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After over a week of brutal delays and other incidents at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), airlines and aviation regulators have decided to meet to plan additional flight cutbacks at the airport to prevent further incidents from arising. According to Bloomberg, these private discussions are an immediate response to multiple incidents in which radar systems broke down at the airport over the past week, leaving air traffic controllers blind.

TAP Air Portugal will be launching two new routes to the United States next week. The first, a flight connecting the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, with Los Angeles, will be the company's longest non-stop route across the Atlantic and also across its entire network. The second flight will connect Portugal's second-largest city, Porto (OPO), with Boston (BOS). This will become TAP Air Portugal's shortest route to the United States. It is not the airline's shortest long-haul route overall, though.

Stratolaunch released a thrilling new video documenting its second hypersonic flight and full recovery for its Talon-A2 autonomous vehicle.

Amateur astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a colorful view of the Rho Ophiuchi star-forming region alongside Messier 4.

The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus lander fell back to Earth today (May 10), bringing a five-decade space odyssey to a dramatic end.

On Episode 160 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Charles Slatkin to talk about the legacy of Dr. Robert Goddard, the "Father of Rocketry."

It's been one year since the historic Gannon Storm lit up the night sky with auroras and piqued interest in space weather. Here's what experts say we learned from the historic event.

SpaceX sent 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast this morning (May 10), its second launch in a little over six hours.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base tonight (May 9), carrying 26 Starlink satellites for the company's growing constellation.

After a week of brutal delays, flight cancellations and negative attention, the struggles plaguing Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) continue. One of the largest airports serving the New York Area, the facility is a major gateway for passengers traveling on United Airlines (which operates a major hub there) and for cargo headed to the region. After a major air traffic control (ATC) outage last week, radar screens again went black in the early hours of the morning on Friday, May 9.

Pour some coffee for our exclusive chat with the talented Scandinavian filmmaker, Victor Danell, as he talks about the influence of Spielberg, nostalgia, and the Swedish tradition of Fika.

President Trump has picked former Air Force colonel Matt Anderson to be second in command at NASA.

Every time this doomed star plunges through a supermassive black hole's accretion disk, it loses orbital energy and triggers a burst of X-rays.

Rocket Lab has signed a contract to launch its new Neutron rocket on a test flight that will advance the U.S. Air Force's point-to-point cargo transportation concept.

The lavish galactic saga of "Foundation" returns to Apple TV+ on July 11, starring Lee Pace, Jared Harris, and Lou Llobell.

A Spanish court has ruled that Ryanair must refund $165 (€147) to a passenger for hand luggage charges on five flights between 2019 and 2024. The ruling is based on the court’s determination that hand luggage is an essential part of air travel and should not incur additional fees.

The spiral galaxy NGC 3596 is viewed face-on in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image that incorporates six different wavelengths of light.

A mother and son duo have made history at Alaska Airlines, becoming the first mom-and-son pilot team to fly a commercial flight for the airline. The two pilots flew from Seattle to Kahului, Maui, last week, marking a unique milestone.

A perfect time to explore the lunar maria.

The Airbus A380 has had a curious history since it first flew over 20 years ago, on April 27, 2005. Financially, it was a massive loss for the European plane maker, which had spent €25 billion ($28.1 billion) on research and development on the double-decker, per AviationWeek’s estimates.