April 28, 2016 'A demon ate the Sun' How solar eclipses inspired superstition The first and only total solar eclipse of 2016 will roll across the sky this week. Total solar eclipses — when the moon's shadow blocks the sun entirely — are spectacular events, highly anticipated by astronomers, astrophotographers and casual spectators alike
April 28, 2016 Total solar eclipse and asteroid flyby on Tuesday, a cosmic double feature Tuesday seems to be a double-header for cosmic events: A total solar eclipse will shadow Indonesia and the North Pacific Ocean, and a 100-foot-wide asteroid will streak past Earth.
April 28, 2016 Meteorite hunters find 6 space rocks from Florida fireball Meteorite hunters in Florida have found six space rocks associated with a rare daytime fireball that streaked through the Sunshine State's skies on Jan. 24.
April 28, 2016 Leap day: The story behind this quirky calendar event Monday is Feb. 29 — the bissextle or "leap day," an artifact that dates back to the year 46 B.C. Back then, Julius Caesar took the advice of the learned astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria, who knew from Egyptian experience that the tropical year (also known as the solar year) was about 365.25 days in length.
April 28, 2016 'Music' heard by Apollo 10 astronauts at the Moon not from aliens Did Apollo 10 astronauts hear alien music coming from outer space when they orbited the moon in 1969?
April 28, 2016 White House proposes $19 billion NASA budget The Obama Administration's final budget request, released Feb. 9, offers $19 billion for NASA in fiscal year 2017, a decrease of $300 million from the agency’s final 2016 budget.
April 28, 2016 Apollo 14 moonwalker Edgar Mitchell remembered by space community The death of Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, the sixth man to walk on the moon, has drawn tributes from across the space community, as his passing was reported in the news and shared on social media.
April 28, 2016 100-foot asteroid to buzz Earth next month An asteroid as long as a basketball court will give Earth a close shave next month — though scientists aren't sure just how close.
April 28, 2016 The Moon or Mars? NASA must pick 1 goal for astronauts, experts tell Congress NASA can't afford to put humans on Mars while also pursuing missions to put astronauts back on the moon, according to a panel of experts who testified to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Space Wednesday.
