Earth Day may fall later this week, but as far as former NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell and other UFO enthusiasts are concerned, the real story is happening elsewhere.
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Spotting Distant Worlds from the Backyard
It was arguably the biggest news in science this month: A graduate student in Australia discovered the continent of Africa. What makes Sally Langford’s discovery so remarkable — and worthy of reporting in the journal Astrobiology on April 6 — is not what she saw, but how she saw it. Once a month over the course of three years, Langford stood huddled against the evening chill in lonely Australian farmland and watched as the east coast of Africa shone in the midday sun
NASA names cosmic treadmill after Colbert
What do you do when you’re NASA and comedian Stephen Colbert wins your contest to name the new wing for the International Space Station? You name an orbital exercise machine after him
Jury reaches verdict in Phil Spector retrial
The jury has reached a verdict in the retrial of music legend Phil Spector, who is accused in the 2003 shooting death of an actress at his home in Alahambra, California. The jury is expected to return the verdict in Los Angeles, California, at about 4:30 p.m. ET.
Jews celebrate Blessing of the Sun
At dawn Wednesday, Jews around the world celebrated the Blessing of the Sun, an event that happens once every 28 years.
Crunch-hit tycoon loses bid to cut divorce payout
A British court Wednesday told a business financier he would still have to pay a $13.6 million divorce settlement despite losing a fortune in the credit crunch. It’s April Fools’ Day — when media outlets around the world take a break from the serious business of delivering news and play fast and furious with the facts
750,000 tickets for Jackson concerts sell in 4 hours
Tickets for Michael Jackson’s 50 "final curtain call" concerts in London sold out in four hours Friday. The tickets went on sale at 7 a.m. Friday, with promoters allowing fans to start queuing at midday on Thursday
China’s lunar probe lands on moon
China’s first lunar probe landed on the moon in a controlled collision Sunday, marking the first phase of the nation’s three-stage moon mission, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.