NASA will beam Super Bowl LIX to orbit for astronauts aboard the International Space Station

Space News - 8 February, 2025 - 17:00
The Super Bowl is one of the most-watched sporting events across the world (for Americans), and there's a chance for astronauts living aboard the International Space Station to catch the big game.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 147 — Not As They Seem

Space News - 8 February, 2025 - 16:14
On Episode 147 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik speak with Mick West, a passionate conspiracy debunker.

Croatia's 1st satellite captures its first views of home (photo)

Space News - 8 February, 2025 - 16:00
Croatia's first ever satellite has just beamed to Earth the first image of its homeland.

No-Fooling: United Airlines Schedules One-Time Boeing 767 167-Seat Flight From Washington Dulles To Newark On April 1st

Aviation News - 8 February, 2025 - 15:00

United Airlines has scheduled a domestic flight using a Boeing 767-300ER on April 1, operating between Washington and Newark. While this may be a repositioning flight, tickets are available for purchase.

Exploring Venus may require exotic tech like balloons and 'aerobots'

Space News - 8 February, 2025 - 14:00
Scientists are proposing ways to explore Venus in the next decade and beyond by way of a host of advanced technologies, from balloons to long-lived landers.

TUI Belgium Will Suspend All Long-Haul Flights & Retire Final Boeing 787

Aviation News - 8 February, 2025 - 13:24

This winter will mark the end of TUI Belgium’s long-haul operation from Brussels. The carrier has decided that the routes it operated—typically to leisure destinations across the Atlantic—are no longer commercially viable.

PLAY Downsizes Airbus Aircraft On North American Summer Routes

Aviation News - 8 February, 2025 - 13:00

Iceland-based low-cost carrier PLAY has continued to tinker with its North American network, swapping aircraft and, thus, reducing its overall capacity on flights to the United States.

Eclipse at sea: Best cruises for the total solar eclipse 2026

Space News - 8 February, 2025 - 12:00
From Arctic frontiers to Mediterranean shores: The greatest 2026 total solar eclipses to give you the best view of totality.

STARLUX Brings Viasat WiFi Onboard Fleet-Wide

Aviation News - 8 February, 2025 - 11:00

STARLUX Airlines and Viasat have partnered to offer the airline’s passengers the company’s high-performance in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution in a phased rollout.

Unruly Frontier Airlines Passenger Restrained Inflight After Kicking Seats & Cracking Window

Aviation News - 8 February, 2025 - 01:07

On a Frontier Airlines flight headed for Houston earlier this week, a man had a violent outburst that included kicking seats, trying to smash a plane window, and finally cracking the Plexiglass of the window before fellow passengers physically detained him, according to ABC News. The incident occurred on Flight 4856, which had just departed from Denver International Airport, approximately 20 minutes into its flight to Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

Vast Space now aims for 2026 launch of Haven-1 space station after key milestone (photos)

Space News - 8 February, 2025 - 00:00
With primary structure qualification tests complete on its pathfinder module, Vast Space has updated the timeline for the launch of its Haven-1 commercial space station.

1st supernovas may have flooded the early universe with water — making life possible just 100 million years after the Big Bang

Space News - 7 February, 2025 - 23:04
Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the very first time

'Marsquakes' may solve 50-year-old mystery about the Red Planet

Space News - 7 February, 2025 - 23:04
Scientists say AI has crossed a critical 'red line' after demonstrating how two popular large language models could clone themselves.

Supernova 'rains' could give rise to mysteriously magnetic dead stars

Space News - 7 February, 2025 - 21:00
New research indicates that matter ejected during the supernova death of a star can fall back to neutrons stars, giving rise to mysterious "low-field magnetars."

At Least 19 Aircraft Have Gone Missing In The 21st Century So Far

Aviation News - 7 February, 2025 - 19:07

At least 19 aircraft have gone missing in the 21st century, excluding the newest potential case, involving a Bering Air Cessna 208 Caravan, which disappeared on February 6.

This DC-Area Airport Could Receive Its 1st Commercial Flights This Year

Aviation News - 7 February, 2025 - 19:00

Travelers in the Washington DC area may soon have a fourth option for scheduled commercial flights. Virginia's busiest general aviation gateway, Manassas Regional Airport (MNZ), is undergoing a redevelopment worth up to $125 million to welcome flights from low-cost and point-to-point carriers.

Tiny spacecraft could travel across interstellar space with this 'trampoline' lightsail

Space News - 7 February, 2025 - 19:00
Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have taken a major step toward developing lightsails that could one day carry tiny spacecraft to distant star systems.

Black holes could 'bend it like Beckham' to reveal hidden asymmetries of the universe

Space News - 7 February, 2025 - 18:49
Black holes and soccer balls don't have much in common, but if black holes are curved when kicked, it might say something deep about the cosmos.

The 4 Long-Haul Airlines To Fly Different Carriers’ Aircraft To The US This Year

Aviation News - 7 February, 2025 - 18:05

Over 75 airlines will have long-haul passenger flights to/from the US this year. Naturally, they will operate their own aircraft in virtually every case. However, analyzing every planned flight using Cirium Diio data shows that four carriers will temporarily lease equipment from other airlines. It is so rare that just 0.22% of the country's long-haul services—one in every 455—will operate like this.

SpaceX launching 21 Starlink satellites from Florida on Feb. 8

Space News - 7 February, 2025 - 17:00
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch 21 more of the company's Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast on Saturday (Feb. 8)

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