Odd smell coming from Russian spacecraft docked at space station

A Russian Progress spacecraft delivering nearly three tons of supplies to the International Space Station also brought an unwanted smell when cosmonauts opened the hatch.

Earth’s ‘mini moon’ is disappearing this week

The recently discovered object, known as 2024 PT5, has been tagging alongside Earth since September. Here’s what to know about it.

Look (safely) at the Sun's surface in the highest-resolution images yet

A European spacecraft is showing us how dynamic the Sun is with newly released images, the highest-resolution images of our star's surface so far.

Passengers subdue man trying to open a plane door
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Passengers on a flight from Milwaukee to Dallas are being praised for subduing another passenger who tried to open a door mid-flight.

No 'chopsticks' catch this time for SpaceX's Starship rocket

SpaceX launched its Starship mega-rocket on another uncrewed test flight from South Texas on Tuesday, but despite the presence of the president-elect, couldn’t quite duplicate some of the previous flight’s success.

Trump may attend SpaceX's 'Starship' launch scheduled for Tuesday

Donald Trump’s visit comes as billionaire Elon Musk has been present at the president-elect’s side as Trump continues to make cabinet nominations for his administration.

Cessna plane crash leaves 2 hurt in Yavapai County
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Two people were injured in a small plane crash in Yavapai County after they reported and engine failure. They are in stable condition.

Record-breaking mega coral visible from space is possibly 300 years old

The gigantic standalone coral is about 600 feet in circumference and has grown uninterrupted for three centuries, according to National Geographic Society.

Boeing issues layoff notices as aerospace giant cuts 17,000 jobs

Boeing announced that it will lay off 10% of its workforce in the coming months and cut its production in the wake of a labor union strike.

WATCH: US Congress holds UFO hearing

Congress is holding a hearing on Wednesday to discuss “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena" – also known as UFOs. 

ASU spacecraft reaches major milestone
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An ASU spacecraft is reaching its first year in outer space. It's now tens of millions of miles from home. It's traveling so fast, that since we started talking about it 10 seconds ago, it's traveled another 230 miles. FOX 10's Steve Nielsen got a behind the scenes look at why it's so important to explore an asteroid beyond Mars.

AZ students' experiment aboard SpaceX mission
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On Nov. 8, students at Red Mountain High School in Mesa got to witness an incredible milestone, as their science experiment was launched to the International Space Station. FOX 10's Dominique Newland has more.

2024 election latest; deadly Mesa plane crash victims identified | Nightly Roundup

From the latest in the 2024 election to new details on those who died in a plane crash at Falcon Field in Mesa, here's a look at some of our top stories.

Solar flares directed at Earth through Election Day create geomagnetic storm potential

Geomagnetic storming of this magnitude is common on NOAA’s 5-level scale. However, several sunspot regions on the Sun are likely to continue blasting out solar flares with possible Earth-directed components.

More northern lights could come as sun hits solar maximum, NASA says

The northern lights may put on a dazzling display over the next couple of years as the sun enters its solar maximum, a period of heightened activity that occurs about every 11 years.