Space News Update - November 10, In the News Story 1: Mars’ Moon Phobos is Slowly Falling Apart Story 2: ‘Weird’ mountains on Pluto may be ice volcanoes Story 3: Story 3: Dark Matter and Particle Acceleration in Near Space Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities Space Calendar NASA-TV Highlights Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

Mars’ Moon Phobos is Slowly Falling Apart

‘Weird’ mountains on Pluto may be ice volcanoes

Dark Matter and Particle Acceleration in Near Space

The Night Sky Sky & Telescope Tuesday, November 10 Take a look at Cassiopeia again. The third segment of its W pattern, counting from the top, points roughly straight down. Extend it twice as far down and you're at the Double Cluster in Perseus. At magnitudes 4.3 and 4.4, this pair of star-swarms is apparent to the unaided eye if you have a dark sky. They're visible in binoculars or a small, wide-field telescope from almost anywhere. Wednesday, November 11 The brightest star on the northeastern side of the November evening sky is Capella, magnitude zero. It's below Perseus. Look well to its right (about three fists at arm's length) to locate the Pleiades, the size of your fingertip at arm's length. Below the Pleiades blinks orange Aldebaran. Thursday, November 12 By about 8:30 Orion is clearing your eastern horizon (depending on how far east or west you live in your time zone). Aldebaran is high above Orion. Above Aldebaran are the Pleiades. Aldebaran and the Pleiades always serve as Orion's announcers. Friday, November 13 By about 8 or 9 p.m. this week, the Great Square of Pegasus stands in its level position very high toward the south. It's straight overhead if you're at the latitude of Miami. Its right (western) side points very far down toward Fomalhaut. Its eastern side points down less directly toward Beta Ceti (Diphda), not as low.

ISS Sighting Opportunities Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting InformationSatellite Sighting Information ISS For Denver : DateVisibleMax HeightAppearsDisappears Wed Nov 11, 5:31 AM3 min17°16° above NW11° above NNE Thu Nov 12, 4:41 AM< 1 min13°13° above NNE11° above NNE Thu Nov 12, 6:15 AM1 min10°10° above NNW10° above N Fri Nov 13, 5:22 AM1 min12°12° above NNW10° above NNE Sat Nov 14, 6:06 AM< 1 min10°10° above N

NASA-TV Highlights Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA websiteNASA website MAVEN Launch November 18, 2013 NASA MAVEN Launch November 18, 2013 NASA MAVEN Launch November 18, 2013 NASA No Live Events Scheduled Until November 17th (all times Eastern Time Zone)

Space Calendar JPL Space Calendar Nov 10 - Badr 7 (Arabsat 6B)/ GSAT 15 Ariane 5 LaunchBadr 7 (Arabsat 6B)GSAT 15Ariane 5 Launch Nov 10 - Comet 44P/Reinmuth Closest Approach To Earth (1.750 AU)Comet 44P/ReinmuthClosest Approach To Earth Nov 10 - Comet C/2013 P4 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (5.458 AU)Comet C/2013 P4 (PANSTARRS)At Opposition Nov 10 - Comet C/2014 W10 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (6.750 AU)Comet C/2014 W10 (PANSTARRS)Closest Approach To Earth Nov 10 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 VM64 Near-Earth Flyby (0.014 AU)Apollo Asteroid 2015 VM64Near-Earth Flyby Nov 10 - Asteroid Jodiefoster Closest Approach To Earth (1.028 AU)Asteroid Jodiefoster Nov th Anniversary (1970), Luna 17 Launch (USSR Moon Rover Mission)Luna 17 Nov 10 - Ronald Evans' 85th Birthday (1930)Ronald Evans' Nov 10 - Jack Northrop's 120th Birthday (1895)Jack Northrop's Nov 10 - John Bevis' 320th Birthday (1695)John Bevis' Nov 11 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of Calypso, Pan, Pandora & TethysCassini Nov 11 - Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught At Opposition (1.032 AU)Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaughtAt Opposition Nov 11 - Aten Asteroid 2015 VH65 Near-Earth Flyby (0.015 AU)Aten Asteroid 2015 VH65Near-Earth Flyby Nov 11 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 VD1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.051 AU)Apollo Asteroid 2015 VD1Near-Earth Flyby Nov 11 - Asteroid Woomera Closest Approach To Earth (1.307 AU)Asteroid Woomera Nov 11 - Asteroid 9252 Goddard Closest Approach To Earth (1.814 AU)Asteroid 9252 Goddard Nov 11 - Ben Gascoigne's 100th Birthday (1915)Ben Gascoigne's Nov 11 - Carl Wirtanen's 105th Birthday (1910)Carl Wirtanen's Nov 11 - Vesto Slipher's 140th Birthday (1875)Vesto Slipher's Nov 12 - Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak At Opposition (3.290 AU)Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-KresakAt Opposition Nov 12 - Apollo Asteroid 2015 VR64 Near-Earth Flyby (0.008 AU)Apollo Asteroid 2015 VR64Near-Earth Flyby Nov th Anniversary (1995), STS-74 Launch (Space Shuttle Atlantis, Mir Space Station)STS-74 Nov th Anniversary (1980), Voyager 1, Saturn FlybyVoyager 1 Nov 13 - Cassini, Titan FlybyCassini Nov 13 - Space Junk (WT1190F) Reenters Earth's AtmosphereSpace Junk (WT1190F) Reenters Earth's Atmosphere Nov 13 - Comet 214P/LINEAR Perihelion (1.852 AU)Comet 214P/LINEARPerihelion Nov 13 - Comet 6P/d'Arrest Closest Approach To Earth (1.994 AU)Comet 6P/d'ArrestClosest Approach To Earth Nov 13 - Comet P/2014 L3 (Hill) At Opposition (3.960 AU)Comet P/2014 L3 (Hill)At Opposition Nov 13 - Apollo Asteroid 2011 MD Closest Approach To Earth (1.819 AU)Apollo Asteroid 2011 MDClosest Approach To Earth Nov 13 - Asteroid Casablanca Closest Approach To Earth (2.294 AU)Asteroid Casablanca Nov 13 - Neptune Trojan 2007 VL305 At Opposition ( AU)Neptune Trojan 2007 VL305At Opposition Nov 13 - David Rabinowitz's 55th Birthday (1960)David Rabinowitz's

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Space Image of the Week AE Aurigae and the Flaming Star Nebula Image Credit & Copyright: Jesús Vargas (Sky-Astrophotography) & Maritxu Poyal (Maritxu)Jesús VargasSky-Astrophotography