1. Space News Update - May 13, 2011 - In the News Story 1: Story 1: Galileo Data Reveal Magma Ocean under Jupiter Moon Story 2: Story 2: Countdown to Endeavour's Launch Now Under Way Story 3: Story 3: Why Some Planets Orbit the Wrong Way; Extrasolar Insights Into Our Solar System Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities Space Calendar NASA-TV Highlights Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

2. Galileo Data Reveal Magma Ocean under Jupiter Moon

3. Countdown to Endeavour's Launch Now Under Way

4. Why Some Planets Orbit the Wrong Way; Extrasolar Insights Into Our Solar System

5. The Night Sky Friday, May 13 · Look for Saturn glowing with a steady light well to the upper left of the Moon this evening with Porrima next to it, as shown here. · As dawn brightens this week, look very low in the east for Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, and faint Mars. Bring binoculars; you'll probably need them for Mercury, and Mars is impossible without them (and sometimes even with them). See the May 15th scene below. For a view of the planets' changing positions every morning this month, see our article and animation. You can pause the animation at any date.article animation Saturday, May 14 · Now it's Spica's turn to shine upper left of the Moon in the evening. Sunday, May 15 · As night descends, look west-northwest for Pollux and Castor lined up almost horizontally. They're separated by about three finger-widths at arm's length. Far to their lower left is Procyon. Farther to their lower right is brighter Capella. · The asteroid 10 Hygiea is at opposition this week, at magnitude 9.2 in southern Libra. Hygiea is the fourth-largest asteroid; it appears as dim as it does because its surface is quite black. See the finder chart and article in the May Sky & Telescope, page 56.Sky & Telescope Monday, May 16 · Face northwest this evening and look high for the Big Dipper, now hanging down by its handle. Just a few weeks ago it was horizontal! That sort of quick change happens to star patterns passing near the zenith.

6. ISS Sighting Opportunities Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting InformationSatellite Sighting Information For Denver: No Sightings Opportunities

7. NASA-TV Highlights May 13, Friday 4 p.m. - Replay of STS-134 Countdown Status Briefing (5/13/11) - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 6 p.m. - STS-134 Crew Training (36:13) - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 6:37 p.m. - STS-134 Crew Profile (11:35) - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 6:48 p.m., 9:38 p.m- STS-134 Mission Overview (11:53) - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 7:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m. - Interview with ESA Astronaut STS-134 Mission Specialist 2 Roberto Vittori (Colonel, Italian Air Force) (25:41) - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 8 p.m. - Interview with STS-134 Mission Specialist 4 Gregory E. Chamitoff, Ph.D. (49:39) - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 9 p.m. - Interview with STS-134 Pilot Gregory H. Johnson (37:27) - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 10 p.m. - Interview with STS-134 Commander Mark E. Kelly (Captain, United States Navy) (28:01) - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 11 p.m. - Interview with STS-134 Mission Specialist 1 Edward M. Fincke (Colonel, United States Air Force) (53:15) - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website.NASA website.

8. NASA-TV Highlights May 14, Saturday 6 a.m., 1 p.m. - STS-134 Crew Training (36:13) - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 6:37 a.m., 1:37 p.m. - STS-134 Crew Profile (11:35) - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 6:48 a.m., 9:38 a.m., 1:48 p.m. - STS-134 Mission Overview (11:53) - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 7:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. - Interview with ESA Astronaut STS-134 Mission Specialist 2 Roberto Vittori (Colonel, Italian Air Force) (25:41) - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 8 a.m. - Interview with STS-134 Mission Specialist 4 Gregory E. Chamitoff, Ph.D. (49:39) - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 9 a.m. - Interview with STS-134 Pilot Gregory H. Johnson (37:27) - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 10 a.m. - Interview with STS-134 Commander Mark E. Kelly (Captain, United States Navy) (28:01) - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 11 a.m. - Interview with STS-134 Mission Specialist 1 Edward M. Fincke (Colonel, United States Air Force) (53:15) - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 12 p.m. - NASA TV Video File - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) 4 p.m. - STS-134 Prelaunch News Conference - KSC (Public, HD and Media Channels) 6 p.m., 8 p.m., 10 p.m. - Replay of STS-134 Prelaunch News Conference (5/14/2011) - HQ (Public, HD and Media Channels) Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website.NASA website.

9. NASA-TV Highlights May 15, Sunday 12 p.m. - Rotating Service Structure Retraction at Launch Pad 39-A - KSC (All Channels) 11:30 p.m. - STS-134 Fueling Coverage Begins - KSC (All Channels) May 16, Monday 3:30 - 7:45 a.m. - STS-134 Launch Coverage and Commentary - KSC/JSC (All Channels) 7:45 a.m. - STS-134 Launch Coverage and Commentary - KSC/JSC (Public, HD and Media Channels) 7:45 a.m. - NASA Edge Live Coverage of the STS-134 Launch - LaRC/KSC/HQ - (Education Channel) 8:56 a.m. - Launch of Endeavour on the STS-134 Mission - KSC (Public, HD and Media Channels) 10 a.m. - STS-134 Post-Launch News Conference - KSC (All Channels) 3 p.m. - Video File of the ISS Expedition 28 Crew News Conference at Star City, Russia and Visit to Red Square in Moscow - JSC (Public, HD and Media Channels) Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website.NASA website.

10. Space Calendar 13 - Asteroid 10 Hygiea At Opposition (9.1 Magnitude)Asteroid 10 HygieaAt Opposition May 13 - Asteroid 2791 Paradise Closest Approach To Earth (1.616 AU)Asteroid 2791 Paradise May 13 - Teleconference: Planetary Protection Standards for Icy Bodies in the Outer Solar SystemTeleconference: Planetary Protection Standards for Icy Bodies in the Outer Solar System May 13 - ASA Women In Astronomy Workshop, Sydney, AustraliaASA Women In Astronomy Workshop May 15 - Comet C/2010 L3 (Catalina) Closest Approach To Earth (9.293 AU)Comet C/2010 L3 (Catalina)Closest Approach To Earth May 15 - Asteroid 6000 United Nations Closest Approach To Earth (1.912 AU)Asteroid 6000 United Nations May 16 - [May 10] STS-134 Launch, Space Shuttle Endeavour, International Space StationSTS-134 Launch May 16 - Comet C/2010 V1 (Ikeya-Murakami) Closest Approach To Earth (1.494 AU)Comet C/2010 V1 (Ikeya-Murakami)Closest Approach To Earth May 16 - Comet 231P/LINEAR-NEAT Perihelion (3.033 AU)Comet 231P/LINEAR-NEATPerihelion JPL Space Calendar

11. Food for Thought Mississippi Flooding Captured by NASA Satellites

12. Space Image of the Week A Beautiful Trifid Image Credit & Copyright: R Jay GabanyCopyrightR Jay Gabany