Perhaps an odd question, but what exactly is the volume of space that makes up various "L" points? Obviously it isn't a precise place in space where only one orbital object sits as if on a gravity ...

NASA continues to track the James Webb Space Telescope as it orbits around the Sun-Earth L2 point, a quiet region nearly a ...

Spectacular launch (and landing!) for New Glenn! But here's what I don't get about this launch; what is the advantage of going into a loitering orbit for a year versus just waiting until the planets ...

Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That’s the future that NASA’s ESCAPADE ...

From the first satellite in orbit, to the first human in space, to the first steps on the moon, the United States government has always framed space exploration as a race. As U.S.-China space ...

Going into space is no small feat, and the cost to get people, satellites, and more to space is equally costly. Here are the ...

Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Amazon multibillionaire Jeff Bezos, is set for another attempt to launch its towering New Glenn rocket on a mission that will ...

NASA’s presumptive next leader wants to outsource more of the space agency’s interplanetary science. The newly launched ...

Twin spacecraft are set to take off on an unprecedented, winding journey to Mars, where they will investigate why the barren red planet began to lose its atmosphere billions of years ago. Called ...