'Red Planet,' 'Top Gun' and 'Batman: Forever' star Val Kilmer dies at 65

Space News - 2 April, 2025 - 22:36
Kilmer leaves a legacy of engaging film roles including Batman and even a Mars astronaut.

25 years on, Vin Diesel's 'Pitch Black' still outshines every other Riddick film — and we think we know why

Space News - 2 April, 2025 - 22:00
As the cult classic sci-fi monster movie turns 25, we look at why it eclipses everything Vin Diesel's antihero has done since.

Remember that asteroid everyone was worried about 2 months ago? The JWST just got a clear view of it

Space News - 2 April, 2025 - 21:00
"All together, we have a better sense of what this building-sized asteroid is like."

The World's Top 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliner Routes In April

Aviation News - 2 April, 2025 - 20:05

Airlines operating the three Boeing 787 variants (the 8, 9, and 10) will collectively have an average of 1,160 round-trip long-haul flights daily in April, based on Cirium Diio data. The type is now so popular that more than one in four long-haul services is on it. Nearly three-quarters more such flights are on the 787 than the Airbus A350, which entered service four years later in 2015.

Europe's life-hunting ExoMars rover gets new landing platform to replace canceled Russian craft

Space News - 2 April, 2025 - 20:00
The European Space Agency has picked Airbus to build the landing platform for the life-hunting ExoMars rover Rosalind Franklin, which is scheduled to launch in 2028.

Familiar faces return in 'Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld', which hits Disney+ on May the 4th (video)

Space News - 2 April, 2025 - 19:48
Disney has revealed its third animated Star Wars anthology series, which takes us deeper into the galaxy's darkest corners through the eyes of two infamous bounty hunters.

SpaceX Fram2 astronauts see 'pure white' Antarctica from polar orbit: Space photo of the day

Space News - 2 April, 2025 - 19:15
Fram2 crew was surprised to not see any evidence of human activity at the South Pole from 285 miles above.

Newark Liberty Already On Track To Surpass 2024 Record Of Guns Stopped At TSA Checkpoints

Aviation News - 2 April, 2025 - 19:04

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has caught seven firearms at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) this year, putting it on track to surpass last year’s record of 21 firearms. However, this is not a record the agency wants to achieve, as it reminds travelers never to bring firearms to security checkpoints.

Delta Adds Capacity And Extends Route From Anchorage to Atlanta

Aviation News - 2 April, 2025 - 19:00

In previous years, Delta Air Lines operated its longest Boeing 757-200 route between its principal North American hub at Atlanta-Hartsfield Jackson International Airport (ATL) and Ted Stevens International Airport (ANC) in Anchorage. An extremely unique route that is known for catering to vacationers during the summer travel season, it is unsurprising that Delta has historically chosen to operate this route as a seasonal service. With limited year-round demand in previous years, the carrier has consistently chosen not to serve the route during the cold autumn and winter months.

ESA's new documentary paints worrying picture of Earth's orbital junk problem

Space News - 2 April, 2025 - 19:00
The European Space Agency's new documentary short tackles the question of whether space debris has reached crisis level.

Air Canada’s New Route Pushes Its Asian & Australasian Destinations To Record 17

Aviation News - 2 April, 2025 - 18:06

On April 2, Air Canada took off from its Pacific hub in Vancouver to Manila. While the city pair has been served by Philippine Airlines for years, this is the first time the Philippines has been part of Air Canada's network.

US Space Force picks Rocket Lab and Stoke Space to compete for national security launches

Space News - 2 April, 2025 - 18:00
Private launch companies Rocket Lab and Stoke Space have been selected to compete for future U.S. national security space launches.

Space miso is nuttier than Earth miso — but it's still miso

Space News - 2 April, 2025 - 17:00
Scientists have successfully fermented miso aboard the International Space Station, marking the first deliberate food fermentation in space that may open up new culinary possibilities for astronauts on long-term missions.

Virgin Australia Prepares For IPO In June

Aviation News - 2 April, 2025 - 16:39

Virgin Australia has continued to prepare for its initial public offering (IPO), with the airline’s executives meeting with prospective investors ahead of its potential relisting on a stock exchange.

You can still get 73% Starz for three months and watch some Marvel content following the Avengers: Doomsday cast announcement

Space News - 2 April, 2025 - 16:37
This streaming deal is a great alternative to Disney Plus as you can get three months of Starz for just $2.99 and watch Marvel content for less.

Incredible photo shows supermassive black hole blowing a jet of matter into interstellar space

Space News - 2 April, 2025 - 16:00
A spiral galaxy known as NGC 4945 exhibits powerful winds of material blowing from the supermassive black hole located at its core in a new photo taken by the Very Large Telescope in Chile.

Drone pilot who flew over Vandenberg Space Force Base sentenced to 4 months in jail

Space News - 2 April, 2025 - 15:00
A California man has been sentenced to jail for flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base and photographing the installation.

United Airlines Adds 4th Australian Destination With San Francisco-Adelaide Flights On Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Aviation News - 2 April, 2025 - 14:25

United Airlines has announced that bookings are open for direct flights between San Francisco and Adelaide, with the new route being unveiled shortly after the carrier teased three new destinations on April 1.

TU Delft researchers receive NWO funding to study life on icy moons

TU Delft nieuws - 2 April, 2025 - 12:50
Stéphanie Cazaux and Niels Ligterink have received funding from NWO under the National Science Agenda (NWA) for their research project "The Search for Life on Icy Moons." This project, part of NWA Route 15: Origins of Life – on Earth and in the Universe, focuses on how to sample material from the plumes escaping Enceladus' subsurface ocean. The funding will support the hiring of a postdoctoral researcher.

ITA Airways Starts Star Alliance Integration

Aviation News - 2 April, 2025 - 12:45

Lufthansa Group has provided another update on the integration of ITA Airways into the group, with the Italian airline, which should leave SkyTeam on April 30, receiving executives’ approval to join Star Alliance.

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