Private Aircraft Becomes Unresponsive Over US, Crashes Near Jamaica
A private aircraft that departed Rochester, New York, intending to land in Naples, Florida, crashes off of the coast of Jamaica after becoming unresponsive to air traffic control.
NASA’s Kepler Telescope Discovers Darkest Planet Ever
Astronomers have discovered the darkest known exoplanet, according to a report released by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics on Friday.
Making Rain Shine: Behind the Scenes with the 2017 USAF Viper Demo Team
Demonstrating the high performance characteristics of the F-16 in the subsonic and transonic flight envelope, the Viper Demo Team packs pride, professionalism and dedication into a 15-minute aerial demonstration.
The High Risk Job of a Military Charter Loadmaster
People jumped onto the internet Tuesday and saw the shockingly intense video of Monday’s National Airlines 747 crash that took place just after takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. Though it is so very early in the in...
On This Day in Aviation History: February 9th
The Boeing 747 makes its first test flight, British Airways becomes the second carrier to operate the 757, Apollo 14 returns to Earth from the Moon, and more...