12-year-old reels in record-breaking fish from northwestern Montana reservoir

The sucker fish family also ranks as the third-largest family of fish in Montana, with nine species. It is followed by the minnow and salmonid (trout) families.

NASA crew leaves Mars habitat after 378 days inside

The NASA crew spent much of their time on simulated spacewalks, or "Marswalks" as they called them.

Woman attacked by shark in South Padre: ‘I thought it was a big fish’

A Texas woman recalls her terrifying escape from a shark attack on South Padre Island. The shark bit her left calf off. "My leg is pretty much gone."

South Padre Island shark attack: 2 people bitten at Texas beach

Two people were bitten by a shark and two others "encountered" the animal at South Padre Island while Fourth of July celebrations are happening with one man severely injured, officials say.

Red, Webb and boom: NASA telescope captures celestial firework from young star

The hourglass shape is created by a young star gathering mass from its parent molecular cloud. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured the celestial fireworks happening within the constellation Taurus.

Officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of owls – to save other owls

To prevent the extinction of the threatened spotted owl species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to kill thousands of invasive barred owls across forests in the western U.S.

Earth just had two near-misses with asteroids

Earth narrowly avoided two near-misses with asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21, providing valuable data for planetary defense, NASA reported.

Red Rocks UFO: Workers say strange object hovered over Colorado concert venue

A UFO sighting at Red Rocks was reported to the National UFO Reporting Center, with employees saying they watched a “large, disc-shaped craft” vanish into thin air.

Charlotte the stingray, pregnant fish despite no male companion, has died

Charlotte, a stingray that got pregnant at a North Carolina aquarium despite not having shared a tank with a male of her species, has died.

Boa thought to be male gives birth to 14 snakes by extremely rare virgin birth phenomenon

Ronaldo, a 13-year-old Brazilian rainbow boa, was believed to be male and had not been in contact with any other snakes for at least nine years, according to researchers.

Fort Worth man offered $200M to buy Virgin Orbit. He had less than $1 in his bank account, SEC claims

The SEC claims the North Texas man actually had less than $1 in his bank account when he made the offer, falsely claimed he had an SMU law degree and lied about having investments "in over 13 space companies."

Full 'Strawberry Moon' welcomes first day of summer

The full Strawberry Moon on June 21 will appear extremely low on the horizon, the lowest Moon of the year. June's full Moon also happens a day after summer solstice, the longest day of the year and the official start of astronomical summer.

Houston airports introduce air taxis with new partnership

In a groundbreaking move towards the future of transportation, Wisk Aero, a leader in Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) has teamed up with Houston Airports to bring autonomous flying cars to the Greater Houston area.