This Week's Events in Space

Living in the southern or western parts of the U.S. will garner you the chance to see the moon concealing Regulus on the morning of November 3.
"Moon to Block Bright Star Nov. 3" for more info.

Earlier this week, the Shuttle docked with the Space Station for the task of adding a new orbital room to the laboratory.
"Shuttle Discovery Docks at Space Station"

Misplaced your black hole? According to Space.com "Hundreds of 'Missing' Black Holes Found"

Want to help out scientist to understand the universe? Then check out the article on Cosmology at Home.

Make sure to stop by and check out NASA for their Image of the Day series. This week included a close-up of Discovery's tail section taken as it approached the International Space Station and a view of Discovery at the launch pad.

For real time tracking of the Space Station and shuttle, be sure to check out the National Space Society site.

On October 24, Chang'e was launched. To read more about China's first lunar mission, check out Planetary News here.

According to Go Astronomy's Events calendar Nov 1 will be the Last Quarter Moon phase while on Nov 4 Taurid Meteors will be on display and Daylight Saving Time ends in the U.S.

Somewhat nearer to home MSNBC tells us that "Scientists map near-Earth space bubbles."

Finally, make sure you check out This Week's Sky at a Glance by Alan M. MacRobert.

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