Space Weather News for Jan 5, 2012 http://spaceweather com

MARS PROBE PHOTOGRAPHED: Phobos-Grunt, a Russian Mars probe stuck in Earth orbit since November, is sinking back into the atmosphere Best estimates suggest re-entry will occur on Jan 15th or 16th Meanwhile, citizen scientists can see the probe moving through the night sky sometimes shining as brightly as a first-magnitude star French astrophotographer Thierry Legault recently photographed Phobos-Grunt through a 14-inch telescope, revealing its outlines and perhaps a clue as to why the probe has had difficulty communicating with Earth His images and video are highlighted on today's edition of http://spaceweather com

Local flyby times for Phobos-Grunt may be found using SpaceWeather's online satellite tracker (http://spaceweather com/flybys) or on your smartphone: http://simpleflybys com

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