Air and Space

A Milwaukee County STEM teacher inspired by her late father is pursuing a career as a pilot, training in Wisconsin and preparing for acceptance into a competitive aviation academy.

The space shuttle Challenger explosion was a defining moment of the 1980s. Whether you were watching on TV or in person, chances are, you remember exactly where you were and how you felt.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured a mesmerizing new image of the Helix Nebula.

GRU Space hopes to have the first lunar hotel that will eventually serve as a hub and, in the future, will be the foundation for an established civilization on the moon.

A severe geomagnetic storm watch is in effect Monday night as people prepare for northern lights to dazzle the night sky across the U.S. Here's where.

The first new moon of the year peaks on Sunday, marking one of January’s final major skywatching events and the reset of the lunar calendar.

Astronomers searched for signals as low as 100 mW, which is about as strong as a modern cellphone.

Some of the world’s top air show performers have made commitments to fly at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026 as part of the afternoon and night air show lineups.

The countdown for NASA’s Artemis II lunar mission is getting closer.

This year's first supermoon is called the Super Wolf Moon.

In addition sending astronauts to fly around the moon, Earthlings can look forward to six of the eight planets parading across our skies.

The New Year brings a double feature celestial performance as the year’s first supermoon and Quadrantid meteor shower go head-to-head in the night skies Friday.

A newly resurfaced aviation audio clip shared online has drawn attention after a private pilot reported encountering a mysterious object while flying over Rhode Island.

Michaela Benthaus, a paraplegic engineer for the European Space Agency, became the first wheelchair user in space Saturday.

Comet 3I/ATLAS will pass by Earth on its way out of the solar system.

Blue Origin’s 37th New Shepard rocket launch was set to lift off Thursday from West Texas, but it was scrubbed at the last minute.

The interstellar comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within 167 million miles of our planet Friday – the closest it gets on its grand tour of the solar system. Here's what to know.

The Geminids meteor shower will light up the night sky this weekend and put on a celestial show.

Look up tonight as a Supermoon will rise into the sky.  Nicknamed the Cold Moon as winter weather brings colder temperatures, the moon will only be 221,813 miles away from Earth.