Topic: NORAD

How a solar flare could send us back to the Stone Age

A powerful enough solar flare could knock out our power grids, disrupt our GPS satellites, and bring the global economy to a halt, warns a British scientists.

Unresponsive Cessna: What caused the plane crash?

Unresponsive Cessna: Could the cause of the crash of the unresponsive Cessna 421 be the same as the Payne Stewart Learjet crash in 1999?

Obama calls North Korean rocket launch 'provocative'

Despite the failure of the launch, the White House views the attempt as a threat to security.

F-16 fighters intercept small plane too close into Obama's airspace

Two F-16 fighter jets made contact with the pilot of the Cessna 182, a single-engine plane, that strayed into restricted airspace around President Obama's helicopter on Thursday in Los Angeles. More than 20 pounds of marijuana was later found aboard the intruding aircraft, officials said.

Santa tracker launches again with smart phone app, volunteers ready

Santa tracker has became a tradition for NORAD, which answers 80,000 calls on the whereabouts of Santa. There are several apps available for Apple and Android phones.

NYPD can shoot down an airliner? Experts troubled.

The NYPD chief says his department can shoot down an airliner in an emergency. But terrorism experts wonder who would give the police that authority.

NASA satellite falls on Canada as space junk. No one hurt.

The 6-ton UARS satellite — the biggest piece of space debris to fall from the sky since Sky Lab in 1979 — fell back to Earth early Saturday morning. Debris is reported to have been found near Calgary, Canada.

Huge fireball lights up sky over Eastern US

A massive fireball lit up the daytime sky over much of the East Coast on Monday, as what was most likely a meteor burned up in the earth's atmosphere.

Obama vacation book list: Is he reading up on bipartisanship?

Obama vacation activities often include reading, and his book list apparently includes one on GOP icon Ronald Reagan. If nothing else, the book could offer valuable lessons on leadership style.

California 'mystery missile' ignites debate: Friend, foe, or faux?

News video showed a spectacular contrail Monday off California's coast, and debate over the 'mystery missile' blasted off. But even as government agencies said 'it wasn't us,' the US denied any threat.

Mysterious missile off California coast has many puzzled

Mysterious missile: CBS affiliate KCBS caught the launch on camera and reported that military officials were 'tight-lipped over the nature of the projectile.'

Sonic boom over Puget Sound rattles Seattle

Sonic boom over Puget Sound: A passenger aboard a float plane that violated the airspace around Air Force One while President Barack Obama was in town Tuesday was stunned to find out about the fuss that resulted.

Sonic boom shakes Seattle after F-15s are scrambled

Sonic boom: A passenger plane unintentionally violated the airspace around Air Force One prompting the Oregon Air National Guard to scramble two F-15 fighter jets.

Vancouver bomb threat: Al Qaeda terror link or pure hoax?

A Vancouver bomb threat on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong caused Canadian officials to send fighter jets to escort the plane to the airport Saturday.

At Masters, Phil Mickelson shows Tiger Woods how it's done

Phil Mickelson won the Masters golf tournament Sunday, with Tiger Woods finishing fourth. But it was also the manner of Mickelson's win that impressed.

Plane crash in Austin points to vulnerabilities from small planes

Thousands of civilian aircraft fly within the general aviation system every day. But there are few regulations, laws, or security procedures that would prevent a pilot with ill intentions from using a plane for evil purposes.

Small plane crashes into Austin office building – was it intentional?

Witnesses say the single-engine plane appeared to accelerate before crashing into the seven-story building, where IRS employees, among others, worked.

Santa tracker? NORAD and Google Maps show the way

Online Santa trackers get fancy this year with 3D animations, video, and live interactive maps.

The ultimate Christmas gift

In an age of instant gratification, Advent’s penitential design trains our hearts and minds for the bigger hope to come.

Wayward pilots' licenses revoked, but larger questions remain

The FAA moved quickly to revoke Northwest pilots' licenses. But their mistake raises thorny issues. Do cockpits need better monitoring? Does communication between flight controllers and the US military need improvement?

Twitter jumps the shark: Yemma tweets

North Korea's Kim Jong Il reaffirms his leadership

A rare public appearance Thursday at the legislature, where he was unanimously reelected, came days after a missile launch.

North Korea used dummy satellite, South Korean experts say

Their assertion boosts US view that Pyongyang used Sunday’s launch to develop long-range missile technology, not to explore space.

Obama said N. Korea 'broke the rules.' Now what?

N. Korea's missile launch Sunday complicates the long-term strategy of the US and her Asian allies toward Pyongyang's nuclear program.