Space News Update - June 10, In the News Story 1: Story 1: Second Rover Finds Hint of a Life-Friendly Ancient Mars Story 2: Story 2: Newly Found Truck-Sized Asteroid to Whiz by Earth June 8 Story 3: Story 3: 10 Years & Top 10 Discoveries from Marvelous Mars Express Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities NASA-TV Highlights Space Calendar Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

Second Rover Finds Hint of a Life- Friendly Ancient Mars

Newly Found Truck-Sized Asteroid to Whiz by Earth June 8

10 Years & Top 10 Discoveries from Marvelous Mars Express

The Night Sky 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. Tuesday, June 11 The waxing Moon after sunset now forms a wide arc with Castor, Pollux, and low Procyon, as shown at right. Venus and Mercury are not far from the center of the arc's curve. Early Wednesday morning, the faint asteroid 332 Siri will will occult (hide) a 6.4-magnitude star east of Antares for up to 4 seconds as seen along a track from Oklahoma across northwest Texas, southern New Mexico, and southern Arizona. The star is an unusually bright one to be occulted by an asteroid, but the event happens low in the southwestern sky. Wednesday, June 12 The interesting binocular field around Antares holds the dim glow of the globular cluster M4, as many skywatchers well know. But do you also know about Rho Ophiuchi, the fine binocular triple star in the same field? It's the top of a loop of five stars including Antares. Thursday, June 13 Look above the Moon after nightfall to spot Regulus and the Sickle of Leo. Friday, June 14 The widening Moon is now lower left of Regulus and the Sickle of Leo.

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

NASA-TV Highlights (all times Eastern Daylight Time) June 10, Monday 11:35 a.m. - ISS Expedition 36 Educational In-Flight Event with the Douglas, MA Public School District - JSC (All Channels) June 11, Tuesday 9:30 a.m. - ISS Progress 51 Undocking Coverage (Undocking scheduled at 9:59 a.m. ET) - JSC (All Channels) June 13, Thursday 12:05 p.m. - ISS Mission Control On-Console Interview with the Digital Learning Network - JSC (All Channels) 1:50 p.m. - ISS Expedition 36 In-Flight Event for “Destination Station” with the Cascade Community School in Shoreline, WA - JSC (All Channels) Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA websiteNASA website

Space Calendar JPL Space Calendar 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 Jun 11 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #351 (OTM-351)Cassini Jun 11 - Comet P/2006 F4 (Spacewatch) Closest Approach To Earth (1.639 AU)Comet P/2006 F4 (Spacewatch)Closest Approach To Earth Jun 11 - Comet P/2005 L1 (McNaught) Closest Approach To Earth (2.240 AU)Comet P/2005 L1 (McNaught)Closest Approach To Earth Jun 11 - Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko At Opposition (4.230 AU)Comet 67P/Churyumov-GerasimenkoAt Opposition Jun 11 - [Jun 07] Asteroid 2013 LB2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.065 AU)Asteroid 2013 LB2Near-Earth Flyby Jun 11 - Asteroid Ginkgo Closest Approach To Earth (1.374 AU)Asteroid Ginkgo Jun 12 - Mercury At Its Greatest Eastern Elongation (24 Degrees)MercuryElongation Jun 12 - Comet C/2013 J6 (Catalina) At Opposition (1.786 AU)Comet C/2013 J6 (Catalina)At Opposition Jun 12 - Comet P/2005 L4 (Christensen) Closest Approach To Earth (1.822 AU)Comet P/2005 L4 (Christensen)Closest Approach To Earth Jun 12 - Comet C/2013 E1 (McNaught) Perihelion (7.782 AU)Comet C/2013 E1 (McNaught)Perihelion Jun 12 - Asteroid 332 Siri Occults HIP (6.4 Magnitude Star)Asteroid 332 Siri Occults HIP Jun 13 - Comet 31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann At Opposition (3.652 AU)Comet 31P/Schwassmann-WachmannAt Opposition Jun 13 - Asteroid 7042 Carver Closest Approach To Earth (0.921 AU)Asteroid 7042 Carver Jun 13 - Asteroid 1772 Gagarin Closest Approach To Earth (1.454 AU)Asteroid 1772 Gagarin Jun 13 - Asteroid 1756 Giacobini Closest Approach To Earth (1.876 AU)Asteroid 1756 Giacobini Jun 14 - Comet 258P/PANSTARRS At Opposition (3.539 AU)Comet 258P/PANSTARRSAt Opposition Jun 14 - Asteroid Carllewis Closest Approach To Earth (1.167 AU)Asteroid Carllewis Jun 14 - Asteroid Alvin Closest Approach To Earth (2.220 AU)Asteroid Alvin

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