Ukraine Wants To Retake Control Of The Skies — The Problem? Their Pilots Aren’t Ready For Combat
Ukraine is preparing to use fighter jets for a major air strike against Russia, but it's unclear when the country will have fighter pilots trained to actually fly the jets, The New York Times says. The paper reported on Monday. The NATO alliance and European partners are shipping F-16 jets to Ukraine to shore up […]
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Coats Skies Over US, Bringing Serious Health Problems And Ruining Summer
Smoke from wildfires in Canada covered much of the eastern, central and southeastern United States on Monday evening, turning many parts of the United States glowing red. With a series of wildfires raging across Canada, you don’t need a map to know if thick smoke from Canada is affecting your home, but you do. generated […]
A town in northern Arizona has reclaimed its nighttime skies
Cities and towns mark boundaries in the American West Equipped with signage to provide visitors with information deemed most pertinent. Often it’s elevation and founding date, not population. Thus, Tombstone, Arizona, home of Wyatt Earp and where the OK Ranch shootout took place, welcomes visitors with the words “Elevation 4339. Founded 1879.” Flagstaff, Arizona is […]
Flagstaff lauded as Dark Skies leader at American Astronomical Society meeting
Daily Sun Stuff According to a press release, at the 242nd American Astronomical Society meeting, a special session on light pollution was held and the cities of Flagstaff and Coconino County were selected as successful examples of the world’s darkest skies. Recent studies show that light pollution is increasing by about 10% annually worldwide, but […]
Smoky skies, campaign kickoffs and Pride parades
A participant attends the Pride Parade in Bangkok, Thailand on June 4. Thousands of Thais and foreigners attended. Associated Press/Satchai Lalit Monks release lanterns during the Vesak Day procession at the Borobudur Temple precinct in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, on June 4. Vesak is a day to celebrate the birth, death and enlightenment of Buddha. […]
Canada Wildfires Create Terrifying Skies At Yankee Stadium That Had To Have Fans Thinking It Was The End Of The World
This is so creepy. The wildfires in Canada are so intense that they have now spread to New York City, and it is quite bizarre that fans have to pray during Tuesday night’s game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox at Yankee Stadium. A spectacle was born. With more than 400 […]
Ending life ahead of time: five planes that barely saw the skies
Age is not the most accurate indicator of jet life expectancy, but it is typically 20-25 years for short-haul narrowbody aircraft and around 35 years for widebody aircraft. But sometimes planes are retired regardless of age, flight hours, or operational cycle. Jets spend very little time in the air, and there are many reasons why […]
Arizona sees clear skies past snow and rain storms
A winter storm brought snow and rain to many parts of Arizona over the weekend and on MLK Day, but the National Weather Service is forecasting mostly clear and sunny conditions for the rest of the week. Rain showers began in Metro Phoenix on Sunday, dropping an average of 0.16 inches. However, Martin Luther King […]
