5G delay: AT&T, Verizon hits pause on new wireless service near some airports: here's what you should know

Officials with AT&T and Verizon announced that they will delay the start of a new kind of 5G wireless service near some airports, as airline companies continue to express concerns over flight interference. Here's what you should know about what it means for travelers and smartphone users alike.

SpaceX Falcon 9 delivers 49 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket delivered 49 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral Tuesday night. 

Report: NASA running low on astronauts, creating challenges for future space travel

NASA’s Office of Inspector General released a report saying the U.S. could have several challenges in future space missions because of fewer astronauts and outdated training.

Large 'potentially hazardous' asteroid passing by Earth on Tuesday

Astronomers are tracking a large and "potentially hazardous" asteroid that is set to make a relatively close pass by the Earth on Tuesday.

January Wolf Moon to light up sky Monday night

2022’s wolf moon is set to appear on Jan. 17 at 6:48 p.m. ET, according to NASA.

FedEx wants anti-missile lasers on planes

FedEx is asking for permission to equip some cargo plans with a system that emits infrared laser energy outside the aircraft as a countermeasure against heat-seeking missiles.

Water vapor detected on a 'super Neptune' planet

Scientists recently discovered water vapor in the atmosphere of a recently discovered planet, NASA announced Thursday.

Pfizer: Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine human trials to begin late January

Pfizer confirmed it plans to start human trials of its omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine later this month, potentially making it available to the public as soon as March.

US surgeons perform 1st transplant of pig heart into human patient

U.S. doctors have transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life — a first for medical science.

20 Yellowstone wolves killed by hunters after roaming from park

Hunters shot and killed a record number of Yellowstone National Park's renowned gray wolves that had roamed from the park in recent months.

SpaceX has successful first launch of 2022 with new Starlink mission

SpaceX has successfully launched its first mission of 2022. A Falcon 9 rocket carried a batch of Starlink satellites into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center's pad 39A at 4:49 p.m. on Thursday.

NASA aces James Webb telescope sunshield unfolding

NASA has aced the most complicated, critical job on its newly launched space telescope: unrolling and stretching a sunshade the size of a tennis court.