On November 25th, 2024 5:28AM local time a Boeing 737-400SF crashed short of the runway on approach to Vilnius International Airport. The aircraft was destroyed. The captain was killed, and the co-pilot and two passengers were seriously injured.With the interim report now released, we have solid details as to how this tragic accident occurred. Human error was a major factor. We go through all of these details in today’s video…
Hubble Studies a Nearby Galaxy’s Star Formation
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the picturesque spiral galaxy NGC 4941, which lies about 67 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo (The Maiden). Because this galaxy is nearby, cosmically speaking, Hubble’s keen instruments are able to pick out exquisite details such as individual star clusters and filamentary clouds of gas and […]
London St. Pancras Highspeed announces new incentive scheme to grow international rail services
London St. Pancras Highspeed (the new trading name of HS1 Ltd) has unveiled a groundbreaking incentive scheme for new and existing international train operators to accelerate the growth of rail travel from London to Europe on the UK’s only high-speed railway. The International Growth Incentive Scheme will encourage train operators to introduce new services, launch new destinations, […]
Major engineering work across the south coast to impact services in Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth during the Easter holidays
Rail passengers are being advised to plan their journeys in advance over Easter as Network Rail delivers an £86m investment programme consisting of more than 300 upgrade projects across the country. Across the Wessex route, train services along the south coast in Hampshire, notably between Southampton and Portsmouth, will be amended between 12 and 20 […]