6 things to know about the first space shuttle flight

Back on April 12, 1981, the space shuttle roared to life for the first time. Columbia lifted off from Kennedy Space Center carrying two astronauts – a moonwalker, John Young, and a rookie, Bob Crippen.

Total eclipse dazzles North Texas

Hundreds of thousands in North Texas watched as the Monday morning clouds parted, and for about four dazzling minutes, the moon blocked out the sun.

Solar Eclipse 2024: Crowd at UTA takes in eclipse

Hundreds of people at University of Texas at Arlington watched the moment day turned to night. Some of the people in the crowd called the total solar eclipse one of the coolest things they had ever seen.