2044 (MMXLIV) will be a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Predicted eventsMay – A METI message Cosmic Call 2 sent from the 70-meter Eupatoria Planetary Radar arrives at its destination, 55 Cancri star.May 18 – Near-Earth object 2002 QF15 will make a close approach to Earth.May 19 – The Kennedy Library will release to the public a 500-page transcript of an oral history about John F. Kennedy given by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (if her last child has died).… (More on 2044)