1. Space News Update - November 25, 2011 - In the News Story 1: Story 1: NASA Mars Rover Ready for Saturday Launch Story 2: Story 2: Does Pluto Have a Hidden Ocean? Story 3: Story 3: Chandra Contributes to Black Hole Birth Announcement Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities Space Calendar NASA-TV Highlights Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

2. NASA Mars Rover Ready for Saturday Launch

3. Does Pluto Have a Hidden Ocean?

4. Chandra Contributes to Black Hole Birth Announcement

5. The Night Sky Friday, Nov. 25 · Tonight Jupiter's icy, enigmatic moon Europa crosses onto the face of the planet at 9:45 p.m. EST, then exits at 12:10 a.m. EST. Europa's tiny black shadow crosses Jupiter from 11:08 p.m. to 1:34 a.m. EST. · New Moon (exact at 1:10 a.m. on this date EST). The Moon partially eclipses the Sun for Antarctica, Tasmania, and small sections of South Africa and New Zealand. Saturday, Nov. 26 · As twilight fades, look low in the southwest for the very thin crescent Moon hanging to the right of Venus — a beautiful sight! Seen from the time zones of the Americas, they're 3° to 5° apart. Sunday, Nov. 27 Look for Venus shining well to the Moon's lower right in twilight, as shown here. Use binoculars to try for a last look for rapidly-fading Mercury, farther down in nearly the same direction. Monday, Nov. 28 Jupiter's Great Red Spot crosses Jupiter's central meridian around 11:31 p.m. EST (8:31 p.m. PST).

6. ISS Sighting Opportunities Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting InformationSatellite Sighting Information For Denver: No Sightings Nov. 25 - 28

7. NASA-TV Highlights November 25, Friday 11 a.m. - Curiosity Tweet-Up – KSC (Education Channel) 11 a.m. - ISS Update (Public, HD and Media Channels) 12 - 5 p.m. - Scientist in Action for MSL - KSC (Education Channel) 1 p.m. - Why Mars Excites and Inspires Us News Conference - KSC (Public, HD and Media Channels) November 26, Saturday 7:30 a.m. - MSL Launch Coverage - KSC (All Channels) TBD - MSL Post Launch Briefing (Approximately Two Hours After Launch and Following Confirmed Mars Trajectory) - KSC (All Channels) 12 - 5 p.m. - Scientist in Action for MSL - KSC (Education Channel) Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website.NASA website.

8. Space Calendar · Nov 25 - Partial Solar Eclipse, Visible in Africa, Antarctica, Tasmania · Nov 25 - AsiaSat 7 Proton M-Briz M Launch · Nov 25 - Asteroid 2011 WN2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.021 AU) · Nov 26 - Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Atlas 5 Launch · Nov 26 - Comet P/2010 U1 (Boattini) Closest Approach To Earth (4.446 AU) · Nov 26 - Asteroid 2011 WR2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.050 AU) · Nov 26 - Asteroid 9500 Camelot Closest Approach To Earth (1.249 AU) · Nov 27 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of Titan · Nov 27 - Asteroid 2008 KT Near-Earth Flyby (0.067 AU) · Nov 27 - 40th Anniversary (1971), Mars 2, Mars Orbit Insertion · Nov 27 - Anders Celsius' 310th Birthday (1701) · Nov 28 - Cosmos 2478 Soyuz 2-1B-Fregat Launch · Nov 28 - Asteroid 10916 Okina-Ouna Closest Approach To Earth (1.958 AU) JPL Space Calendar Mars Science Laboratory

9. Food for Thought Thanksgiving in Space? Five-Year-Old Turkey

10. Space Image of the Week Sunset with the Massive Sun Spot 1302 (Upper left on the Sun) Credit: Adrian Scott