Astronauts ring in New Year with zero-gravity 'ball drop' in space
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station had their own New Year’s Eve celebration, complete with a zero-gravity "ball drop" to ring in 2021.
Quadrantids: How, when and where to watch 1st meteor shower of 2021 this New Year’s weekend
Here’s how to watch the Quadrantid meteor shower in 2021.
FAA outlines new rules for drones and their operators
Federal officials announced their final rules for drone operators, paving the way for safe aerial operations for both consumers and commercial applications.
Boeing Max returns to US skies with first passenger flight
American Airlines flew a Boeing 737 Max with passengers from Miami to New York on Tuesday, the first commercial flight in U.S. skies since it was grounded after two deadly crashes.
Possible 'Jetpack Guy' sighting? Video suggests mystery person spotted off Palos Verdes
Weeks after FOX 11 looked into reports of a mystery person in a jetpack, the "Jetpack Guy" may have made a possible return.
‘Christmas star’: Stunning videos of winter solstice ‘great conjunction’ captured around the world
Stunning videos of the long-anticipated “Christmas star” were captured in Pakistan, India and Ireland on Sunday and Monday.
Ursid meteor shower to peak this week: What to know
The Ursid meteor shower will only produce between 5 and 10 meteors per hour
‘Christmas star’: Jupiter and Saturn to align at closest distance in 400 years — here’s how to watch
The phenomenon is nicknamed the “Christmas star” and the vibrant planetary conjunction will be easily visible to the naked eye as a “double planet.”
World's space achievements a bright spot in otherwise stressful 2020
Astronauts blasted into orbit from the U.S. for the first time in nearly a decade, three countries sent spacecraft hurtling toward Mars, and robotic explorers grabbed rocks from the moon and gravel from an asteroid for return to Earth.
Rocket motor fails to ignite on Virgin Galactic test flight
A Virgin Galactic test flight Saturday ended prematurely as the spacecraft's rocket motor failed to ignite and it then glided down safely to its landing site in southern New Mexico.
SpaceX Starship crash-lands during highest test flight
SpaceX launched its shiny, bullet-shaped, straight-out-of-science fiction Starship several miles into the air from a remote corner of Texas on Wednesday, but the 6 1/2-minute test flight ended in an explosive fireball at touchdown.
NASA reveals 18 astronauts on Artemis Team, includes first woman, next man on moon
The first woman and next man on the moon will come from this elite group.
NASA grows radishes for first time onboard International Space Station
It was one small step for the plant kingdom but a giant leap for NASA after it grew radishes for the first time onboard the International Space Station last month.
China successfully lands spacecraft on moon to bring rocks back to Earth
The China National Space Administration says Chang'e 5 successfully landed at its designated site shortly after 11 p.m., or 1500 GMT, Tuesday after making a powered descent from its orbiter.
Winners of NASA essay contest will witness 1st Artemis deep space exploration launch in 2021
The three grand prize winners for the NASA and Future Engineers Artemis Moon Pod essay contest will attend the first launch of NASA’s Artemis 1 mission, which will be the foundation for human deep space exploration.
Jupiter and Saturn are about to do something not seen for nearly 800 years
The rare occurrence will happen after sunset on Dec. 21, 2020, the start of the winter solstice.
US-European ocean monitoring satellite launches into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the satellite blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:17 a.m. and arced southward over the Pacific Ocean.
2024 moon landing may not happen, according to NASA
A report from the NASA Office of Inspector General notes the 2024 timeline for the Artemis moon mission is overly ambitious, citing concerns about funding, scope and schedule.
Pickup truck-sized asteroid came less than 250 miles from hitting Earth
An asteroid roughly the size of a Ford F-150 flew less than 250 miles away from Earth last week, setting a record for the closest-known asteroid to fly past the planet without hitting it, NASA announced.
SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts docks with space station
SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring.