Space News Update - August 12, In the News Story 1: Story 1: NASA Mars Rover Arrives at New Site on Martian Surface Story 2: Story 2: Supernovae Parents Found Story 3: Story 3: Astronomers searching for oxygen can breathe more easily Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities Space Calendar NASA-TV Highlights Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

NASA Mars Rover Arrives at New Site on Martian Surface

Supernovae Parents Found

Astronomers searching for oxygen can breathe more easily

The Night Sky Friday, August 12 · The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks late tonight, but the light of the practically full Moon fills the sky for the entire night and will hide all but the brightest meteors. See our article, Off Year for the Perseid Meteor Shower. At least you can look forward to next year, when the Moon will be just a waning crescent.Off Year for the Perseid Meteor Shower Saturday, August 13 · Full Moon (exact at 2:57 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time). The Moon is between dim Aquarius and Capricornus. Sunday, August 14 · By about 10 p.m. now, depending on how far east or west you live in your time zone, Cassiopeia rises as high in the northeast as the Big Dipper (shown below) has sunk in the northwest. Look midway between them and a little higher for Polaris, due north. Monday, August 15 · This is also the time of year when Vega crosses highest overhead soon after nightfall. Whenever you see Vega passing the zenith, you know the Sagittarius Teapot and the rich Sagittarius Milky Way are at their highest in the south — full of deep-sky objects awaiting view in binoculars or a telescope.

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: For Denver: No ISS Sighting Opportunities ISSFri Aug 12/09:34 PM35611 above SW56 above SSE ISSSat Aug 13/04:05 AM35555 above ENE10 above ESE ISSSat Aug 13/05:39 AM31210 above WSW10 above SSW ISSSat Aug 13/08:37 PM52411 above S11 above E ISSSat Aug 13/10:13 PM33212 above W30 above N ISSSun Aug 14/04:45 AM< above S10 above SSE ISSSun Aug 14/09:14 PM66910 above WSW10 above NE ISSSun Aug 14/10:54 PM< above NNW ISSMon Aug 15/08:18 PM44724 above SSW11 above ENE ISSMon Aug 15/09:56 PM22121 above NNW10 above NNE

NASA-TV Highlights (all times Eastern Daylight Time) Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA websiteNASA website August 12, Friday 2 p.m. - Replay of Session One - University of Maryland NASA Future Forum - (8/11/11) - HQ (Public, HD and Education Channels) 4 p.m. - NASA Television Video File - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 5 p.m. - Replay of Session Two - University of Maryland NASA Future Forum - (8/11/11) - HQ (Public, HD and Education Channels) 8 p.m. - Replay of Session Three - University of Maryland NASA Future Forum - (8/11/11) - HQ (Public, HD and Education Channels) 9:02 p.m. - Replay of Session Four - University of Maryland NASA Future Forum - (8/11/11) - HQ (Public, HD and Education Channels) August 13, Saturday 8 a.m. - Replay of Session One - University of Maryland NASA Future Forum - (8/11/11) - HQ (Public, HD and Education Channels) 11 p.m., 3:03 p.m., 7 p.m. - Replay of ISS Update (8/12/11) - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 12 p.m. - NASA Television Video File - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 1 p.m. - Replay of Session Two - University of Maryland NASA Future Forum - (8/11/11) - HQ (Public, HD and Education Channels) 5 p.m. - Replay of Session Three - University of Maryland NASA Future Forum - (8/11/11) - HQ (Public, HD and Education Channels) 6:05 p.m. - NASA Television Video File - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 8 p.m. - Replay of Session Four - University of Maryland NASA Future Forum - (8/11/11) - HQ (Public, HD and Education Channels)

NASA-TV Highlights (cont.) (all times Eastern Daylight Time) Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA websiteNASA website August 14, Sunday 6 a.m., 9 p.m. - Replay of Session One - University of Maryland NASA Future Forum - (8/11/11) - HQ (Public, HD and Education Channels) 8 a.m., 1 p.m., 7 p.m. - Replay of ISS Update (8/12/11) - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 9 a.m. - NASA Television Video File - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 10 a.m., 10:50 p.m. - Replay of Session Two - University of Maryland NASA Future Forum - (8/11/11) - HQ (Public, HD and Education Channels) 12 p.m. - NASA Television Video File - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 2 p.m. - Replay of Session Three - University of Maryland NASA Future Forum - (8/11/11) - HQ (Public, HD and Education Channels) 3:02 p.m. - Replay of Session Four - University of Maryland NASA Future Forum - (8/11/11) - HQ (Public, HD and Education Channels) 4:05 p.m. - NASA Television Video File - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels)

Space Calendar Aug 12 - [Aug 11] Perseids Meteor Shower PeakPerseids Meteor Shower Aug 12 - Asteroid 6030 Zolensky Closest Approach To Earth (2.045 AU)Asteroid 6030 Zolensky Aug 12 - Asteroid 3259 Brownlee Closest Approach To Earth (2.401 AU)Asteroid 3259 Brownlee Aug 13 - Asteroid 5000 IAU Closest Approach To Earth (1.171 AU)Asteroid 5000 IAU Aug 13 - Asteroid Hermes Closest Approach To Earth (1.629 AU)Asteroid HermesClosest Approach To Earth Aug 13 - Asteroid Turing Closest Approach To Earth (1.889 AU)Asteroid Turing Aug th Anniversary (1596), Discovery of Mira, Omicron Ceti by David FabriciusMira, Omicron Ceti Aug 14 - PakSat-1R CZ-3B LaunchPakSat-1R Aug 14 - Asteroid 2022 West Closest Approach To Earth (1.620 AU)Asteroid 2022 West Aug 15 - Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova Near-Earth Flyby (0.060 AU)Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-PajdusakovaNear-Earth Flyby Aug 15 - Asteroid 349 Dembowska At Opposition (9.7 Magnitude)Asteroid 349 DembowskaAt Opposition Aug 15 - Asteroid 5062 Glennmiller Closest Approach To Earth (1.111 AU)Asteroid 5062 Glennmiller Aug 15 - Asteroid 1762 Russell Closest Approach To Earth (1.793 AU)Asteroid 1762 Russell JPL Space Calendar

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