May 2, 2016 LightSail spacecraft wakes up again, deploys solar sail It wasn't exactly smooth sailing, but The Planetary Society's cubesat got the job done in the end.
May 2, 2016 US Air Force launches X-37B space plane on 4th mystery mission The U.S. Air Force's X-37B space plane blasted into Earth orbit Wednesday, kicking off the robotic vehicle's clandestine fourth mission — as well as the first flight of a tiny solar-sailing spacecraft.
May 2, 2016 Tiny solar sail 'Cubesat' launching with X-37B space plane on Wednesday A tiny solar-sailing spacecraft will hitch a ride on the rocket that blasts the United States Air Force's X-37B space plane into orbit on its latest mystery mission May 20.
May 2, 2016 Bill Nye launches Kickstarter to push solar sailing Cubesat to space Bill Nye ("The Science Guy") wants you to be a part – and get a part – of a "revolutionary solar sailing spacecraft" mission.
May 2, 2016 Solar Impulse 2 pilot preps for daunting 5-day solo flight across Pacific The most daunting leg of Solar Impulse 2’s epic journey around the world will be a massive test of endurance for the solar-powered plane’s pilot Andre Borschberg.
May 2, 2016 Solar Impulse 2 plane takes renewable energy and clean tech to new heights, says pilot The Solar Impulse 2 plane, about to embark on the most daunting leg of its epic round-the-world journey, is taking renewable energy and clean technology to new heights, says pilot Bertrand Piccard.
May 2, 2016 Spectacular space photos capture solar filament eruption NASA has released stunning images of a solar filament bursting out of the sun. The “elongated solar filament,” extended almost half the sun's visible hemisphere, according to NASA, and erupted into space on April 28 and 29 in a large burst of bright plasma.
May 2, 2016 Giant alien planet has four suns in its sky Planets with four suns in their sky may be more common than previously thought, a new study suggests.
May 2, 2016 Total solar eclipse, supermoon, equinox: Friday’s celestial triple play Friday is a huge day for skywatchers, offering a rare trifecta of celestial events – a total solar eclipse, a supermoon, and the vernal equinox.
May 2, 2016 Astronauts snap amazing total solar eclipse photos from space Astronauts on the International Space Station caught sight of an amazing solar eclipse March 20, and they have the photos to prove it.
