Kailey E. Hunt

1 month ago | kut.org | Kailey E. Hunt

Heavy rain, large hail, damaging wind gusts, as well as an isolated tornado are possible for the Austin area on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for northwestern Williamson County until 10 a.m.A severe thunderstorm watch is also in effect for parts on Central Texas, including Travis and Hays counties until 10 a.m. Scattered hail up to the size of tennis balls is likely.

2 months ago | kut.org | Kailey E. Hunt

Former Liberty Hill Independent School District Superintendent Steven Snell was sworn in as Williamson County judge Monday. "We we are very honored to have Steve join us in an extremely fast growing county with a lot of big decisions ahead of us," Precinct Three Commissioner Valerie Covey said. He will serve in the role until the county's next general election in November 2026, at which point, Snell said, he intends to seek a full-term as county judge.

Mar 19, 2025 | kut.org | Kailey E. Hunt

Firefly Aerospace successfully concluded its first moon mission earlier this week, but not before its Blue Ghost lander captured first-of-its-kind images of the lunar sunset. The images were taken at the Blue Ghost's landing site on the moon’s near-side (the side you can see from Earth), in a more than 300-mile-wide basin called the Mare Crisium.

Mar 16, 2025 | tpr.org | Kailey E. Hunt

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully captured images overnight of a total solar eclipse from the moon — a first for the commercial space industry. These are not to be confused with the images you may have seen captured overnight of the total lunar eclipse back here on Earth. That's because when the Earth began to move between the sun and the moon last night, it caused a shadow to be cast on the lunar surface ...

Mar 14, 2025 | kut.org | Kailey E. Hunt

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully captured images overnight of a total solar eclipse from the moon — a first for the commercial space industry. These are not to be confused with the images you may have seen captured overnight of the total lunar eclipse back here on Earth. That's because when the Earth began to move between the sun and the moon last night, it caused a shadow to be cast on the lunar surface ...