SACRAMENTO - Those in the Central Valley may have been greeted with an unusual sight last week as a large plane circled the region, flying much lower than usual but for a good reason. Scientists from ...

Flying insects are known to make a beeline for lights in the dark, as the saying goes, "like moths to a flame." Now, scientists have figured out why insects are so keen on light, but it's not because ...

The largest flying research laboratory in the world is headed for retirement after 37 years of operation. NASA’s DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory on Wednesday will make its final flight to Idaho State ...

Chicago-area residents may spot a large aircraft flying at low altitude Tuesday, but what is it? Turns out, it's a NASA laboratory. NASA announced that its Armstrong Flight Research Center’s DC-8 ...

ROCK ISLAND -- Five, four, three, two, one -- POP. "Ooooooo." The crowd of seventh-grade Washington Junior High students and teachers watched the just-launched student-made rocket ascend in the air.