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Seven worlds align under one sky in a breathtaking photograph captured by astrophotographer Josh Dury.

British Airways has a fleet of 18 new Airbus A350-1000s in service now, with an average of 3.5 years old. The airline exclusively operates the Airbus A350-1000 variant, having not received any examples of the A350-900 model.

On February 20th, 2025, Airbus released its 4th quarter and full year 2024 earnings report. While the European planemaker certainly had a better year than Boeing, it had its own share of challenges during the past calendar year.

NASA's PUNCH and SPHEREx missions are scheduled to launch no earlier than Friday (Feb. 28). Here's what each is built to do, and why they could yield some terrific results for astronomers.

Intuitive Machines is poised to launch its second lunar lander in as many years, marking a significant milestone in commercial space exploration.

RTX Corporation, in a February 25 statement, announced that one of its companies – Collins Aerospace – got picked by Boeing to provide 144 ejection seats for the United States Air Force’s (USAF’s) Boeing F-15EX Eagle II two-seat fighter jet. For RTX, it’s continuing a proud product line and for F-15EX aircrew of today and tomorrow – giving F-15EX aircrew seats that have a spinal injury rate of less than 1%.

The Super Heavy booster that will fly on the eighth test mission of SpaceX's Starship megarocket is now on the launch pad. Liftoff is scheduled for Friday (Feb. 28).

A propellant leak was to blame for the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket crashing to Earth over Europe last week, SpaceX says.

Based on IATA slot seasons, northern carriers will switch to summer schedules on March 30 and maintain them until October 25. Some 49 US and Canadian airports will have non-stop passenger flights to Europe during this period. It rises to 50 if the tiny Saint Pierre, in the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, off the east coast of Canada near Newfoundland, is included.

NASA employees have been told they are not required to respond to a Trump administration email request to list achievements or potentially face termination.

A United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday morning after a mechanical issue was reported mid-flight, according to the New York Post. United Flight 1544, which had taken off from Newark at 05:55, was en route to Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas when it had to turn back just an hour into the flight. The flight, a Boeing 757-200, carried 176 passengers and six crew members.

Virgin Atlantic, though younger than many of its European rivals, is an iconic airline. Founded by tycoon Richard Branson, the airline was created to bring more competition to the London market, specifically on long-haul flights. The airline operates a fleet of widebody Airbus and Boeing jets across its network, and its global route map stretches as far as Asia and North America from London.

Samus Aran returns in 2025 with Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, a first-person action adventure that's been in the works for nearly a decade.

Welcome to my 158th weekly routes article! I have analyzed some subjectively exciting services that took off between February 18 and 24 (unless stated). Click here to see my last jam-packed article!

China's Mars rover discovered evidence of an ancient Red Planet beach. Here's why scientists are excited about this.

Avelo Airlines will cut four routes, two each from Bradley International Airport (BDL) and Wilmington Airport (ILG), in the next few weeks, with its overall flight schedule still growing year-on-year (YoY).

Air Transat,which is owned by the tour operator Transat, operates somewhat under the radar. It is Canada's largest leisure airline and typically carries around five million passengers annually.

The Airbus A380 is the largest passenger jet in service today. The Superjumbo was designed for the hub-and-spoke model and is able to handle many of the world's longest ultra-long-haul routes. However, things are rarely that simple and the A380 finds itself on many high-capacity short-haul flights. The shortest A380 flights are less than 1,000 miles, while the longest non-stop A380 flight is Emirates' 8,824-mile-long flight from Dubai to Auckland, New Zealand.

A mysterious burst of radiowaves with more energy than the sun emits in a year has been traced back to a cosmic graveyard dead galaxy filled with ancient stars.

Most of the planets are aligned in our night sky right now, providing a treat for skywatchers. Are such "planetary parades" visible from other worlds?