Space News Update - October 4, In the News Story 1: Story 1: ALMA Discovers Large Hot Cocoon Around Small Baby Star Story 2: Story 2: NASA’s MAVEN Mars orbiter granted ‘Emergency Exemption’ to Resume Processing during Government Shutdown Story 3: Story 3: Desert Trial for ESA Mars Rover Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities Space Calendar NASA-TV Highlights Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

ALMA Discovers Large Hot Cocoon Around Small Baby Star

NASA’s MAVEN Mars orbiter granted ‘Emergency Exemption’ to Resume Processing during Government Shutdown

Desert Trial for ESA Mars Rover

The Night Sky Friday, October 4 · As the stars begin to come out in twilight, Cassiopeia is already higher now in the northeast than the sinking Big Dipper is in the northwest. Cassiopeia's broad W pattern tilts up during the evening to stand on end. · New Moon (exact at 8:35 p.m. EDT). Saturday, October 5 · If you stay up past midnight this weekend, look east-northeast to catch bright Jupiter on the rise. Castor and Pollux are to its left. Much farther to its right, wintry Orion is coming up too. Sunday, October 6 · Jupiter is at western quadrature this week, 90° west of the Sun in the morning sky. This is when, in a telescope, the western edge of Jupiter is most clearly dimmer than its eastern, more sunward- facing edge. Monday, October 7 · During twilight, the waxing crescent Moon shines to the right of Venus. Well to the Moon's lower right, while twilight is still fairly bright, binoculars show Saturn above Mercury. Sky & Telescope

ISS Sighting Opportunities Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting InformationSatellite Sighting Information ISS For Denver: No information available due to federal government shutdown

NASA-TV Highlights (all times Eastern Daylight Time) NASA TV not available due to federal government shutdown Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA websiteNASA website

Space Calendar JPL Space Calendar Oct 04 - [Oct 02] Comet P/2013 R3 (Catalina-PANSTARRS) At Opposition (1.234 AU)Comet P/2013 R3 (Catalina-PANSTARRS)At Opposition Oct 04 - Asteroid 9766 Bradbury Closest Approach To Earth (1.484 AU)Asteroid 9766 Bradbury Oct 04 - Asteroid 4559 Strauss Closest Approach To Earth (1.747 AU)Asteroid 4559 Strauss Oct [Oct 03] World Space WeekWorld Space Week Oct 05 - Comet 257P/Catalina At Opposition (1.335 AU)Comet 257P/CatalinaAt Opposition Oct 05 - Comet C/2013 E2 (Iwamoto) At Opposition (2.086 AU)Comet C/2013 E2 (Iwamoto)At Opposition Oct 05 - Comet 105P/Singer Brewster At Opposition (2.986 AU)Comet 105P/Singer BrewsterAt Opposition Oct 05 - [Oct 02] Asteroid 2013 SU24 Near-Earth Flyby (0.013 AU)Asteroid 2013 SU24Near-Earth Flyby Oct 05 - [Oct 01] Asteroid 2013 SD21 Near-Earth Flyby (0.033 AU)Asteroid 2013 SD21Near-Earth Flyby Oct 05 - Asteroid 128 Nemesis Closest Approach To Earth (1.419 AU)Asteroid 128 Nemesis Oct 06 - [Oct 03] Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE), Lunar Orbit Insertion Maneuver 1 (LOI-1)Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE)Lunar Orbit Insertion Maneuver 1 (LOI-1) Oct 06 - Asteroid 2 Pallas Occults TYC (9.7 Magnitude Star)Asteroid 2 Pallas Occults TYC Oct th Anniversary (2008), MESSENGER, 2nd Mercury FlybyMESSENGER Oct 07 - Comet 268P/Bernardi At Opposition (3.388 AU)Comet 268P/BernardiAt Opposition Oct 07 - [Oct 01] Asteroid 2013 SC21 Near-Earth Flyby (0.023 AU)Asteroid 2013 SC21Near-Earth Flyby Oct 07 - Asteroid (2002 AW) Near-Earth Flyby (0.062 AU)Asteroid (2002 AW)Near-Earth Flyby Oct 07 - Kuiper Belt Object (2005 QU182) At Opposition ( AU)Kuiper Belt Object (2005 QU182)At Opposition

Food for Thought Help Schoolkids in Africa Participate in November 2013 Eclipse

Space Image of the Week Northern Lights from Pawnee Grasslands, Colorado Source: Ryan Shepard PhotographyRyan Shepard Photography