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Our sun is wobbling, and this has a huge impact upon the regularity of many of Earth's meteor showers, according to a new study.

In a follow-up Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing to its Q1 results report, Southwest Airlines has detailed that it now has 672 firm orders and options for Boeing 737 MAX 7 and 737 MAX 8 aircraft scheduled for delivery up to 2031.

A Lufthansa Airbus A380 flying from Los Angeles to Munich had to divert to Boston this week after a passenger lost their tablet in the structure of their business class seat. Given the safety concerns surrounding this incident, particularly regarding the potential for the device to overheat, the decision was taken to get the plane on the ground earlier than planned in order for technicians to address the issue.

Ground handling at airports is guided by strict protocols for the safety of the aircraft as well as the workers. However, there have been several incidents in the past involving ground workers getting injured and occasionally even losing their lives.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a notice to stakeholders potentially seeking grants from the Federal government in fiscal year 2025 and beyond, with the notice affecting communities seeking Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds.

An amateur astrophotographer has captured a stunningly detailed view of the spiral galaxy Messier 106, which is located 24 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici.

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a conjunction) in the predawn sky.

American Airlines is facing a lawsuit filed by the son of a passenger who became severely ill during a flight and died later of a heart attack in an ambulance. The airline is being sued for not giving appropriate medical assistance to the passenger on time and failing to take reasonable steps to respond to the situation.

Boeing has confirmed that it has been talking with its Chinese customer airlines about their intentions regarding their aircraft deliveries, with the company saying that it is actively looking at options to remarket already built or in-assembly aircraft.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Fore Station on Thursday (April 24), carrying 28 Starlink satellites to orbit.

As scientists and space enthusiasts commemorate the Hubble Space Telescope's 35 years in orbit, the mission team joined in by delivering a fresh collection of awe-inspiring images.

Valleys on Mars suggest the Red Planet was once covered in flowing water — but it's still a mystery how that could have been.

The end of the long-running animated show puts Anakin Skywalker's downfall in a whole new perspective.

A NASA Mars orbiter recently spotted the Curiosity rover driving across the Red Planet's surface, capturing an unprecedented off-Earth action shot.

Thirty-five years ago today, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into Earth orbit.

Nobody knows it, but the universe has a secret smile, and it uses it only for Earth.

Super-Earths can exist in wider orbits around their parent stars than was previously believed, suggesting these Earth-like exoplanets could be more common than we thought.

The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 20 mission arrived at the nation's Tiangong space station today (April 24), about 6.5 hours after lifting off.

The first public look at Predator: Badlands has finally arrived, and it's safe to say this new entry is doubling down on the series' sci-fi worldbuilding.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have peered into galaxies that existed at cosmic noon to hunt ravenously feeding black holes and bursts of starbirth.