Air and Space

Astronauts perform spacewalk to prepare ISS for new solar wings

NASA's Kate Rubins and Victor Glover ventured out Sunday to install support frames for new, high-efficiency solar panels arriving at the International Space Station later this year.

February 28, 2021 10:51am CST

American Airlines not denying possible UFO spotting, says: 'Talk to the FBI'

An American Airlines jet encountered an apparent UFO over northeastern New Mexico Sunday afternoon.

February 24, 2021 8:56am CST

Perseverance: Secret message planted on giant parachute that carried Mars rover

The huge parachute used by NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message, thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team.

February 23, 2021 7:09pm CST

NASA's Perseverance rover beams back first images, audio recordings from Mars

NASA has unveiled high quality images from the Perserverance rover’s initial entry into Mars, as well as never-before-heard audio of a Martian breeze captured by the rover.

February 22, 2021 5:40pm CST

29-year-old bone cancer survivor chosen to join billionaire on SpaceX flight

Hayley Arceneaux will become the youngest American in space when SpaceX’s first private flight launches this fall - and the first with a prosthesis.

February 22, 2021 11:33am CST

Boeing recommends airlines ground all 777s with engine that blew apart

Boeing has recommended that airlines ground all of 777s with the type of engine that suffered a catastrophic failure over Denver this weekend.

February 22, 2021 7:36am CST

Minnesota teacher with NASA research ties celebrates Mars rover landing

The landing of NASA’s Perseverance Rover on Mars was a moment Coon Rapids High School biology teacher Kimberly Lykens wouldn’t miss.

February 19, 2021 6:27pm CST

NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life

NASA’s Perseverance rover, the biggest, most advanced rover to date, has landed on Mars in a mission to search for signs of ancient life on the red planet.

February 18, 2021 3:22pm CST

China's Tianwen-1 spacecraft enters Mars' orbit one day after Arab ship arrives

China says its Tianwen-1 spacecraft has entered orbit around Mars on a mission to land a rover and collect data on underground water and possible signs of ancient life.

February 10, 2021 10:38am CST

CDC considers requiring negative COVID-19 test for domestic air travel

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday said there is an “active conversation with the CDC” going on regarding imposing requirement of a negative COVID-19 test for domestic airline flights, similar to what is now required for international flights.

February 9, 2021 9:03pm CST

UAE, China and US spacecrafts will reach Mars in quick succession

After hurtling hundreds of millions of miles through space since last summer, three robotic explorers are ready to hit the brakes at Mars.

February 7, 2021 12:07pm CST

SpaceX targeting Wednesday for next Starlink mission launch

When the launch happens, you can watch it from wherever you are on the FOX 35 News app.

February 1, 2021 10:48am CST

Remembering Challenger: 35 years since tragic explosion

Hundreds of people in Florida and millions watching on live television witnessed the space shuttle Challenger break apart in a mid-air explosion on January 28, 1986, killing 7 people on board.

January 28, 2021 7:44pm CST

2nd try a success for Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit as rocket reaches space

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reached space on Sunday, eight months after the first demonstration flight of its air-launched rocket system failed, the company said.

January 17, 2021 3:51pm CST

‘Unruly air passengers’ could face prison, fines up to $35K under FAA’s new zero-tolerance policy

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson signed an order Wednesday directing stricter legal enforcement of a policy against disruptive airline passengers amid an uptick in "violent behavior" on flights, according to the agency.

January 13, 2021 6:19pm CST