Mars, Venus, moon appear close together in planetary conjunction
Skywatchers will have another chance to view Mars, Venus and the young moon in the same field of view Tuesday evening.
Pilot shortage having ripple effect at Twin Cities aviation schools
A pilot shortage is having a ripple effect on some aviation schools in the Twin Cities.
Blue Origin reveals Jeff Bezos flight details
Jeff Bezos' July 20th flight will mark the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Virgin Galactic giving away two free seats on 2022 spaceflight
Following Sunday's successful mission, Virgin Galactic is giving away two free seats on their first commercial suborbital spaceflight slated for 2022.
Virgin Galactic launches Richard Branson, 5 others into space
Richard Branson and five other crew members reached the edge of space Sunday, making him one of only roughly 600 people to ever leave the Earth’s atmosphere.
SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down off coast of Florida
The SpaceX cargo Dragon capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida south of Tallahassee on Friday night.
Branson, Bezos, Musk give space ETFs liftoff
Billionaires dabbling in space travel could lead to more ripple effects in space stocks—and space ETFs.
Jeff Bezos picks female aerospace pioneer for voyage to outer space
Wally Funk will be aboard the July 20 launch from West Texas. She is among the so-called Mercury 13 women who went through astronaut training in the 1960s, but never made it to space.
Harvey Levin calls UFOs ‘national security threat’ ahead of TMZ special
Are we alone in the universe? TMZ's special airing June 29 will try to answer that question through a series of expert interviews and UFO footage, including a never-before-seen video of UFOs from the deck of a USS naval ship.
Tide develops 1st detergent for astronauts in space, NASA
Tide announced it is developing a laundry detergent solution for NASA astronauts onboard the International Space Station.
UAP report: Some aerial objects ‘appear to demonstrate advanced technology’
The U.S. government has released a report detailing everything it knows about UFOs, or as the Pentagon refers to the mysterious aerial sightings, “UAP.”
'Mega comet' discovered flying into solar system: scientists
According to scientists on social media, the hunk of rock and ice will approach as close as Saturn's orbit in the next decade.
Notification system for drone pilots down nationwide, FAA says
FAA officials said a system that helps drone pilots navigate airspace is currently down across the country.
Liftoff! SpaceX launches GPS satellite for U.S. Space Force
This satellite is part of a next generation satellite constellation featuring upgraded, state-of-the-art technology, according to NASA.
Chinese astronauts enter new space station on 3-month mission
The Shenzhou-12 craft carrying a three-person crew docked with China’s new space station on Thursday to start a three-month mission.
EU, US reach deal to end Airbus-Boeing trade dispute after 17 years
The U.S. and E.U. have reached a deal to end a dispute over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus and phase out billions of dollars in punitive tariffs.
Air taxis in Minnesota? MnDOT partners with NASA to examine future of aerial transport
Air taxis coming to Minnesota? A new partnership between MnDOT and NASA will focus on ways to use emerging aerial technologies in Minnesota and beyond.
‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse: Where, when and how to watch
NASA says the "ring of fire" solar eclipse happens because the moon is too far away from Earth and cannot completely block out the sun’s view, leaving what appears to be a fiery ring around the moon.
Partial solar eclipse visible at sunrise in Twin Cities Thursday
Heads up early birds!
Jupiter's largest moon seen in first close-up in two decades
The spacecraft flew closer to Jupiter’s largest moon than any other in more than two decades, offering dramatic glimpses of the icy orb.