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The plume from a rocket engine burn high in Earth's atmosphere caused a glowing spectacle similar in appearance to a nebula.

NASA's oldest active astronaut, the 70-year-old Don Pettit, has returned home to Houston after a seven-month stint aboard the International Space Station.

The first 27 satellites of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet constellation are now scheduled to lift off atop an Atlas V rocket on April 28 from Florida.

Last week, scientists announced they found the "strongest evidence yet" of alien life beyond our solar system. However, the scientific community remains skeptical.

A fleet of cubesats will act as a radio telescope to map the cosmic Dark Ages, its builders say.

This new teaser is packed with pregnancy, the power of family, plus the Silver Surfer.

Astronomers have observed a twinkling star and discovered an abundance of mysterious plasma structures in our cosmic neighborhood.

An Airbus A330-300 operated by Delta Air Lines was grounded on Monday after one of its engines caught fire at Orlando International Airport (MCO). The incident occurred shortly after the Atlanta-bound aircraft pushed back from the gate.

A breathtaking new image of the famous Eagle Nebula captures a towering pillar of gas and dust sculpted by intense stellar radiation.

An American Airlines aircraft flying from Palm Beach International Airport in Florida to Philadelphia International Airport had to divert to Charlotte Douglas International Airport because of a mechanical issue. Thankfully, no injuries were reported in the incident.

While it's much smaller than the largest supermassive black holes detected, it's still a whopper considering how early in the history of the universe it appeared.

Boeing has brought back two 737 MAX 8 aircraft to the US from its 737 Completion and Delivery Center in Zhoushan, China, amid an ever-escalating trade war between China and the United States, with the latter country putting an up to 245% tariff on the former.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority shows the country had 256 million international passengers in 2024 (700,000+ daily). Traffic rose 8% compared to 2023 and exceeded the pre-pandemic volume in 2019 by 0.3%. Examining every airport pair shows the UK had 30 international markets with one million passengers or more, led by London Heathrowto New York JFK.Of course, the results would be different at the city level.

Etihad Airways has filed additional flights to Paris, France, with the additional four weekly flights scheduled to be flown with its incoming Airbus A321LR aircraft, a long-range derivative of the A231neo.

The Australian regional carrier Airnorth has inaugurated a brand-new transcontinental service: Perth-Alice Springs-Cairns. While flights are scheduled aboard the Embraer E190, Flightradar24 shows the E170 occasionally appearing. Flights are blocked at up to 6h 5m.

NASA's Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars — a major clue that the Red Planet used to be habitable.

Active runways at airports are monitored closely to keep them clear for arriving and departing airplanes. Any movement of aircraft or ground vehicles on the runways or around them must be done with ATC permission, and breaking such protocols can result in investigation and even penalties.

A TUI Airways Boeing 787-9 that was scheduled to fly to Birmingham, the United Kingdom, was forced to abort takeoff due to a cockpit alert, the Mayor of Melbourne, Florida, confirmed in a statement.

The infant universe's population of huge black holes could owe itself to ultralight dark matter, scientists say.

SpaceX launched its 32nd cargo mission to the International Space Station today (April 21), sending more than 3 tons of supplies and scientific hardware to the orbiting lab for NASA.