Small plane crashes between two houses in Marana

No injuries were reported, but substantial damage was visible after a single-engine plane crash-landed between two houses in Marana on Tuesday, Oct. 8.

International Space Station captures view of ‘colossal’ Hurricane Milton

NASA released footage of Hurricane Milton recorded by the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday, October 7, as the storm churned across the Gulf of Mexico.

Recent drug busts stemming from Arizona airports expose potential problems

Two recent busts have happened in the last two weeks with one at Phoenix Sky Harbor and another in California after the plane took off from Falcon Field in Mesa. We're learning more about security measures taken at airports in response.

Arizona drug busts suggest airport security flaws
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There are still a lot of questions that remain to be answered after two major drug busts over the last two weeks were uncovered stemming from Valley airports. FOX 10's Kenzie Beach has the story.

Watch: 'Comet of a century' puts on beautiful show while zooming by Earth

Astronomers said Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS reached perihelion, its closest point to the Sun, on Sept. 27 and will spin back around for another visit to Earth's neighborhood. On or before Oct. 12 will be the next chance to see the celestial show.

NOAA orders next generation of hurricane hunter aircraft

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced recently it awarded a contract to Georgia-based Lockheed Martin Aeronautics for two specialized C-130J Hercules aircraft. The planes are expected to join NOAA’s fleet by 2030.

Plane from Arizona filled with drugs lands on a California freeway, 2 pilots arrested

A plane carrying narcotics that took off from Falcon Field in Mesa made an emergency landing on a freeway in Oceanside, Calif. The two pilots have been arrested.

Pilots found with drugs on plane that landed on freeway
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Two pilots were found with cocaine on a plane that took off from Falcon Field in Mesa and landed on a freeway in California.

Kitt Peak National Observatory is reopening
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Home to one of the largest telescopes in the world, Kitt Peak National Observatory, just west of Tucson, is reopening to the public after a lengthy closure due to COVID and a wildfire. FOX 10's Brian Webb has more.

US immigration flight from Mesa grounded by heat
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Eleven people were hospitalized for heat-related illnesses after a US immigration flight departing from Mesa was turned around shortly after departure when it lost air conditioning.

New astronomy center at Lowell Observatory takes shape
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A new astronomy discovery center at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff is near completion and our photojournalist Levi Pettigrew took a behind the scenes look.

Earth is getting a temporary second moon this fall

Earth will soon have a visitor — and not of the extraterrestrial kind. Astronomers found a small asteroid that will orbit our planet this fall, becoming a "mini-moon" temporarily.