Virgin Galactic launches Richard Branson, 5 others into space

Richard Branson and five other crew members reached the edge of space Sunday, making him one of only roughly 600 people to ever leave the Earth’s atmosphere.

Pollinators find growth at DTE's O'Shea Park as bee populations attempt to rebound

Almonds, Apples, Bananas, Blue Berries, Peaches, Pears, and even coffee all require pollinators help to flourish. Here are a few ways people can help them grow.

'Mega comet' discovered flying into solar system: scientists

According to scientists on social media, the hunk of rock and ice will approach as close as Saturn's orbit in the next decade.

DTW's North Terminal to be renamed after Wayne County Exec. Warren Evans

The North Terminal opened in 2008 as the airport retired its Smith and Berry terminals and has been called that due to its location on the airport's campus.

Jupiter's largest moon seen in first close-up in two decades

The spacecraft flew closer to Jupiter’s largest moon than any other in more than two decades, offering dramatic glimpses of the icy orb.

Jeff Bezos plans to go to space aboard Blue Origin flight in July

Jeff Bezos, his brother and the winner of an auction will be aboard Blue Origin’s first human space flight on July 20.

Don't eat cicadas if you are allergic to shrimp, shellfish, FDA warns

The Food and Drug Administration has a colorful warning for people with a shellfish allergy: don’t eat cicadas. Turns out, the agency warns, that the noisy insects actually share a "family relation" to shrimp and lobsters.

NASA picks 2 new missions to Venus to study 'lost habitable' world

NASA is sending missions to Venus to better understand the solar system’s hottest planet and how it evolved so differently from Earth.

China deploys rover on Martian surface

China’s first Mars rover has driven down from its landing platform and is now roaming the surface of the red planet.

Elephant Toothpaste
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Hydrogen peroxide is a mild antiseptic you may reach for to treat minor scrapes, burns or cuts. But did you know it can also be used to create a bubbling, foamy science experiment we call ?Elephant Toothpaste?? In this week?s Lori's Science Corner, we?ll use the properties of hydrogen peroxide to simulate ?elephant toothpaste!? Direct message me through Facebook at Lori Pinson Fox2 with your observations!

Rare fish that lives thousands of feet under the ocean washes ashore in California state park

The angler fish usually lives 3,000 feet under the ocean, and it's rare for humans to see one fully intact. But this deep sea fish with teeth "like pointed shards of glass" recently washed ashore at a California state park.

Video shows man confronted by tiger in residential Texas neighborhood

Authorities are searching for a Texas man whose tiger was found wandering around a residential area in Houston on Sunday night.

Michigan might get a glimpse of a rocket launch tonight

Any southeast Michigan residents might be lucky enough to see a rocket launch this evening when a Black Brant XII sounding rocket lifts off from Virginia - assuming the skies are clear and the wind doesn't delay the launch further.