Event for “Destination Station” in Indianapolis, IN - JSC (All Channels) 12: p.m. - Live coverage of NASA Exploration Forum: The Human Path to Mar – HQ (All Channels) May May 2, Friday 12:30 p.m. - ISS Expedition 39 In-Flight Program for a Music Day Event with the Digital Learning Network (in-flight interview with ISS Commander Koichi Wakata for the event occurs at 12:55 p.m. EDT) - JSC (All Channels)

Space Calendar JPL Space Calendar Apr 29 - [Apr 22] Annular Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse Apr 29 - Comet C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy) Closest Approach To Earth (1.464 AU)Comet C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)Closest Approach To Earth Apr 29 - Comet 274P/Tombaugh-Tenagra At Opposition (2.730 AU)Comet 274P/Tombaugh-TenagraAt Opposition Apr 29 - Comet C/2013 G3 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (3.494 AU)Comet C/2013 G3 (PANSTARRS)At Opposition Apr 29 - Comet 198P/ODAS At Opposition (3.705 AU)Comet 198P/ODASAt Opposition Apr 29 - [Apr 23] Comet 229P/LINEAR At Opposition (4.327 AU)Comet 229P/LINEARAt Opposition Apr 29 - Comet C/2013 G9 (Tenagra) At Opposition (4.671 AU)Comet C/2013 G9 (Tenagra)At Opposition Apr 29 - [Apr 25] Asteroid 2014 HV2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.003 AU)Asteroid 2014 HV2Near-Earth Flyby Apr 29 -[Apr 26] Asteroid 2014 HE5 Near-Earth Flyby (0.025 AU)Asteroid 2014 HE5Near-Earth Flyby Apr 29 - Asteroid 2013 JX28 Near-Earth Flyby (0.084 AU)Asteroid 2013 JX28Near-Earth Flyby Apr 29 - Asteroid (2008 TZ3) Near-Earth Flyby (0.089 AU)Asteroid (2008 TZ3)Near-Earth Flyby Apr 30 - KazEOSat 2 (DZZ-HR) Vega LaunchKazEOSat 2DZZ-HR Apr 30 - Comet P/2014 E1 (Larson) Closest Approach To Earth (1.143 AU)Comet P/2014 E1 (Larson)Closest Approach To Earth Apr 30 - Asteroid 2014 FR52 Near-Earth Flyby (0.043 AU)Asteroid 2014 FR52Near-Earth Flyby Apr 30 - Asteroid 2044 Wirt Closest Approach To Earth (1.594 AU)Asteroid 2044 Wirt May th Anniversary (2004), Genesis, Earth FlybyGenesis May th Anniversary (1949), Gerard Kuiper's Discovery of Neptune Moon NereidGerard Kuiper'sNereid May 02 - Comet C/2013 P2 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (2.273 AU)Comet C/2013 P2 (PANSTARRS)Closest Approach To Earth May 02 - Asteroid Bennu Closest Approach To Earth (1.635 AU)Asteroid BennuClosest Approach To Earth May 02 - Asteroid 6336 Dodo Closest Approach To Earth (1.697 AU)Asteroid 6336 Dodo May 02 - Asteroid 2101 Adonis Closest Approach To Earth (2.263 AU)Asteroid 2101 AdonisClosest Approach To Earth May 03 - Asteroid 2 Pallas Occults 2UCAC (11.9 Magnitude Star)Asteroid 2 Pallas Occults 2UCAC May 03 - Asteroid 4034 Vishnu Closest Approach To Earth (0.486 AU)Asteroid 4034 VishnuClosest Approach To Earth May 03 - Asteroid 9957 Rafaellosanti Closest Approach To Earth (1.342 AU)Asteroid 9957 Rafaellosanti

Food for Thought Pair of supermassive black holes in an ordinary galaxy

Space Image of the Week Image Credit: ISS Expedition 12 Crew, NASA SuitSat-1: A Spacesuit Floats Free