Plane crashed near Clarksville Airport 15 minutes after solar eclipse

A plane crash has ... the Johnson County Sheriff's Office. The crash happened on the afternoon of April 8, shortly after Clarksville experienced totality during a solar eclipse. Read More

NASA's Solar Sail Makes First Contact From Space Before Stretching Its Enormous Wings

Nearly a week after launching to space, a microwave-sized cubesat phoned home for the first time as it prepares to embark on its mission of sailing through low Earth orbit. Read More

2 colossal solar flares explode from the sun and Earth is in the firing line (video)

Engaging articles, breathtaking images and expert knowledge Issues delivered straight to your door ... Read More

Tiny plane that flew to Arkansas for eclipse crashes on way home fewer than 2 minutes into return flight

A small plane carrying four people home from a trip to watch the solar eclipse ... only to crash fewer than 2 minutes later, around 2:15 p.m., Looney said. “It’s not from here,” Looney ... Read More

Witness says Alaska plane that crashed had smoke coming from engine after takeoff, NTSB finds

A witness saw smoke coming from one of the engines of an old military plane that crashed last week shortly after taking off on a flight to deliver fuel to a remote Alaska village, according to a ... Read More

NASA Launches New Solar Sail Technology That Will Deploy 80-Square-Meter Sail In Space

By taking advantage of the radiation pressure from sunlight, one can easily propel a spacecraft. This has been demonstrated several times but the technology still has challenges to overcome. So NASA ... Read More

Retro Find: Solar-Powered Plane of the Future?

In 2013, venture capitalists and environmentalists Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg built a solar-powered plane to show the world it’s possible to fly using clean energy. The Solar Impulse had ... Read More

Google brings the total solar eclipse to your screen: Here's how to see it

If you aren't able to see the total solar eclipse in your state, you can see it on your screen! Google ... technology lovers can enjoy the animation by searching specific keywords. Here's what ... Read More

Today's Google Doodle combines art and science to get in on the total solar eclipse frenzy

The day when the moon blocks the sun’s rays for a few minutes (weather and location permitting),, has arrived, and search engine giant Google honored the total solar eclipse with its doodle ... Read More

Local Television Prepares For Total Solar Eclipse Coverage

Next week’s total solar eclipse ... using it,” says Lane Michaelsen, group news director at Sinclair Broadcast Group, which has 18 local TV stations in the eclipse path. “It starts with the simplest ... Read More

Victim identified, suspect charged following deadly crash earlier this month

The El Paso County Coroner's Office ... is 60-year-old Adbou Toraore, who has been charged with vehicular homicide, DUI and other traffic-related charges. This is the 16th fatal crash in Colorado ... Read More

Google brings the total solar eclipse to your screen: Here's how to see it

If you aren't able to see the total solar eclipse in your state, you can see it on your screen! Google ... just the sun's outermost layer called the corona. Science and technology lovers can ... Read More