Last week NASA pioneer Neil Armstrong was buried at sea, Curiosity passed its physical and scientists say dark energy is real. See the top stories of the last week here.<br> NEXT: Explosion on Jupiter Spotted by Amateur Astronomers
An apparent impact on Jupiter early Monday (Sept. 10) created a fireball on the planet so large and bright that amateur astronomers on Earth spotted the flash. [<a href=http://www.space.com/17534-jupiter-impact-explosion-amateur-astronomers.html>Full Story</a>]<br> NEXT: Asteroid Flies by Earth Thursday: How to Watch Online
A newfound asteroid that may be the size of three football fields will whiz by Earth on Thursday (Sept. 13), and you can watch the close encounter live online. [<a href=http://www.space.com/17572-asteroid-flies-by-earth-this-week-how-to-watch-online.html>Full Story</a>]<br> NEXT: Elusive Dark Energy Is Real, Study Says
Fifty years ago today, in a famous speech at Rice University, President John F. Kennedy declared, “We choose to go to the moon.” [<a href=http://www.space.com/17547-jfk-moon-speech-50years-anniversary.html>Full Story</a>]<br> NEXT: Snow on Mars: NASA Spacecraft Spots 'Dry Ice' Snowflakes
The most magnetic massive star seen yet has just been revealed, which is dragging a giant cloak of trapped charged particles around it. [<a href=http://www.space.com/17596-most-magnetic-giant-star-discovered.html>Full Story</a>]<br> NEXT: Mars Rover Curiosity 'Flawlessly' Acing Health Checks
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is on the verge of passing a rigorous month-long health checkup with flying colors, scientists announced today (Sept. 12). [<a href=http://www.space.com/17564-mars-rover-curiosity-health-checks.html>Full Story</a>]<br> NEXT: JFK's 'Moon Speech' Still Resonates 50 Years Later
The chances that dark energy — the mysterious stuff thought to be behind the universe’s accelerating expansion — is real stand at 99.996 percent, according to a new study. [<a href=http://www.space.com/17549-dark-energy-real-universe-expansion.html>Full Story</a>]<br> NEXT: Giant Super-Magnetic Star Has Scientists Buzzing
A Mars-orbiting spacecraft has detected carbon dioxide snow falling on the Red Planet, making Mars the only body in the solar system known to host this weather phenomenon. [<a href=http://www.space.com/17583-mars-snow-carbon-dioxide-discovery.html>Full Story</a>]<br> NEXT: 1st Alien Planets Found Around Sun-Like Stars in Cluster
For the first time, astronomers have found alien planets orbiting sun-like stars in a crowded star cluster, researchers announced today (Sept. 14). [<a href=http://www.space.com/17609-alien-planets-sun-like-stars-cluster.html>Full Story</a>]<br> NEXT: Farewell, Neil Armstrong: 1st Moonwalker Buried at Sea
Late astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon, was buried at sea today (Sept. 14). [<a href=http://www.space.com/17614-neil-armstrong-remains-buried-at-sea.html>Full Story</a>] <br> NEXT: From the Farm to Space: Astronaut-Turned-Congressional Candidate Tells Story in New Book
Former astronaut Jose Hernandez, who’s now running for Congress, has a new book out detailing his journey from being a migrant farmworker to becoming an astronaut. [<a href=http://www.space.com/17506-astronaut-jose-hernandez-congress-book.html>Full Story</a>]
