Geomagnetic storm watch issued after powerful solar flare
Solar flares and other activity can disrupt radio communications, power grids and navigation signals, according to NASA.
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Solar flares and other activity can disrupt radio communications, power grids and navigation signals, according to NASA.
Mission Commander Reid Wiseman says liftoff for the approximately 10-day test flight, scheduled to launch by next April, will happen when the time is right.
The object was discovered last month, passing by the Earth at 130,000 miles an hour.
NAA is launching two new TRACERS satellites to track space weather and its effect on earth.
The new image shows Arsia Mons, which is usually surrounded by water ice clouds. It was taken by the 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter.
Astronomers have discovered a mysterious new object in our Milky Way, which is emitting X-rays and radio waves at the same time.
Wendy Freedman and her team have been able to measure the expansion of our universe, leading to more insights into the cosmos.
Don Pettit and his two cosmonaut crewmates plunged back to Earth this morning after a 220-day expedition. Pettit celebrated his 70th birthday on Saturday.
NASA says it will be active through April 26, with five or six meteors an hour visible when the sky is dark, especially in dark locations away from city lights.
King will be part of the all-female mission featuring pop star Katy Perry and former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe.
The aerospace engineer is part of the historic all-female crew blasting off on a Blue-Origin rocket on April 14.
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are back on solid ground after splash-landing in Tuesday afternoon.
Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams joined Crew 9 commander Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov for their long-awaited return to Earth.
Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore splash landed Tuesday after 286 days in space. This is a CBS News special report on their return.
Two NASA astronauts who have been stranded in space for more than nine months are on their way home. A SpaceX capsule undocked from the International Space Station overnight, carrying with it Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.
The replacements for stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived early Sunday morning. NASA says Williams and Wilmore will return home next week after nine months in space.
The Space X Crew-10 was supposed to launch Wednesday night but a hydraulic system issue on a ground support clam arm stopped that.
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus could be visible, but not all can be seen by the naked eye.
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.
Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032.
New research in the journal Nature indicates the moon is older than once believed. Meanwhile, NASA just released some pictures from space that look holiday festive—albeit, of course, unintentionally.
During a talk with students at Tennessee Tech University, astronaut Butch Wilmore was asking how he cast his ballot.
NASA scientists discovered a hole that opens each year, which is the seventh smallest since it began recovering in 1992.
NASA has launched its largest spacecraft ever built for a planetary mission, hoping to give us an idea about the possibility of life outside of Earth. The Europa Clipper has started a 1.8 billion mile journey to Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, and one of the most promising places fit for life in the Solar System.
The ambitious mission won't actually look for life on Jupiter's moon Europa, but it should find out if the presumed ocean provides a habitable environment.
The DuPage County State's Attorney's Office said Deon McLaughlin, 56, was denied pre-trial release for allegedly breaking into Downers Grove North High School early Wednesday morning.
An alert sent by Brown University told students to lock doors, silence phones and stay hidden until further notice.
A 17-year-old boy was charged in connection with the stabbing of a 26-year-old man at a Burger King in Irving Park on Friday.
A man was charged after a woman was sexually assaulted in The Loop on Thursday.
Quintanilla is survived by his son, his daughter Suzette and his wife Marcella, who he wed in 1963.
With Chicago facing a projected deficit of more than $1 billion in 2026, why does the city's salary database show at least a dozen aldermanic aides with salaries close to $200,000? The database is wrong, but staffers are getting hefty bonuses.
A ruling striking down emergency levies could force the federal government to return most of the tariff revenue it has collected this year, according to Penn Wharton.
A federal appeals court has blocked the immediate release of hundreds of immigrants detained during a Chicago-area immigration crackdown.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Friday released 19 photos from a trove of images obtained from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein.
Indiana state police said "numerous" state lawmakers had faced bomb threats and been the subject of swatting hoaxes amid the push for redistricting.
With less than two weeks until Christmas, if you're sending gifts to people far from home, the deadlines to get them there on time are fast approaching.
A condo owner in Country Club Hills says he's forced to sell his home after his condo association failed to reimburse him for repairs to his leaking roof. Edward Hadnott's condo has sat empty since a major roof leak in 2022.
The U.S. stopped minting pennies this week, and some groups have issued a warning about the headaches that can create for some businesses and consumers.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning about additional cookware brands that could be leaching lead into your food.
An investigation into the case of a Michigan man who contracted rabies after an organ transplant provided more details on the infection's origin.
The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right direction.
Two pregnant Black women recently faced alarming neglect at hospitals in Indiana and Texas, highlighting racial disparities in maternal care.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a bill aimed at protecting vaccine access in Illinois.
Roseland Community Hospital on Monday celebrated the opening of a new sickle cell treatment clinic.
A Culver's is coming to Chicago's South Loop, a real estate broker has confirmed.
A new vision for passenger rail is on track in southeastern Wisconsin. The MARK Passenger Rail Commission held its inaugural meeting on December 5, 2025, at Racine City Hall.
U.S. Steel says it'll resume making steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois amid strengthening demand.
Traffic at O'Hare International Airport is growing faster than expected, and this has Chicago city leaders wanting to make big changes to future construction plans at the airport.
Small Business Saturday was disrupted by the winter storm for many business owners in Chicago, but in the Rogers Park neighborhood, a group of business owners came together to draw customers.
Quintanilla is survived by his son, his daughter Suzette and his wife Marcella, who he wed in 1963.
Paramount Skydance's $30 per share offer comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy parts of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion.
The nominations for the 2026 Golden Globes have been announced. Here are the nominees.
Landon Wallace, better known as Power 92 radio and Chicago Bulls mixer DJ Commando, died last week.
Thirty-five years after throngs headed to a theater near them to see "Home Alone," you can have a lovely cheese pizza, just for you, like Macaulay Culkin's Kevin McCallister character did.
Rick Schuler is hosting a sing-along for John Denver fans this holiday season
Meet the PAWS Chicago pet of the week. Delby is looking for a forever home!
Due to the frigid conditions, outreach teams are working to help unhoused communities.
A Cold Weather Advisory will take effect for the Chicago area and Northwest Indiana on Saturday night. Here's how to prepare.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the extended forecast.
Dangerously cold conditions have arrived in the Chicago area with below-zero highs and snow on the way for southern areas.
A former police sergeant in Joliet who was at one point charged after leaking squad car video of a man who died in Joliet police custody has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit over retaliation he faced.
A 17-year-old boy was charged in connection with the stabbing of a 26-year-old man at a Burger King in Irving Park on Friday.
Quintanilla is survived by his son, his daughter Suzette and his wife Marcella, who he wed in 1963.
Chicago weather this weekend will be frigid, with wind chills pushing temperatures below zero into the double digits.
With Chicago facing a projected deficit of more than $1 billion in 2026, why does the city's salary database show at least a dozen aldermanic aides with salaries close to $200,000? The database is wrong, but staffers are getting hefty bonuses.
The new charges for a man facing federal charges after allegedly lighting a woman on fire on the CTA Blue Line has exposed a range of gaps in the criminal justice system, experts say.
The Cook County Assessor said the county's commercial businesses saw millions of dollars cut from their property tax bills this year, and the burden was shifted onto homeowners.
A Chicago woman battling ALS said she's been struggling just to get a disabled parking space in front of her Bridgeport home.
Days after new Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach ordered an urgent review of the county's electronic monitoring program, Sheriff Tom Dart said this crisis isn't new, and that he's been warning lawmakers of problems for years.
Logan Mailloux and Matt Luff each scored his first goal of the season, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2.
Josh Giddey had 26 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds, Zach Collins added 16 points and eight rebounds off the bench and the Chicago Bulls erased a 13-point second half deficit to beat the Charlotte Hornets 129-126 and snap a seven-game losing streak.
Moore, 39, is charged with third-degree felony home invasion, as well as misdemeanor counts of stalking and of breaking and entering.
When the Chicago Bears take on the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, players and fans are in for one of the coldest games at Soldier Field in years. The sub-zero wind chills in the forecast have some fans trying to unload their tickets.
Next spring, the Joliet Slammers will play a game on the Old Joliet Prison baseball diamond where inmates used to play ball before the prison was shut down in the early 2000s.
Two men have been charged in connection with an attack on a 73-year-old woman inside her home on Wednesday in Chicago's southwest suburbs.
A man accused of punching multiple women in the face in the Loop this week was seen wearing an ankle monitor while he did it. Prosecutors said he shouldn't have been out on the street at all.
Moore, 39, is charged with third-degree felony home invasion, as well as misdemeanor counts of stalking and of breaking and entering.
A federal appeals court has blocked the immediate release of hundreds of immigrants detained during a Chicago-area immigration crackdown.
Defense attorneys and prosecutors are starting to select the jurors who will decide whether a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal officers broke the law.
