Space News Update - April 11, In the News Story 1: Story 1: Astronomical Forensics Uncover Planetary Disks in NASA's Hubble Archive Story 2: Story 2: SpaceX Makes Strides Towards 1st Stage Falcon Rocket Recovery during Space Station Launch Story 3: Story 3: Asteroids as Seen From Mars; A Curiosity Rover First Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities Space Calendar NASA-TV Highlights Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

Astronomical Forensics Uncover Planetary Disks in NASA's Hubble Archive

SpaceX Makes Strides Towards 1st Stage Falcon Rocket Recovery during Space Station Launch

Asteroids as Seen From Mars; A Curiosity Rover First

The Night Sky Sky & Telescope Friday, April 25 Bright Jupiter shines inside the big Arch of Spring, which spans the western sky at dusk. Above Jupiter, Pollux and Castor form the Arch's top (as seen from mid-northern latitudes). To their lower left is Procyon, the Arch's left end. Farther to their lower right is the other end: Menkalinen and then bright Capella. At dawn Saturday morning, spot the thin crescent Moon low in the east to the left of Venus, as shown here. Saturday, April 26 Brilliant Mars, shining in the southeast after dusk, has been drawing closer to Gamma Virginis (Porrima), magnitude 2.7. Look for the little star about 2° to Mars's upper right. They'll appear closest (1.4° apart) on May 4th and 5th. Gamma Vir is a fine, tight telescopic double with a current separation of 2.1 arcseconds. Take a look at it with your scope at high power after you're done with Mars! Sunday, April 27 To the left of Mars after dusk, by about three fists at arm's length, shines Arcturus in the east. High to Arcturus's upper left, you'll encounter the handle of the Big Dipper. Monday, April 28 With the Moon out of the sky, now's a fine time to work through parts of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster with your scope. The cluster's galaxies are numerous but mostly faint, averaging 55 million light-years away, so you'll need a highly detailed, large-scale chart. Tuesday, April 29 New Moon (exact at 2:14 a.m. on this date EDT). A partial eclipse of the Sun occurs for Australia, and the eclipse is annular on the horizon for a bit of Antarctica.

ISS Sighting Opportunities Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting InformationSatellite Sighting Information ISS For Denver: Fri Apr 25, 8:13 PM4 min51°37 above W10 above SE Sun Apr 27, 8:13 PM3 min17°15 above WSW11 above S

NASA-TV Highlights (all times Eastern Daylight Time) April 25, Friday 7:45 a.m. - Coverage of the Redocking of the ISS Progress 53 to the ISS (Redocking scheduled at 8:15 a.m. ET) - JSC (All Channels) 9:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. - Live coverage for FIRST Robotic Championship from St. Louis, Missouri - HQ (NTV-2) April 26, Saturday 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Live coverage for FIRST Robotic Championship from St. Louis, Missouri - HQ (NTV-1, NTV-2) April 29, Tuesday 10:20 a.m. - ISS Expedition 39 In-Flight Event for “Destination Station” in Indianapolis, IN - JSC (All Channels) Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA websiteNASA website

Space Calendar JPL Space Calendar Apr 25 - Comet P/2010 R2 (La Sagra) Closest Approach To Earth (2.364 AU)Comet P/2010 R2 (La Sagra)Closest Approach To Earth Apr 25 - [Apr 24] Asteroid 2014 HU2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.009 AU)Asteroid 2014 HU2Near-Earth Flyby Apr 25 - Asteroid 1602 Indiana Closest Approach To Earth (1.135 AU)Asteroid 1602 Indiana Apr 25 - Asteroid 9305 Hazard Closest Approach To Earth (1.242 AU)Asteroid 9305 Hazard Apr 25 - Asteroid 4327 Ries Closest Approach To Earth (2.048 AU)Asteroid 4327 Ries Apr 25 - Asteroid 1373 Cincinnati Closest Approach To Earth (3.760 AU)Asteroid 1373 Cincinnati Apr 25 - Asteroid Grand Challenge Virtual SeminarAsteroid Grand Challenge Virtual Seminar Apr th Anniversary (1969), Bovedy Meteorite Fall (Hit Store in Ireland)Bovedy Meteorite Fall Apr 26 - Comet P/2014 E1 (Larson) At Opposition (1.145 AU)Comet P/2014 E1 (Larson)At Opposition Apr 26 - Comet 134P/Kowal-Vavrova Closest Approach To Earth (1.575 AU)Comet 134P/Kowal-VavrovaClosest Approach To Earth Apr 26 - Comet C/2013 N4 (Borisov) At Opposition (2.714 AU)Comet C/2013 N4 (Borisov)At Opposition Apr 26 - Asteroid 2160 Spitzer Closest Approach To Earth (2.066 AU)Asteroid 2160 Spitzer Apr 26 - Asteroid 5000 IAU Closest Approach To Earth (2.194 AU)Asteroid 5000 IAU

Food for Thought NASA's relationship with Russia mostly unchanged

Space Image of the Week X-class Flare Erupts from Sun on April 24