Cessna plane crashes in Virginia after passing through restricted DC airspace; NORAD dispatched
The FAA told FOX 5 that a Cessna citation has crashed into a mountainous terrain in Southwest Virginia.
Don’t look up: Why some consider June's meteor showers to be invisible
During the upcoming weeks, several meteor showers will peak -- but we could be shut out from seeing any spectacles in the sky.
Strawberry moon: June's full moon peaks Saturday night
Known as the Strawberry Moon – a name given by the Algonquin tribes – the full moon will begin to appear Friday evening and last through Monday morning, according to NASA.
Strawberry moon, meteor shower and other celestial events in June 2023
From the longest day of the year to multiple meteor showers, here's what to watch for in the sky in June.
Solar telescope provides spectacular sun photos in unprecedented detail
The National Solar Observatory said the sunspots seen in the images are dark and cooler regions on the sun’s surface, known as the photosphere.
Jupiter's forecast: Swirling storms as big as Earth that last for years
People get antsy when a big storm washes out for a few days. Imagine a storm lasting for years and large enough to cover the entire planet.
See the giant sunspot estimated to be about 4 times larger than Earth
Sunspots are caused by magnetic fields that twist in a chaotic manner and often create solar flares and coronal mass ejections.
Stunning photo of Earth captured by Europe’s new weather satellite
It's the first of a new generation of satellites set to revolutionize weather forecasting in Europe.
NASA photos may show evidence of ancient wild river on Mars
The images were taken by NASA’s Perseverance rover, which has been exploring the Jezero Crater for two years.
'Giga-Moon' offers views of lunar surface in stunning detail, created from a backyard in Arizona
This stunning photo of the moon is made up of more than 280,000 individual high-res photos to give us this immense detail. Check it out.
Powerful sun storm could bring northern lights to parts of US on Wednesday
NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center predicts a moderate geomagnetic storm on Wednesday due to a coronal mass ejection observed late Sunday. The office has recently amended a Geomagnetic Storm Watch to the G2 level.
NASA developing a snake-like robot to slither over one of Saturn’s 83 moons
The 16-foot-long robot has been used to examine glaciers and volcanoes to put its capabilities to the test.
Look out for these astronomical events in May
April showers bring May flowers, and apparently, that's the case for the full moon this month too. Here are the celestial shows to look out for this month.
Northern US in store for a colorful light show from the Northern Lights
Some states along the U.S.-Canadian border have potential to see the Northern Lights this weekend.
Wendy's is offering free food while Mercury is in retrograde
The fast food chain is offering free food deals every day while Mercury is in retrograde from April 21 - May 14.
Starship explodes: Giant SpaceX rocket fails minutes after launching from Texas
SpaceX’s giant new rocket blasted off on its first test flight Thursday but failed minutes after rising from the launch pad.
Pentagon shares newly declassified UFO videos, tracking over 650 potential cases
Of the more than 650 potential UFO sightings, U.S. officials have prioritized about half of them that appear to be especially interesting and anomalous.
Lyrid meteor shower: When it peaks and how to watch it
NASA says the Lyrids are one of the oldest known meteor showers
Rare hybrid solar eclipse to dazzle skywatchers on Thursday
There are four types of solar eclipses -- and the hybrid solar eclipse is the rarest of them all.
Elon Musk's SpaceX calls off 1st launch attempt of giant Starship
SpaceX had planned to launch the nearly 400-foot Starship rocket from the southern tip of Texas but postponed the launch because of a problem with the first-stage booster.