Space News Update - June 25, In the News Story 1: Story 1: China's first piloted docking test goes smoothly in space Story 2: Story 2: Mysterious Noctilucent Clouds as Seen from the International Space Station Story 3: Story 3: Cassini Shows Why Jet Streams Cross-Cut Saturn Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities NASA-TV Highlights Space Calendar Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

China's first piloted docking test goes smoothly in space

Mysterious Noctilucent Clouds as Seen from the International Space Station

Cassini Shows Why Jet Streams Cross-Cut Saturn

The Night Sky Monday, June 25 · The Moon shines below distant little Mars during and after dusk. Tuesday, June 26 · First-quarter Moon this evening (exact at 11:30 p.m. EDT). The Moon shines in Virgo, below the line from Saturn to Mars. Wednesday, June 27 · The Moon forms a nice triangle with Saturn and Spica this evening, as shown here. · Latest sunset of the year (at 40° north latitude).... even though the solstice and longest day were on June 20th. Thursday, June 28 · Saturn and Spica are now to the right of the waxing gibbous Moon. · Have you spotted Jupiter and Venus low in the dawn yet? They're getting higher and easier every day. Friday, June 29 · Now that June is about to turn into July, the Teapot of Sagittarius is up and sitting level low in the southeast after the sky becomes fully dark.

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) ISSMon Jun 25/09:20 PM46535 above WNW14 above SE ISSTue Jun 26/10:02 PM31310 above W10 above SSW ISSWed Jun 27/09:08 PM42618 above W11 above S ISSFri Jun 29/08:57 PM21110 above WSW10 above SSW

NASA-TV Highlights Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website.NASA website June 26, Tuesday 6:30 a.m. – Video B-Roll Feed of ISS Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer and Commander Suni Williams - JSC (Public and Media Channels) 7 – 8 a.m. – Live Interviews with ISS Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer and Commander Suni Williams from Moscow, Russia – JSC (Public and Media Channels) 10:35 a.m. – ISS Expedition 31 Educational In-Flight Event with “Destination Imagination” in Philadelphia, PA – JSC (All Channels) June 28, Thursday 7 - 8:30 a.m. - Live Interviews with Astronaut Rex Walheim to Discuss Orion – JSC (Public and Media Channels) 10:10 a.m. - ISS Expedition 31 In-Flight Interviews with the Houston Chronicle and NPR’s “Science Friday” with Ira Flatow – JSC (Public and Media Channels) June 29, Friday 7:35 p.m. – ISS Expedition 31/32 Change of Command Ceremony (Oleg Kononenko hands over ISS Command to Gennady Padalka) – JSC (All Channels)

Space Calendar Jun 25 - [Jun 22] Comet C/2011 U3 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (0.814 AU)Comet C/2011 U3 (PANSTARRS)Closest Approach To Earth Jun 25 - Asteroid 2012 FA14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.032 AU)Asteroid 2012 FA14Near-Earth Flyby Jun 25 - Asteroid 2004 YG1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.089 AU)Asteroid 2004 YG1Near-Earth Flyby Jun 25 - Asteroid 2404 Antarctica Closest Approach To Earth (1.693 AU)Asteroid 2404 Antarctica Jun 25 - Asteroid 449 Hamburga Closest Approach To Earth (1.856 AU)Asteroid 449 Hamburga Jun 25 - Asteroid 5249 Giza Closest Approach To Earth (2.156 AU)Asteroid 5249 Giza Jun 25 - Asteroid 3156 Ellington Closest Approach To Earth (2.355 AU)Asteroid 3156 Ellington Jun 25 - Kuiper Belt Object (2002 MS4) At Opposition ( AU)Kuiper Belt Object (2002 MS4)At Opposition Jun th Anniversary (1997), Galileo, Callisto 9 FlybyGalileo Jun 26 - Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), Trajectory Correction Maneuver #3 (TCM-3)Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)Trajectory Correction Maneuver #3 (TCM-3) Jun 26 - Asteroid 2008 YT30 Near-Earth Flyby (0.071 AU)Asteroid 2008 YT30Near-Earth Flyby Jun 26 - Asteroid 3773 Smithsonian Closest Approach To Earth (1.033 AU)Asteroid 3773 Smithsonian Jun 27 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of TitanCassini Jun 27 - Asteroid Moe Closest Approach Tto Earth (1.595 AU)Asteroid Moe Jun 27 - Asteroid 5553 Chodas Closest Approach To Earth (1.907 AU)Asteroid 5553 Chodas Jun 27 - Asteroid 4559 Strauss Closest Approach To Earth (1.984 AU)Asteroid 4559 Strauss Jun 27 - Lecture: Filming the Future, London, United KingdomLecture: Filming the Future Jun th Anniversary (1997), NEAR, Asteroid Mathilde FlybyNEARAsteroid Mathilde Flyby Jun 27 - Alexis Bouvard's 245th Birthday (1767)Alexis Bouvard's Jun 28 - [Jun 24] NROL-15 Delta 4-Heavy LaunchNROLDelta 4-Heavy Launch Jun 28 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of TethysCassini Jun 28 - Comet 105P/Singer Brewster Closest Approach To Earth (1.276 AU)Comet 105P/Singer BrewsterClosest Approach To Earth Jun 28 - Comet C/2011 O1 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (3.232 AU)Comet C/2011 O1 (LINEAR)Closest Approach To Earth Jun 28 - Asteroid 2625 Jack London Closest Approach To Earth (0.892 AU)Asteroid 2625 Jack London Jun 28 - Asteroid 3001 Michelangelo Closest Approach To Earth (1.506 AU)Asteroid 3001 Michelangelo Jun 29 - [Jun 25] Shenzhou 9 Return To Earth (China)Shenzhou 9 Return To Earth Jun 29 - [Jun 22] Asteroid 2012 MY2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.003 AU)Asteroid 2012 MY2Near-Earth Flyby Jun 29 - Asteroid 8991 Solidarity Closest Approach To Earth (1.354 AU)Asteroid 8991 Solidarity Jun 29 - Asteroid 8958 Stargazer Closest Approach To Earth (1.580 AU)Asteroid 8958 Stargazer Jun 29 - Asteroid Mandelbrot Closest Approach To Earth (2.129 AU)Asteroid Mandelbrot Jun 29 - Dwarf Planet Pluto At Opposition ( AU)Dwarf Planet PlutoAt Opposition JPL Space Calendar

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