2 Americans awarded Nobel Prize in economics

Americans Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson have won the Nobel Prize in economics for “improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.”

Plane makes belly landing at Falcon Field in Mesa

A plane had to make an emergency landing in Mesa after suffering problems with its landing gear, according to Mesa Fire and Medical officials.

Astronomers find 24 ‘superhabitable’ planets within Milky Way galaxy

Scientists have found more than a dozen '“superhabitable” planets within our galaxy that could potentially be an even better Earth.

Fake asteroid? NASA expert IDs mystery object as old rocket

The jig may be up for an “asteroid” that’s expected to get nabbed by Earth’s gravity and become a mini moon next month.

After little girl's arm is bitten off, officials remove wolf-dog hybrids from wildlife rehab

At least 47 wolf-dog hybrids. Six red foxes. Three coyotes. Those are just some of the animals removed from an unlicensed rehab center in Michigan where the owner's granddaughter had half her arm bitten off this summer.

Florida company selling asteroid insurance ahead of Nov. 2 fly-by

A Florida company that gained viral attention for selling alien abduction insurance is now selling asteroid insurance just in time for a space rock set to fly by Earth one day before the 2020 election.

Having a baby later in life may increase longevity, study suggests

Following the birth of a woman’s last child, certain measurements may be linked with her projected lifespan, according to a study recently published.

Nobel physics prize awarded to 3 scientists for cosmology finds

The 2020 Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to Briton Roger Penrose, German Reinhard Genzel and American Andrea Ghez for discoveries relating to black holes.

2 Americans, 1 British scientist win Nobel medicine prize

Announcing the prize in Stockholm, the Nobel Committee noted that the trio's work helped explain a major source of blood-borne hepatitis that couldn't be explained by the previously discovered hepatitis A and B viruses.

Rare all-white shark found: 'The fish of a lifetime'

Jason Gillespie was deep-sea fishing in the area when he spotted the remarkable three-foot tope shark.

SpaceX scrubs GPS III launch; next opportunity on Saturday night

SpaceX aborted the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket containing a global positioning satellite with just two seconds remaining before its scheduled liftoff.

Scientists begin to unravel why some react severely, mildly to coronavirus

One of COVID-19's scariest mysteries is why some people are mildly ill or have no symptoms and others rapidly die — and scientists are starting to unravel why.