Space News Update - June 7, In the News Story 1: Story 1: 'Dust Trap' around Distant Star May Solve Planet Formation Mystery Story 2: Story 2: What Does Antarctica Look Like Under the Ice? Story 3: Story 3: Astronomers gear up to discover Earth-like planets Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities NASA-TV Highlights Space Calendar Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

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What Does Antarctica Look Like Under the Ice?

Astronomers gear up to discover Earth- like planets

The Night Sky Friday, June 7 · Mercury in the twilight has reached its farthest distance above Venus, 5°. See the scene at right. They're as far apart as fainter Pollux and Castor above them, which come into view as twilight dims. 5° is about three finger-widths at arm's length (depending, of course, on the width of your fingers relative to the length of your arm!). Saturday, June 8 · After dark, look southeast for orange-red Antares. It's one of the two great red supergiants of the naked-eye sky; the other is Betelgeuse in winter. Around and to the upper right of Antares are other, white stars of upper Scorpius. · New Moon (exact at 3:14 a.m. on this date EDT). Sunday, June 9 · After sunset, look for the young crescent Moon about 6° to 8° below Venus very low in the west-northwest (at the times of twilight in North America). Binoculars will help. Monday, June 10 · The thin crescent Moon low in twilight now forms a triangle with Venus and Mercury, as shown at right. Look above the triangle for the Pollux-and-Castor pair. Sky & Telescope

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) ISSFri Jun 07/01:57 AM41710 above NNW10 above ENE ISSFri Jun 07/03:33 AM68410 above NW11 above SE ISSFri Jun 07/09:52 PM52511 above W10 above NNE ISSFri Jun 07/11:33 PM< above N ISSSat Jun 08/01:11 AM11313 above NNE10 above NE ISSSat Jun 08/02:44 AM64710 above NW10 above ESE ISSSat Jun 08/04:22 AM41710 above W11 above S ISSSat Jun 08/09:02 PM63810 above WSW11 above NE ISSSat Jun 08/10:44 PM< above N10 above NNE ISSSun Jun 09/00:21 AM< above NNE10 above NNE ISSSun Jun 09/01:55 AM22910 above NW27 above N ISSSun Jun 09/09:54 PM11514 above N10 above NNE ISSSun Jun 09/11:32 PM< above N10 above NNE ISSMon Jun 10/01:07 AM22111 above NNW21 above NNE ISSMon Jun 10/09:05 PM21919 above N11 above NNE ISSMon Jun 10/10:42 PM< above N

NASA-TV Highlights Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website.NASA website June 10, Monday 11:35 a.m. - ISS Expedition 36 Educational In-Flight Event with the Douglas, MA Public School District - JSC (All Channels)

Space Calendar Jun 07 - [Jun 04] Shenzhou 10 CZ-2F/H Launch (Chinese Manned Launch to Tian Gong1 1 Space Station)Shenzhou 10CZ-2F/H LaunchTian Gong1 1 Jun 07 - [Jun 02] Cosmos 2486 (Persona N2) Soyuz 2-1B LaunchPersona Jun 07 - Comet P/2005 L1 (McNaught) At Opposition (2.241 AU)Comet P/2005 L1 (McNaught)At Opposition Jun 07 - Asteroid 2013 HO11 Near-Earth Flyby (0.063 AU)Asteroid 2013 HO11Near-Earth Flyby Jun 08 - Comet C/2013 F3 (McNaught) At Opposition (1.424 AU)Comet C/2013 F3 (McNaught)At Opposition Jun 08 - Comet 82P/Gehrels Closest Approach To Earth (3.567 AU)Comet 82P/GehrelsClosest Approach To Earth Jun 08 - Comet P/2000 QJ46 (LINEAR) At Opposition (3.925 AU)Comet P/2000 QJ46 (LINEAR)At Opposition Jun 08 - Kuiper Belt Object Quaoar Occults 2UCAC (12.7 Magnitude Star)Kuiper Belt Object Quaoar Occults 2UCAC Jun 08 - Asteroid 5049 Sherlock Closest Approach To Earth (1.284 AU)Asteroid 5049 Sherlock Jun 08 - Asteroid 763 Cupido Closest Approach To Earth (1.405 AU)Asteroid 763 Cupido Jun 09 - Comet C/2013 G2 (McNaught) Closest Approach To Earth (2.049 AU)Comet C/2013 G2 (McNaught)Closest Approach To Earth Jun 09 - Comet 258P/PANSTARRS Closest Approach To Earth (3.535 AU)Comet 258P/PANSTARRSClosest Approach To Earth Jun 09 - Comet 82P/Gehrels At Opposition (3.567 AU)Comet 82P/GehrelsAt Opposition Jun 09 - Asteroid 5405 Neverland Closest Approach To Earth (1.048 AU)Asteroid 5405 Neverland Jun 09 - Asteroid 3197 Weissman Closest Approach To Earth (2.140 AU)Asteroid 3197 Weissman Jun 10 - [Jun 07] Asteroid 2013 LD2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.015 AU)Asteroid 2013 LD2Near-Earth Flyby Jun 10 - [Jun 03] Asteroid 2013 KK6 Near-Earth Flyby (0.059 AU)Asteroid 2013 KK6Near-Earth Flyby Jun 10 - Asteroid Katarinawitt Closest Approach To Earth (1.129 AU)Asteroid Katarinawitt Jun 10 - Asteroid Casablanca Closest Approach To Earth (2.067 AU)Asteroid Casablanca Jun 10 - Asteroid 6984 Lewiscarroll Closest Approach To Earth (3.725 AU)Asteroid 6984 Lewiscarroll Jun 10 - Kuiper Belt Object Ixion At Opposition ( AU)Kuiper Belt Object IxionAt Opposition Jun th Anniversary (2003), Mars Exploration Rover A (Spirit) LaunchMars Exploration Rover A (Spirit) Jun th Anniversary (1973), Explorer 49 Launch (Moon Orbiter)Explorer 49 JPL Space Calendar

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Space Image of the Week Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI / AURA)- ESA / Hubble CollaborationNASAESAHubble HeritageSTScIAURAESA M57: The Ring Nebula