Space News Update - May 23, In the News Story 1: Story 1: NASA's WISE Findings Poke Hole in Black Hole 'Doughnut' Theory Story 2: Story 2: Dragon Cargo Capsule Encounters Water Seepage Story 3: Story 3: ESA’s New X-ray Optics for Observing the Hot Universe Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities Space Calendar NASA-TV Highlights Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

NASA's WISE Findings Poke Hole in Black Hole 'Doughnut' Theory

Dragon Cargo Capsule Encounters Water Seepage

ESA’s New X-ray Optics for Observing the Hot Universe Silicon pore optics mirror stack

The Night Sky Sky & Telescope Friday, May 23 New meteor shower? A strong meteor shower may arrive in the early-morning hours of Saturday, timed for North America — perhaps peaking around 3 a.m. EDT; midnight PDT. (The rest of the world is either in daylight or facing away from the incoming meteors.) For just a couple hours, we'll pass through the predicted debris trail of Comet 209P/LINEAR, which is making an unusually close flyby of Earth. There's even a (slim) possibility that the shower could approach "meteor storm" levels. Saturday, May 24 Low in the dawn on Sunday the 25th for the Americas, Venus shines beautifully below the thin crescent Moon, as shown at right. Look east. Sunday, May 25 At dusk this evening, Mercury appears the same distance lower right of Jupiter and lower left of Capella. Monday, May 26 Arcturus shines high in the southeast these nights. Vega shines much lower in the northeast. Look a third of the way from Arcturus to Vega for dim little Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown, with its one modestly bright star, Alphecca or Gemma. Two thirds of the way from Arcturus to Vega glimmers the dim Keystone of Hercules. Continue on down past Vega, and you hit Cygnus.

ISS Sighting Opportunities Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting InformationSatellite Sighting Information ISS For Denver: DateVisible Max HeightAppearsDisappears Sat May 24, 3:12 AM2 min25°25 above NW19 above NNE Sat May 24, 4:49 AM2 min11°10 above NNW10 above N Sun May 25, 2:24 AM< 1 min27°27 above NNE19 above NNE Sun May 25, 3:59 AM2 min12°10 above NW11 above N Mon May 26, 1:37 AM< 1 min13°13 above NE11 above NE Mon May 26, 3:10 AM2 min15°12 above NW14 above N Mon May 26, 4:48 AM1 min10°10 above N

NASA-TV Highlights (all times Eastern Daylight Time) May 23, Friday 1 p.m. - Replay of Destination Station: ISS Science Forum - HQ (All Channels) 2 p.m. - Replay of Video File of the ISS Expedition 40/41 Crew Activities in Baikonur, Kazakhstan - HQ (All Channels) 2:30 p.m. - Replay of ISS Expedition 40 Mission Overview Briefing - HQ (All Channels) 3 p.m. - Replay of Space Station Live - HQ (All Channels) 4 p.m. - Replay of ISS Expedition 40 Mission Overview Briefing - HQ (All Channels) 4:30 p.m. - Replay of Destination Station: ISS Science Forum - HQ (All Channels) 11 p.m. - 3 a.m. (Saturday, May 24) - Live coverage of the Camelopardalids Meteor Shower - MSFC (All Channels) May 26, Monday 12 p.m. - Video File of the ISS Expedition 40/41 Crew Activities, Soyuz TMA-13M Spacecraft Mating and Rollout to the Launch Pad in Baikonur, Kazakhstan plus Launch Pad Interviews - HQ (All Channels) Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA websiteNASA website

Space Calendar JPL Space Calendar May 23 - [May 22] May Camelopardalids Meteor Shower?May Camelopardalids Meteor Shower? May 23 - Comet P/2013 A2 (Scotti) At Opposition (2.794 AU)Comet P/2013 A2 (Scotti)At Opposition May 23 - Comet 127P/Holt-Olmstead At Opposition (3.087 AU)Comet 127P/Holt-OlmsteadAt Opposition May 23 - Comet P/1998 QP54 (LONEOS-Tucker) At Opposition (3.567 AU)Comet P/1998 QP54 (LONEOS-Tucker)At Opposition May 23 - Comet P/2011 C2 (Gibbs) At Opposition (5.248 AU)Comet P/2011 C2 (Gibbs)At Opposition May 23 - Asteroid 2013 WF108 Near-Earth Flyby (0.029 AU)Asteroid 2013 WF108Near-Earth Flyby May 23 - Asteroid 2014 FA44 Near-Earth Flyby (0.038 AU)Asteroid 2014 FA44Near-Earth Flyby May 23 - Asteroid 2014 HT190 Near-Earth Flyby (0.074 AU)Asteroid 2014 HT190Near-Earth Flyby May 23 - Asteroid 2014 HR124 Near-Earth Flyby (0.077 AU)Asteroid 2014 HR124Near-Earth Flyby May 23 - [May 21] Asteroid 5381 Sekmet Closest Approach To Earth (0.297 AU)Asteroid 5381 SekmetClosest Approach To Earth May 23 - Asteroid 4134 Schutz Closest Approach To Earth (1.095 AU)Asteroid 4134 Schutz May 23 - Asteroid Grand Challenge Virtual SeminarAsteroid Grand Challenge Virtual Seminar May 24 - ALOS 2 (SAR)/ Sprout/ Rising 2/ Uniform 1/Socrates H-2A LaunchALOS 2 (SAR)SproutRising 2Uniform 1 May 24 - Comet 162P/Siding Spring At Opposition (2.680 AU)Comet 162P/Siding SpringAt Opposition May 24 - Comet P/2012 B1 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (3.170 AU)Comet P/2012 B1 (PANSTARRS)At Opposition May 24 - Comet 171P/Spahr At Opposition (3.781 AU)Comet 171P/SpahrAt Opposition May 24 - Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia Occults HIP (5.5 Magnitude Star)Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia Occults HIP May Starlight Festival, Big Bear City, CaliforniaStarlight Festival May 25 - [May 16] Rodnik Rockot Launch May 25 - [May 17] Strela-3M Rokot/Briz-KM LaunchStrela-3M May 25 - Mercury At Its Greatest Eastern Elongation (23 Degrees)MercuryElongation May 25 - Asteroid 2014 JW24 Near-Earth Flyby (0.040 AU)Asteroid 2014 JW24Near-Earth Flyby May 26 - Eutelsat 3B Zenit 3SL LaunchEutelsat 3BZenit 3SL Launch May 26 - Comet P/2011 W2 (Rinner) At Opposition (3.916 AU)Comet P/2011 W2 (Rinner)At Opposition May 26 - Comet P/1994 N2 (McNaught-Hartley) At Opposition (3.772 AU)Comet P/1994 N2 (McNaught-Hartley)At Opposition May 26 - Asteroid 1940 Whipple Closest Approach To Earth (2.234 AU)Asteroid 1940 Whipple

Food for Thought NASA Invites Public to Select Favorite Moon Image for Lunar Orbiter Anniversary Collection

Space Image of the Week Meteors, Planes, and a Galaxy over Bryce Canyon Image Credit & Copyright: Dave LaneDave Lane