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A fleet of sentinel spacecraft, including one with a huge solar sail, could watch out for sneaky “space tornadoes” posing a threat to Earth during solar storms, a new study suggests. The proposal says that four deep-space spacecraft, collectively called Space Weather Investigation Frontier (SWIFT), could speed up “space weather” warnings by 40%. While three spacecraft would be powered by …

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth, with up to four burning up in the atmosphere each day, according to space trackers. Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, told EarthSky that he has recorded “an average of between one to two Starlink satellites deorbiting each day in 2025.” That number, he said, could climb …

NEW YORK — Spirit Airlines plans to shrink its fleet by nearly 100 aircraft and exit different U.S. markets as part of a sweeping restructuring under Chapter 11, CFO Scott Cramer said on Friday during a virtual meeting with creditors. The low-cost carrier, which he said currently operates 214 aircraft, is using bankruptcy tools to eliminate unprofitable routes and reduce …

Spirit Airlines is making tough decisions in bankruptcy as it fights to survive. On Thursday, the Dania Beach, Florida-based discounter asked a bankruptcy court for permission to reject leases on 87 Airbus A320-family aircraft and return them to lessors. The request covers 19 A320ceos, 65 A320neos and three A321neos. This came two days after Spirit sought court approval for a …

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A comet from another star system will swing by Mars on Friday as a fleet of spacecraft trains its sights on the interstellar visitor. The comet known as 3I/Atlas will hurtle within 18 million miles (29 million kilometers) of the red planet, its closest approach during its trek through the inner solar system. Its breakneck speed: …

DoorDash customers in the Phoenix metro area may have their next meal delivered to their homes not by a Dasher, but a Dot. The delivery company on Tuesday unveiled a friendly-looking red autonomous delivery bot named Dot, calling it the first such robot with the ability to maneuver within bike lanes and on roads and sidewalks, and the first to built expressly …

Firm order for 50 E195‑E2s with purchase rights for 50 additional aircraft US$4.4 billion – firm order list price value Short‑field enhanced takeoff capability expands access to constrained airports and longer‑range destinations WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Avelo Airlines has placed a firm order for 50 Embraer (NYSE: ERJ; B3: EMBR3) E195‑E2 aircraft, with purchase rights for 50 more, supporting the …

Australia to spend $1.1 billion on Anduril undersea drone fleet  Reuters Ghost Shark Enters Program of Record — From Prototype to Fleet in Three Years  Anduril Australia to spend $1.1bn on underwater ‘Ghost Shark’ attack drones  Al Jazeera Australia is spending $1.7bn on a fleet of Ghost Shark submarines. What are they?  The Guardian Australia to spend $1.1 billion on stealthy, long-range underwater attack …

Ghost Shark Enters Program of Record — From Prototype to Fleet in Three Years  Anduril Australia to spend $1.1bn on underwater ‘Ghost Shark’ attack drones  Al Jazeera Australia news live: Nampijinpa Price declines to back Ley’s leadership or apologise over Indian migrants comments  The Guardian Australia to spend $1.1 billion on stealthy, long-range underwater attack drones  AP News Australia to Spend $1.1 Billion on …

(Credit: shutterstock) How can we distinguish between the population statistics of interstellar rocks and a fleet of spacecraft that target that inner Solar system? The answer is obvious: by the spatial distribution of their trajectories relative to the Sun. Whereas rocks arrive on random trajectories initiated near their parent stars, spacecraft aiming to probe the habitable zone around the Sun …