1. Space News Update - February 3, 2012 - In the News Story 1: Story 1: Sun delivered curveball of powerful radiation at Earth Story 2: Story 2: 'First Light' Taken by NASA's Newest CERES Instrument Story 3: Story 3: NASA's Juno Spacecraft Refines its Path to Jupiter Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities NASA-TV Highlights Space Calendar Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

2. Sun delivered curveball of powerful radiation at Earth

3. 'First Light' Taken by NASA's Newest CERES Instrument

4. NASA's Juno Spacecraft Refines its Path to Jupiter

5. The Night Sky Friday, February 3 · After dinnertime, the waxing gibbous Moon shines high in the southeast. Look to its upper left for bright Capella, to its upper right for Aldebaran, lower right for Orion, and lower left for Gemini including Castor and Pollux. · The near-Earth asteroid 433 Eros is still in its closest pass by Earth since 1975. It's magnitude 8.6 all week but starts fading around mid-February. Eros is rapidly heading south; find it moving from Sextans into Hydra using our charts in the January Sky & Telescope, page 52, or online.January Sky & Telescopeonline Saturday, February 4 · The Moon shines in the feet of Gemini this evening, with Castor and Pollux to its left and Orion farther to its right. Well below the Moon sparkles Procyon. Sunday, February 5 · This evening spot Pollux and Castor upper left of the Moon, and Procyon to the Moon's lower right. Farther below the Moon is the much dimmer Head of Hydra asterism. Monday, February 6 · Action at Jupiter! Io reappears out of eclipse from Jupiter's shadow at 7:10 p.m. EST. Then Europa emerges from behind Jupiter's eastern limb at 7:48 p.m. EST. Eleven minutes later, Europa vanishes into eclipse by Jupiter's shadow at 7:59 p.m. EST, to reappear at 10:25 p.m. EST. All these events happen on or just off the planet's eastern (following) limb. Meanwhile, Jupiter's Great Red Spot transits the planet's central meridian around 9:32 p.m. EST. For timetables of all of Jupiter's satellite doings and Red Spot transits in February, see the February Sky & Telescope, page 53February Sky & Telescope

6. ISS Sighting Opportunities SATELLITELOCALDURATION MAX ELEV APPROACHDEPARTURE DATE/TIME(MIN)(DEG)(DEG-DIR) Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting InformationSatellite Sighting Information For Denver: ISSFri Feb 03/05:11 AM145 45 above ENE 25 above E ISSSat Feb 04/05:50 AM332 29 above WSW 11 above SSE ISSSun Feb 05/04:56 AM11818 above SE10 above SE ISS Mon Feb 06/05:35 AM < 113 13 above SSW 10 above S ISSFri Feb 03/05:11 AM145 45 above ENE 25 above E ISSSat Feb 04/05:50 AM332 29 above WSW 11 above SSE ISSSun Feb 05/04:56 AM11818 above SE10 above SE

7. NASA-TV Highlights No changes to normal daily programming Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website.NASA website

8. Space Calendar Feb 03 - Asteroid 477 Italia Closest Approach To Earth (1.858 AU)Asteroid 477 Italia Feb 03 - Asteroid 30444 Shemp Closest Approach To Earth (2.179 AU)Asteroid 30444 Shemp Feb 04 - [Jan 30] Asteroid 2012 BM77 Near-Earth Flyby (0.038 AU)Asteroid 2012 BM77Near-Earth Flyby Feb 04 - Asteroid 85197 Ginkgo Closest Approach To Earth (1.278 AU)Asteroid 85197 Ginkgo Feb 04 - Asteroid 5049 Sherlock Closest Approach To Earth (1.410 AU)Asteroid 5049 Sherlock Feb 04 - Asteroid 9007 James Bond Closest Approach To Earth (1.602 AU)Asteroid 9007 James Bond Feb 04 - Asteroid 4444 Escher Closest Approach To Earth (1.648 AU)Asteroid 4444 Escher Feb 04 - Asteroid 15131 Alanalda Closest Approach To Earth (1.907 AU)Asteroid 15131 Alanalda Feb 04 - Asteroid 17656 Hayabusa Closest Approach To Earth (2.041 AU)Asteroid 17656 Hayabusa Feb 04 - 45th Anniverary (1967), Lunar Orbiter 3 LaunchLunar Orbiter 3 Feb 05 - [Feb 02] Fajr Safir-e-Fajr Launch (Iran)FajrSafir-e-Fajr Launch Feb 05 - Comet 49P/Arend-Rigaux Closest Approach To Earth (1.025 AU)Comet 49P/Arend-RigauxClosest Approach To Earth Feb 05 - Comet C/2011 Q4 (SWAN) Closest Approach To Earth (1.634 AU)Comet C/2011 Q4 (SWAN)Closest Approach To Earth Feb 05 - [Jan 29] Comet P/2012 B1 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (3.802 AU)Comet P/2012 B1 (PANSTARRS)Closest Approach To Earth Feb 05 - Asteroid 19383 Rolling Stones Closest Approach To Earth (1.663 AU)Asteroid 19383 Rolling Stones Feb 05 - Asteroid 1996 Adams Closest Approach To Earth (1.855 AU)Asteroid 1996 Adams Feb 06 - Comet 69P/Taylor Closest Approach To Earth (1.788 AU)Comet 69P/TaylorClosest Approach To Earth Feb 06 - Asteroid 2579 Spartacus Closest Approach To Earth (1.302 AU)Asteroid 2579 Spartacus JPL Space Calendar

9. Food for Thought Getting Colbert

10. Space Image of the Week