A NASA spacecraft is about to make the closest approach to the sun.

A Chinese national has been charged with acting as an illegal agent for Beijing when serving as the campaign manager for an unnamed local California politician.

A cryptocurrency entrepreneur who had bought a piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, for $6.2 million last week ate the fruit in Hong Kong on Friday.

A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York.

Once a month, the sky is as bright as a spotlight when the moon is full. But there‘s another time during the month when the sky is dark.

All what we're looking forward to!

Local filmmaker Bryce Howard premieres his newest production "Pecan Park" this Sun, Oct 27th. Doors Open at 6:30pm, the premiere starts at 7p. It will be shown downtown in the Hicks Auditorium. Tickets can be purchased through www.eventbrite.com

The decision by New York prosecutors to charge a former aide to the New York governor this week with acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government has raised concerns about China’s efforts to influence U.S. politics.

The arrest of a former aide to two New York governors highlights a broad effort by the federal government to root out covert agents advancing China’s interests on American soil.

Federal prosecutors say a former aide to two New York governors has been charged with acting as an undisclosed agent of the Chinese government.

Thousands of people are spending Friday on the St. Johns River for Boater Skip Day. It is the "unofficial" holiday where people play hooky for a fun day on the water.

The sun is up and the suf is out- here is what Meteorologist Mark Collins has to say from the sandy beaches!

The WNBA annual Commissioner’s Cup gets underway this week using a new format for the in-season tournament.

If you’ve ever spotted cars with chameleon, chrome-like finishes, patterns such as stripes and camouflage, or just an off-beat pink or lime green, you’ve likely seen a vinyl wrap.

You can see crescent shadows only during partial solar eclipses. Just look at the ground beneath a leafy tree to see how the sunlight casts crescent-shaped shadows on the ground.

Space weather forecasters have issued a geomagnetic storm watch through Monday.

Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe.

Sunny skies and miles of smiles

North Korea says it's hosting a Chinese government delegation led by Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, as it continues its efforts to strengthen ties with Beijing and Moscow.

A weekly preview of Florida HBCU football games.

A weekly recap of football scores of Florida HBCU football games.

Seasonal temperatures start the week, wind and rain return midweek

Overnight lows will be in the low 70s.

A new study suggests water on Mars may be more widespread and recent than previously thought.

Today the sun will be bright before it gets clouded up by the evening. Highs turn warmer near 70 with dry conditions.

Wednesday was a big day if you live on planet Earth.

It’s a quiet and cool evening across the area, and the cool air will remain for the overnight. It won’t be a cool as last night, with temps leveling off in the mid 50s.

Astronomers have discovered the closest known black hole to Earth, just 1,600 light-years away.

WNBA enters final month of the season with 11 of 12 teams in contention for playoff spots and five franchises within three games of each other atop the standings.

A NASA spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona.

A new study says there are lots of stars and planets in our galactic neighborhood that can get a good glimpse of Earth and its civilization.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Electric scooters are fun and popular in downtown Jacksonville, but as News4Jax reported last week, they can also be dangerous if used the wrong way. New tonight, we have a warning from The operations manager of one of the electric scooter vendors issued a warning to riders Friday. Three weeks ago, hundreds of electric scooters were brought to Jacksonville as part of a one-year pilot program to bring new life into downtown. That’s why on Friday, the SPIN electric scooter company, one of the four companies with scooters downtown, held a safety event to address those concerns. Last week, News4Jax watched a scooter rider traveling in the wrong direction and almost get hit by a car.

Get out, soak up some sun while it’s hereA cool afternoon with near seasonal highs. Friday: Cool, breezy start with wake up temperatures in the 50s to low 60s. Afternoon highs in the 60s to low 70s. Wake up temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s. Afternoon highs in the upper 50s to low 60s.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – NASA’s images of the Sun’s dynamic and ­­­dazzling beauty have captivated the attention of millions. In 2021, the US Postal Service is showcasing the Sun’s many faces with a series of Sun Science forever stamps that show images of solar activity captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO. “I have been a stamp collector all my life and I can’t wait to see NASA science highlighted in this way,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) in Washington. The images display common events on the Sun, such as solar flares, sunspots and coronal loops. That solar activity can drive space weather closer to Earth that can interfere with technology and radio communications in space.

The Northern Lights, as seen in the sky over Alaska the night of Feb. 16, 2017, from the Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s on my bucket list- seeing the Northern Lights. The Delta Planetarium Facebook page is hosting a livestream event about the Northern Lights Thursday the 21st beginning at 7 p.m. Mike Murray, Astronomer and Planetarium Manager, will explore what causes the phenomenon and how to observe them. “See the Northern Lights” is free and open to everyone on the Delta College Planetarium’s Facebook page. How the Northern Lights FormAccording to NASA -the Sun sends us more than heat and light; it sends lots of other energy and small particles our way.

(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)GENEVA – The Swiss supreme court explained Friday why it has ordered a retrial for Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang in a doping case, citing anti-China bias related to killing dogs for food by one of the judges in the case. Hostile social media posts on Twitter by Court of Arbitration for Sport judge Franco Frattini persuaded the federal court he should not have presided over banning the Chinese swimmer. “In his tweets, the arbitrator (Frattini) castigates a Chinese practice of dog slaughter and denounces the consumption of this meat at a local festival in China,” the Swiss court said in a statement. After CAS published its verdict last February, Sun's lawyers appealed to the Swiss supreme court. The 10-hour hearing in Montreux, Switzerland, was a rare CAS case held in open court, at the three-time Olympic champion’s request, and streamed live online.

At stake in a second CAS hearing would be Yang’s chance to compete at the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics now set for July 2021. The Swiss court ruling appears to have swung on an objection by Sun’s lawyers to the chairman of the three-judge panel, former Italian foreign minister Franco Frattini. It is even possible to overturn a CAS verdict in the federal court and still lose the re-trial. When Canas went to federal court, Swiss judges ruled his right to be heard had been breached and sent back the case. Immediately, Sun said he planned to appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal, which is Switzerland’s highest court.

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 file photo, actor Tom Cruise wears a face mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as he greets fans during a break from shooting Mission Impossible 7, along Rome's Fori Imperiali avenue. Tom Cruise has launched an expletive-laden rant at colleagues on the set of his latest Mission: Impossible movie after he reportedly spotted two workers failing to abide by social distancing rules. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file)LONDON – Tom Cruise has launched an expletive-laden rant at colleagues on the set of his latest "Mission: Impossible" movie, after he reportedly spotted two workers failing to respect social distancing rules. Many movies have either been delayed until after the pandemic is over or because of COVID-related delays on set, including the seventh instalment of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise. During his outburst, Cruise notes the higher costs for insuring a movie in these times.

LONDON – British singer Rita Ora apologized Monday for breaking lockdown rules by holding a birthday party, saying it was “a serious and inexcusable error of judgment.”The Sun newspaper ran photos of Ora and others, including models Cara and Poppy Delevingne, arriving at the Casa Cruz restaurant in London’s Notting Hill area on Saturday. Under lockdown rules that end Wednesday, all pubs and restaurants in England must close except for takeout and delivery, and people are barred from meeting indoors with members of other households. Ora, whose hits include “Anywhere” and “I Will Never Let You Down,” said she now realized “how irresponsible these actions were and I take full responsibility.”Reports of the party attracted widespread criticism. Asked about the event, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman, Jamie Davies, said it was “important that everybody in society sets an example by following the rules. That is for every member of the public, including celebrities.”(backslash)Britain has Europe's worst coronavirus death toll, at over 58,000 people.

The United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket launches NASA's Parker Solar Probe to touch the Sun from Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on August 12, 2018 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (CNN) - NASA's Parker Solar Probe launched a year ago on a mission to touch the sun. He was the first the theorize solar wind, the flow of charged gases from the sun, present in most of the solar system. WISPR has returned images of the solar wind streaming out from the sun from its first pass in November. The mission's objectives include "tracing the flow of energy that heats and accelerates the sun's corona and solar wind, determining the structure and dynamics of the plasma and magnetic fields at the sources of the solar wind and explore mechanisms that accelerate and transport energetic particles."

The first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in 99 years zooms across the country. No need to break out the eclipse glasses this year (unless you live within the path of totality): Astronomy lovers can livestream Tuesday's total solar eclipse over South America from the comfort of just about anywhere with WiFi. Along with Argentina and Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay will experience a partial solar eclipse, as well as parts of Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela and Panama, according to NASA. August 2017 marked the last time all of North America caught a glimpse of a total solar eclipse. The path of totality ran from Oregon to South Carolinathe first time in 99 years a total solar eclipse crossed the Atlantic and Pacific.