The three Chinese astronauts who were set to return Nov. 5 had been in space since April. But the Shenzhou 20 spacecraft ...

China has quietly crossed a new threshold in its space program, executing what officials described as the country’s first ...

Left unchecked, the space around our planet could get so cluttered with debris that we might not be able to use some orbits anymore, according to the latest European Space Agency (ESA) report on the ...

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems signed an agreement with the Space Development Agency to conduct experiments for optical inter-satellite links using the company’s laser communication terminals ...

Before we dive in, let’s do a quick review to appreciate what it actually means for an object to be in orbit. As Isaac Newton’s famous first law of motion states, an object in motion will stay in ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured this image showing the nightside surface of Venus. A family of asteroids share the planet's orbit, and two new studies suggest that one day the space rocks could ...

Astroscale U.S. applauds the release of the Orbital Sustainability Act of 2022 (ORBITS Act). It’s fitting that the bill was introduced yesterday on the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s ...

The type of orbit an exoplanet occupies could result in astronomers missing out on possible radio transmissions coming from the planet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Artist Impression of LISA, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna. Credit: NASA Ever since the telescope was invented in 1608, astronomers have striven for bigger and better telescopes. When it comes ...

The eccentricity in the orbits of these black holes, detected using gravitational waves, could tell the story of their creation. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Up until about a decade ago, an average of 80 to 100 satellites per year were launched into varying orbits. Some reentered Earth’s atmosphere quickly, while others will remain in orbit for decades.

Infinite Orbits in orbit services satellites adopt fast-track approach to GEO via the Impulse rideshare program, Caravan. Impulse Space, the leader for in-space mobility, and Infinite Orbits, the ...