2026’s thickest A380 routes are dominated by Emirates, with Singapore Airlines and Qantas also being big hitters.
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NASA’s PACE Mission Studies Smoke, Fires
With the North American fire season underway, and a record number of acres already burned nationwide, NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite’s three instruments are observing vegetation precursors to fires, along with plumes of smoke and their movement. This data will help scientists piece together clues that deepen their understanding of wildfires. […]
Hubble Spies Starry Chandelier
The subject of today’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is an ancient inhabitant of our galaxy. This sparkling scene features a globular cluster: a collection of tens of thousands to millions of stars, all tightly bound together under the influence of gravity. There are more than 150 globular clusters in our galaxy, though there may be […]
A Satisfying Watch: United Boeing 737 Clears Bee Swarm On Wing With Takeoff
United Airlines encountered an unusual problem with one of its aircraft before departure from Cancun International Airport: A swarm of bees had gathered on the aircraft’s wing!The incident, captured on video and widely shared online, showed the Boeing 737 on the ground with the insects clustered underneath part of the wing, before the pilot elected to “remove” them during his takeoff roll.