TSA to Commission Independent Study of X-Ray Body Scanners
The Transportation Security Administration has agreed to fund a study of the health effects of its X-ray body scanners.
Drought Reveals Large Piece of Space Shuttle Columbia Debris at Bottom of Texas Lake
Previously undiscovered debris from NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia was found in Lake Nacogdoches in eastern Texas last week as a severe drought has dried out previously covered areas of the lake.
United Flight 232: Surviving the Unthinkable
On July 19, 1989 an engine explosion left United 232 with no hydraulics and no controls, leading to a crash landing where many of the passengers survived. Now 25 years later we look back at this extraordinary accident and exami...
Transatlantic Flights Grounded as Canadian Air Traffic Control Center Evacuated
Flights scheduled to cross the north Atlantic were grounded Thursday morning after a fire broke out at a key air traffic control center in northeastern Canada.
Flying Through Clouds on the Ground: The Science of Fog
Meteorology Columnist Adam Daum gives us a clear understanding of fog: what the different types are, what causes it, and how it affects aviation.