Most people think they know exactly where “down” is. It’s the direction your feet point. But that familiar sense of orientation starts to unravel when viewed from space. What happens to “down” when ...

From the deck of a ship or the window of a plane, it feels obvious that “down” points toward Earth and “up” points toward the sky. Yet once I follow that intuition into orbit and beyond, it quickly ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, January 30The Moon passes 4° north of Jupiter this evening at 9 P.M. EST. The pair is visible most of the night in the central region of ...

For sky watchers, another rare astronomical event is on the horizon. On February 28, 2026, six planetary alignment will dazzle the sky after sunset. The spectacular planetary parade consists ...

Coronagraphs are telescopes equipped with an occulting disk to block out the overwhelming radiation emanated from the visible surface of the Sun, along with optical stops and filters that are ...

The Artemis 2 moon mission will send a swatch from the famous Wright Flyer, along with a number of other aerospace artifacts, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The military aircraft known as the “Doomsday Plane” touched down at Los Angeles International Airport this week.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A spectator watches as a United Airlines flight takes off at LAX, as seen from Clutter's Park on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in El ...

The mysterious “flying Pentagon” was spotted in Los Angeles, igniting a flurry of social media speculation and conspiracy theories about serious trouble ahead. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers on Sunday recovered a body in their search for 11 people aboard a plane that crashed while approaching a mountainous region on Sulawesi island. The body ...

The presidential ‘Doomsday Plane’ was spotted Thursday at the Los Angeles International Airport, sparking concern online. The sighting comes days after the U.S. military captured Nicolás Maduro and ...

The U.S. military reportedly used a plane disguised as a civilian aircraft to carry out one of the first deadly strikes on an alleged drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean in September. Crews on the ...