NASA: Black hole’s Death Star-like beam appears to make stars explode
The beam of light is 3,000 light years long and is traveling through space at almost the speed of light.
The beam of light is 3,000 light years long and is traveling through space at almost the speed of light.
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.
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.
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
Two pilots were found with cocaine on a plane that took off from Falcon Field in Mesa and landed on a freeway in California.
Two pilots were found with cocaine on a plane that took off from Falcon Field in Mesa and landed on a freeway in California.
SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 stranded NASA astronauts
SpaceX has launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station.
SpaceX has launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station.
Kitt Peak National Observatory is reopening
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.
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.
ICE plane taking off from Mesa Gateway Airport returns due to faulty AC unit
A flight from Mesa Gateway Airport had to turn around midflight after problems with its AC unit caused 11 passengers to become ill.
A flight from Mesa Gateway Airport had to turn around midflight after problems with its AC unit caused 11 passengers to become ill.
US immigration flight from Mesa grounded by heat
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.
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
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.
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.
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS puts on show in space before possible big show on Earth
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has been tantalizing astronomers on Earth for several months since its discovery last year.
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has been tantalizing astronomers on Earth for several months since its discovery last year.
Musk says SpaceX could send 5 uncrewed Starships to Mars in 2 years
Musk posted on the social media platform X – another one of his companies – about the future of traveling to Mars.
Musk posted on the social media platform X – another one of his companies – about the future of traveling to Mars.
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.
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.
Partial lunar eclipse and supermoon combo coming: When to see it
Stargazers are in for a treat as a partial lunar eclipse and a supermoon will occur simultaneously.
Stargazers are in for a treat as a partial lunar eclipse and a supermoon will occur simultaneously.
4 flight attendants fall ill on Alaska Airlines flight to Seattle
Four flight attendants on an Alaska Airlines flight headed from Hawaii to Seattle mysteriously fell ill shortly after takeoff, causing the plane to be diverted.
Four flight attendants on an Alaska Airlines flight headed from Hawaii to Seattle mysteriously fell ill shortly after takeoff, causing the plane to be diverted.
Stranded astronauts to vote in 2024 election from space while awaiting ride home
Since 1997, NASA astronauts have voted from space as the ISS orbits 250 miles above Earth’s surface.
Since 1997, NASA astronauts have voted from space as the ISS orbits 250 miles above Earth’s surface.
Boeing: Starliner astronauts talk about mission
Astronauts who were launched to the International Space Station in Boeing's Starliner spacecraft are talking about their mission, for the first time since learning they will be spending another five months in space. Reporter Jonathan Serrie has more.
Astronauts who were launched to the International Space Station in Boeing's Starliner spacecraft are talking about their mission, for the first time since learning they will be spending another five months in space. Reporter Jonathan Serrie has more.
WATCH: SpaceX's Polaris Dawn crew completes first private spacewalk
Jared Isaacman, CEO of Shift4 integrated payment processing solutions, participated in the first ever private spacewalk by a group of astronauts who left a SpaceX capsule after a delay of a few hours, testing a new line of spacesuits in the company's riskiest mission yet.
Jared Isaacman, CEO of Shift4 integrated payment processing solutions, participated in the first ever private spacewalk by a group of astronauts who left a SpaceX capsule after a delay of a few hours, testing a new line of spacesuits in the company's riskiest mission yet.
A record number of human beings are now in orbit
For the first time, there are 19 human beings orbiting the planet. They represent three different countries and are aboard three different spacecraft.
For the first time, there are 19 human beings orbiting the planet. They represent three different countries and are aboard three different spacecraft.
Polaris Dawn live updates: SpaceX launches 4 private astronauts for historic spacewalk mission Tuesday morning
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 5:23 a.m. ET carrying four Polaris Dawn mission private astronauts to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday morning.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 5:23 a.m. ET carrying four Polaris Dawn mission private astronauts to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday morning.
NASA 'Hidden Figures' women to receive Congressional Gold Medals
Katherine Johnson, Dr. Christine Darden, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson are receiving awards for their contributions to NASA’s space program.
Katherine Johnson, Dr. Christine Darden, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson are receiving awards for their contributions to NASA’s space program.