Space News Update: New Ceres Views, Pluto's Subsurface Ocean, Soyuz Launches for Space Station

1. Space News Update - November 15, 2016 - • In the News • Story 1: • New Ceres Views as Dawn Moves Higher • Story 2: • Pluto has a Subsurface ‘Antifreeze’ Ocean • Story 3:Soyuz takes off, heads for space station • Departments • The Night Sky • ISS Sighting OpportunitiesSpace Calendar • NASA-TV Highlights • Food for Thought • Space Image of the Week

2. New Ceres Views as Dawn Moves Higher

3. Pluto has a Subsurface ‘Antifreeze’ Ocean

4. Soyuz takes off, heads for space station

5. The Night Sky Friday, November 18• Around 8 p.m. this week, the Great Square of Pegasus stands in its level position very high toward the south. (It's straight overhead if you're as far south as Miami.) The Square's right (western) side points very far down toward Fomalhaut. Its eastern side points down less directly toward Beta Ceti, less low. If you have a very good view down to a dark south horizon — and if you're not much farther north than roughly New York, Denver, or Madrid — picture an equilateral triangle with Fomalhaut and Beta Ceti forming its top two corners. Near where the third corner would be is Alpha Phoenicis, or Ankaa, in the constellation Phoenix. It's magnitude 2.4, not very bright but the brightest thing in its area. It has an orange tint (binoculars help). Have you ever seen anything of the constellation Phoenix before? Saturday, November 19• Pulsing stars in Cepheus: High overhead, follow the naked-eye changes of famous Delta Cephei, and the telescopic changes of obscure T Cephei, using the charts and article in the November Sky & Telescope, page 48. Sunday, November 20• The last-quarter Moon rises around 11 or midnight, with Regulus accompanying it just a couple degrees to its left (for North America). They stand together high in the south by early dawn Monday morning the 21st, as shown at right. The Moon is exactly last-quarter at 3:33 a.m. Monday morning EST.) Monday, November 21• Whenever Fomalhaut is "southing" (crossing the meridian due south, which it does around 7 or 8 p.m. this week), the first stars of Orion are just about to rise in the east if you're in the world's mid-northern latitudes. And, the Pointers of the Big Dipper stand upright straight below Polaris. • With the Moon gone from the evening sky, explore the deep-sky sights of northern Lacerta high overhead using Sue French's Deep-Sky Wonders column, chart, photos, and drawings in the November Sky & Telescope, page 54. Tuesday, November 22• We're two thirds of the way through fall, so Capella is shining in the northeast as soon as the stars come out. As night grows darker, look to its right by about three fists at arm's length for the frosty little Pleiades cluster. It's the size of your fingertip at arm's length. Sky & Telescope

6. ISS Sighting Opportunities ISS For Denver: Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting Information

7. MAVEN Launch November 18, 2013 NASA MAVEN Launch November 18, 2013 NASA MAVEN Launch November 18, 2013 NASA NASA-TV Highlights (all times Eastern Time Zone) • 3 p.m., 7 p.m., 11 p.m., Friday, November 18 - Replay of the ISS Expedition 50 Educational In-Flight Event with the Wheat Ridge High School in Wheat Ridge, Colorado and ISS Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA (all channels) • 4 p.m., 8 p.m., Friday, November 18 - Replay of the GOES-R Social (all channels) • 1 a.m., 2 a.m., 7 a.m., 11 a.m., 3 p.m., Saturday, November 19 - Replay of the Video File of ISS Expedition 50-51/Soyuz MS-03 (Novitskiy, Whitson, Pesquet) Pre-Launch and Launch Video and Post-Launch Interviews (NTV-1 (Public)) • 8 a.m., Saturday, November 19 - Replay of NASM’S “STEM in 30” – Scientist or Guinea Pig: Science in Space (NTV-1 (Public)) • 1 p.m., Saturday, November 19 - Replay of the GOES-R Prelaunch News Conference (all channels) • 2 p.m., Saturday, November 19 - Replay of the GOES-R Mission Briefing (all channels) • 4 p.m., 4:45 p.m., Saturday, November 19 - ISS Expedition 50-51/Soyuz MS-03 Docking to the ISS Coverage (Novitskiy, Whitson, Pesquet; docking scheduled at 5:01 p.m. ET) (Starts at 4:15 p.m) (all channels) • 5:10 p.m., Saturday, November 19 - GOES-R Launch Coverage and Commentary (all channels) • 6 p.m., Saturday, November 19 - ISS Expedition 50-51/Soyuz MS-03 Hatch Opening and Welcoming Ceremony (Novitskiy, Whitson, Pesquet; hatch opening scheduled at appx. 7:35 p.m. ET) (Starts at 6:45 p.m.) (all channels) • 9 p.m., Saturday, November 19 - GOES-R Centaur Burn and Spacecraft Separation Coverage (all channels) • 9:30 p.m., Saturday, November 19 - Video File of ISS Expedition 50-51/Soyuz MS-03 Docking, Hatch Opening and Other Activities (all channels) • 11 p.m., Saturday, November 19 - Replay of the ISS Expedition 50 Educational In-Flight Event with the Wheat Ridge High School in Wheat Ridge, Colorado and ISS Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA (NTV-1 (Public)) • 1 a.m., 2 a.m., 7 a.m., 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m., 11 p.m., Sunday, November 20 - Replay of the Video File of ISS Expedition 50-51/Soyuz MS-03 Docking, Hatch Opening and Other Activities (NTV-1 (Public)) • 10 a.m., Sunday, November 20 - Replay of NASM’S “STEM in 30” – Scientist or Guinea Pig: Science in Space (NTV-1 (Public)) • 4 p.m., 8 p.m., Sunday, November 20 - Replay of NASM’S “STEM in 30” – Scientist or Guinea Pig: Science in Space (NTV-1 (Public)) • 8 a.m., Monday, November 21 - Coverage of the Release or the Orbital/ATK Cygnus CRS-5 Cargo Craft from the ISS (Release is scheduled at 8:20 a.m. ET) (all channels) Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA website

8. Space Calendar • Nov 18 - [Nov 18] Shenzhou 11 Return to Earth (Tiangong 2 Space Station), Successful • Nov 18 - Comet 227P/Catalina-LINEARAt Opposition (1.563 AU) • Nov 18 - Comet 340P/BoattiniPerihelion (3.064 AU) • Nov 18 - Comet C/2015 GX (PANSTARRS)At Opposition (4.103 AU) • Nov 18 - Apollo Asteroid 2016 UY56 Near-Earth Flyby (0.019 AU) • Nov 18 - Apollo Asteroid 433953 (1997 XR2)Near-Earth Flyby (0.048 AU) • Nov 18 - Apollo Asteroid 11500 TomaiyowitClosest Approach To Earth (0.209 AU) • Nov 18 - Asteroid 2709 Sagan Closest Approach To Earth (1.309 AU) • Nov 18 - Asteroid 25930 Spielberg Closest Approach To Earth (1.418 AU) • Nov 18 - Aten Asteroid 2340 HathorClosest Approach To Earth (1.448 AU) • Nov 18 - Asteroid 2023 Asaph Closest Approach To Earth (1.524 AU) • Nov 18 - Plutino 84719 (2002 VR128)At Opposition (38.301 AU) • Nov 18 - Kuiper Belt Object 90377 SednaAt Opposition (84.553 AU) • Nov 19 - [Nov 18] GOES-RAtlas 5 Launch • Nov 19 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of Mimas, Daphnis, Methone & Pandora • Nov 19 - Comet P/2005 S3 (Read)Closest Approach To Earth (1.836 AU) • Nov 19 - Asteroid 3530 Hammel Closest Approach To Earth (1.262 AU) • Nov 19 - Apollo Asteroid 4486 MithraClosest Approach To Earth (1.645 AU) • Nov 19 - Apollo Asteroid 1981 MidasClosest Approach To Earth (2.138 AU) • Nov 19 - Educators Workshop: Pi in the Sky, Downey, California • Nov 19 - 20th Anniversary (1996), STS-80 Launch (Space Shuttle Columbia, ASTRO-SPAS) • Nov 19 - Eileen Collins' 60th Birthday (1956) • Nov 19 - 135th Anniversary (1881), Grossliebenthal Meteorite Fall (Hit Building in Russia) • Nov 20 - [Nov 15] Tianlian 1 CZ-3C Launch • Nov 20 - Comet 56P/Slaughter-BurnhamClosest Approach To Earth (1.727 AU) • Nov 20 - Comet 149P/MuellerAt Opposition (4.088 AU) • Nov 20 - Asteroid 17023 Abbott Closest Approach To Earth (1.252 AU) • Nov 20 - Asteroid 2625 Jack London Closest Approach To Earth (1.347 AU) • Nov 20 - Asteroid 3948 Bohr Closest Approach To Earth (1.369 AU) • Nov 20 - Asteroid 2160 Spitzer Closest Approach To Earth (1.824 AU) • Nov 20 - Terry Lovejoy's 50th Birthday (1966) • Nov 21 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #465 (OTM-465) • Nov 21 - Aten Asteroid 2013 ND15 (Venus Trojan)Closest Approach To Earth (0.633 AU) JPL Space Calendar

9. Space Calendar • Nov 21 - Comet P/2007 T6 (Catalina)Closest Approach To Earth (1.441 AU) • Nov 21 - Comet P/2005 S3 (Read)At Opposition (1.837 AU) • Nov 21 - Comet 73P-BF/Schwassmann-WachmannClosest Approach To Earth (1.854 AU) • Nov 21 - Amor Asteroid 2016 VJ2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.067 AU) • Nov 21 - Apollo Asteroid 2016 VT1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.098 AU) • Nov 21 - Asteroid 171183 Haleakala Closest Approach To Earth (1.616 AU) • Nov 21 - Asteroid 9537 Nolan Closest Approach To Earth (1.706 AU) • Nov 21 - Asteroid 9995 Alouette Closest Approach To Earth (1.758 AU) • Nov 21 - Apollo Asteroid 314082 DryopeClosest Approach To Earth (2.464 AU) • Nov 21 - [Nov 15] Online Seminar: What Can Extant Genomes Reveal About Early DNA Metabolism? • Nov 21 - Georges Fournier's 135th Birthday (1881) • Nov 22 - EKS N2/ Tundra 12L Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat-M Launch • Nov 22 - Comet 338P/McNaughtPerihelion (2.302 AU) • Nov 22 - Comet 117P/Helin-Roman-AluAt Opposition (3.735 AU) • Nov 22 - Comet 91P/RussellAt Opposition (4.192 AU) • Nov 22 - Apollo Asteroid 2016 VC1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.045 AU) • Nov 22 - Amor Asteroid 2016 VS1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.050 AU) • Nov 22 - Aten Asteroid 2012 UK171Near-Earth Flyby (0.062 AU) • Nov 22 - Asteroid 8120 Kobe Closest Approach To Earth (1.280 AU) • Nov 22 - Asteroid 2807 Karl Marx Closest Approach To Earth (1.532 AU) JPL Space Calendar

10. Food for Thought China's Shenzhou 11 Crew Lands on Earth After Month-Long Space Lab Mission

11. Space Image of the Week Hubble Nets a Subtle Swarm