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Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

Stratospheric balloon telescope observes the Sun above the clouds

A telescope carried beneath a stratospheric balloon has observed the Sun from a gondola-mounted suite of equipment, operating above the clouds. The report describes the flight as enabling solar observations in unprecedented detail, though it provides no further information on the instrument, mission team or results.

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2026-10-10T04:55:01.686763-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Why are the pioneering F-117 stealth jets still valuable to the US Air Force?

By Air Data News: Retired from combat service in 2008, the Nighthawk continues to fly for military exercises and technology tests, with support planned through 2034 Nearly two decades after its official retirement, the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk remains a useful aircraft for the United States Air Force (USAF) .

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2026-10-10T03:55:07.784796-07:00

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Wall Street Journal • Georgi Kantchev, Stephen Kalin, Summer Said

Houthis Bombard Saudi Air Links in Effort to Cut Kingdom Off From Rest of World

By Wall Street Journal: DUBAI—Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants are taking aim at Saudi Arabia’s air links to the world, rattling travelers and squeezing another key sector of the kingdom’s economy while its crucial oil industry remains under fire.

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2026-10-09T20:05:21.038690-07:00

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Space.com • Hanneke Weitering, Robert Z. Pearlman

On this day in space! Oct. 10, 1967: The Outer Space Treaty is ratified to lay out how countries can use outer space

By Space.com: On Oct. 10, 1967, the international Outer Space Treaty on how countries can use outer space ratified. Here's why it mattered.

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2026-10-10T05:05:26.335218-07:00

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Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX launches 21 satellites to orbit for the US military after 5-day delay

By Space.com: SpaceX launched 21 "data transport" satellites for the U.S. military today (Oct. 10), sending them up from California's central coast.

Also: Northrop Grumman and SpaceNews.com

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2026-10-10T01:05:22.039491-07:00

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politico.eu • Tommaso Lecca

Ryanair lashes out at Air France and Lufthansa over ownership probe

By politico.eu: The low-cost airline is facing allegations that it violates EU requirements for operating in the bloc.

Also: Aviation A2Z

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2026-10-09T19:54:36.311659-07:00

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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

NASA issues long-awaited call to industry for private space stations

By Ars Technica: We’ve made it clear that NASA will never give up its presence in low Earth orbit.".

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2026-10-09T15:05:24.960981-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Terrorist Flydubai Pilot Was Radicalized in Australia and Pursued Career in Aviation to Carry Out 9/11-Style Attack, Prosecutors Allege

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: In a major new update, the Attorney General for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has revealed that Hamam al-Hammami, the Omani First Officer of Flydubai flight FZ-1073, who attacked his Captain with a crash axe and attempted to take control of the packed airliner, was radicalized while living in Australia.

Reuters

UAE says Omani flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv flight

New York Times

FlyDubai Pilot Recalls Cockpit Stabbing

Also: Washington Post, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Aviation A2Z, The Independent, NBC News, koreatimes.co.kr, ANI News Agency, tass.com and 11 more

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2026-10-09T11:15:58.986805-07:00

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