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Supermassive black holes could act as natural particle accelerators, helping humanity investigate dark matter.

United Airlines has officially finalized a deal with the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) to add five more gates to its operations at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD). The move comes ahead of a summer that is expected to see record numbers of flights and air travelers passing through O’Hare’s doors.

New research suggests there may be a narrow window of possibility for life to persist on the icy moons of the outer solar system.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 satellites for the company's Starlink constellation from Cape Canaveral, Florida on June 3, 2025.

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Oregon as geomagnetic storm conditions start to wane.

In-orbit servicing and refueling could help curb the environmental harm done by the space industry. But will operators subscribe to the greener business model? The jury is out.

Can rainbows be found in space? TU Delft student Niels Rubbrecht explored this question in his Master’s thesis and observed parallel, colour-varying stripes completely unlike the optical phenomena typically seen on Earth. He won first prize at the 21st Pegasus Student Conference 2025 with it.

A newly designed, AI-powered program could solve the puzzle of binary stars in mere seconds using a common laptop, a process that currently takes supercomputer clusters weeks.

Bookings systems at American Airlines were down for a considerable portion of Monday. First reports of a systems outage began emerging late in the morning (east coast time), and systems appeared to remain down for approximately four hours. Customers were unable to search for flights or complete bookings on either the website or app. Both were providing an automated message saying "Our system is having trouble", encouraging users to try again in a few minutes.

The Airbus A350-900 is Delta Air Lines' flagship subfleet, at least until its -1000s are delivered. According to ch-aviation.com, it has 37 A350-900s, not all active. They have three very different configurations, with five examples—all ex-LATAM—having 339 seats. For now, at least, no other aircraft in Delta's fleet has that many seats.

The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame just held its annual induction ceremony, but one of this year's two honorees could not attend for a reason unique to all past enshrinements.

Mars' core formed within just a few million years, scientists say compared to the hundreds of millions or even billions of years that it took for Earth's core to form — it also might smell like rotten eggs.

Delta Air Lines, Air France-KLM, Virgin Atlantic, and IndiGo will partner to give passengers more extensive travel options and seamless connectivity between North America, Europe, and India. The carriers will look to grow the partnership on a global scale.

A truck has hit a Saudia Boeing 787-9 that was parked in London, the United Kingdom, causing damage to the aircraft’s fuselage near the aft section. The aircraft’s return flight to Saudi Arabia was canceled.

As Star Citizen approaches a billion dollars in funding and with no full release date in sight, we take a look at its history and the current state of this ambitious space epic.

Aurora Australisa, or the "southern lights" was on full display on June 1, 2025, as spectators outside Christchurch, New Zealand witnessed firsthand.

Tokyo-based company ispace aims to land its "Resilience" spacecraft in the moon's Mare Frigoris ("Sea of Cold") region on June 5, notching a big milestone for Japan and for commercial spaceflight.

On the first day of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM), Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic, and IndiGo announced a groundbreaking partnership to connect India with Europe and North America.

A collision between the Milky Way and neighboring galaxy Andromeda is far from a sure thing; in fact, it could hinge on the flip of a cosmic coin.

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Massachusetts geomagnetic storm conditions continue.