William Matthaeus, the Martin A. Pomerantz Chair of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Delaware, has won UD’s highest faculty honor — the Francis Alison Award — in recognition of his ...

Many are waking up to a winter wonderland Wednesday morning following a storm. Near the Dulles International Airport, many said the road conditions are smooth, but others said they were not looking ...

NASA's two stuck astronauts may end up back on Earth a little sooner than planned. The space agency said Tuesday that SpaceX ...

For most of Fairfax Co. and Northern Virginia VDOT handles snow cleanup. But in Vienna, the town handles all road clean up ...

It was a somber day at the State Capitol as lawmakers continued with their work in the 2025 General Assembly session while ...

ABB upgraded a variable speed drive for NASA to extend the life of the wind tunnel by at least 10 years at the agency's National Transonic Facility (NTF) at Langley Research Center in Hampton, ...

Few natural sights are revered as much as the aurora borealis, and scientists at NASA are hoping that two new rocket missions will help illuminate the processes that lead to such a magnificent light ...

WASHINGTON — NASA observed its annual Day of Remembrance on Jan. 23, honoring the members of the NASA family who lost their lives in the pursuit of exploration and discovery for benefit of humanity.

NASA plans to fly two rockets through active ... Aurora borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, are created when charged particles from the sun collide atoms in Earth's upper atmosphere ...

The sun is currently at solar maximum, according to NASA, the peak of activity in its natural cycle, which is creating more opportunities to see the northern lights. Part of New England have a ...

Dulles International and Reagan National are major airports serving the District of Columbia, Maryland and Northern Virginia. The former is named for Josh Foster Dulles, secretary of state under ...

It turns out that there is a reason why the northern lights have become so common in 2024, and, according to NASA, the pattern will continue well into 2025 and potentially 2026 as well.