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Recent sighting of spacecraft and debris burning through the atmosphere during their plummet back to Earth offer some clues as to what the reentry of a failed Soviet Venus lander might look like.

JetBlue, a New York-based hybrid carrier, announced today that it has been ranked as the top airline for business-class passenger satisfaction by J.D. Power's 2025 North America Airline Satisfaction Study. This award primarily underscores the competitive success of JetBlue's Mint premium cabin, which has disrupted the traditional balance of large legacy carriers offering premium services across the North Atlantic.

The U.S. Space Force tested a new propulsion system designed for satellites that will keep tabs on spacecraft and other objects near the moon.

A new study has found that the 28 most populous cities in the United States — including New York, Chicago, Dallas and Denver — are sinking at rates between two and 10 millimeters (0.08 and 0.4 inches) per year.

Astronauts are helping to destigmatize a childhood experience by pointing out the similarities between what some kids wear to bed and what explorers wear into space.

Plato, the European Space Agency's terrestrial planet hunter spacecraft, is seen after having 24 of its 26 cameras installed.

Two British pensioners traveling from London to Singapore on May 5 received a once-in-a-lifetime upgrade after their British Airways flight was unexpectedly disrupted. The couple was rebooked onto an Etihad Airways flight to continue their journey—and instead of standard seats, they were assigned to the airline’s ultra-premium "Residence” suite.

On May 8, KLM began the first flight from Amsterdam to San Diego, a fast-growing US city by GDP. Until then, the city pair had not been served. Announced in November, this is KLM's new longest US route at 4,878 nautical miles (9,034 km). The SkyTeam carrier joins British Airways and Lufthansa in San Diego, with the trio the only European operators to serve three Californian airports.

Weird electromagnetic mayhem breaks out in this thrilling new preview.

A UK airline will reportedly announce an order for $10 billion worth of Boeing aircraft later today. The announcement was made as part of a new trade deal revealed by President Donald Trump & Sir Kier Starmer.

Hawaiian Airlines has revealed the first of three special liveries that it has devised to celebrate the launch of Disney's new Lilo & Stitchfilm. The movie, which will be released in cinemas in a couple of weeks on May 23rd, is a live-action remake of the 2002 animated film of the same name, which explores and celebrates the bond between a six-year-old Hawaiian girl and the cute and cuddly alien she adopts.

Exclusive: Speaking to Simple Flying on a visit to the Air Canada's first A321XLR, Alexandre Lefèvre, VP of Network Planning & Scheduling, took some time to explain what to expect regarding the new aircraft type's entry into service. The conversation also touched on where the airline might fly the new aircraft type, and what sort of missions it might undertake. Unfortunately, the aircraft's cabin remains tightly under wraps.

The 950-foot hunk of primordial matter is classified as a "potentially hazardous asteroid," but that doesn't mean it has a chance of hitting Earth.

KLM has launched its first-ever flights to San Diego, California, adding its fifth connection to the West Coast of North America, including one destination in Canada. No other airline had offered direct services from the Dutch capital to the Californian airport since at least 2000, while in the early 2000s, Northwest Airlines flew between Amsterdam and San Diego with a stop in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

The European Space Agency is assessing how proposed cuts to NASA's budget could impact it as major cooperative missions face the threat of cancellation.

According to the Times of Israel, it was announced that US-based Delta Air Lines will be extending the suspension of its Tel Aviv route through May 19, due to ongoing conflict in the region. Delta's daily nonstop service from New York JFK Airport(JFK) to Ben Gurion Airport(TLV) is affected, with service scheduled to resume on May 20.

Earth's atmosphere pulses in sync with the sun's fiery outbursts, indicating it is more sensitive to solar activity than previously thought, according to new research.

"Shiver with antici… pation!" as those over-sexed aliens from the planet Transexual celebrate their Golden Anniversary in 2025.

India now plans to launch astronauts to Earth orbit for the first time no sooner than 2027, after completing a series of uncrewed flight tests slated to begin later this year.

The moon spent a few million years as a volcanic wasteland, covered with ongoing eruptions that spewed from mountains and even from the ground itself.