Every 6,800 years you can catch a glimpse of Comet NEOWISE zooming through the inner solar system. So yes, now is the time to grab your binoculars or a small telescope and get ready to brag to your fellow stargazing friends that you saw IT.
The decorated West Point graduate and lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, who joined NASA in 2013, was on a 6-month space mission when the alleged crime took place.
If you're not going to be able to go outside today to see the eclipse, we've discovered a way to actually watch the whole event and never leave the comforts of your air conditioner.