NASA says the planned splash down of its new Starliner crew capsule is now set for June 18th. Astronauts Barry Wilmore and ...

Earth is lagging behind other worlds with its single moon, so on this episode of Dead Planets Society we are giving it more – ...

To further drive down latency for Starlink, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk plans on launching "next-generation" satellites that orbit ...

The satellite "has a history of unusual maneuvering near other satellites in geostationary orbit, which has also generated suspicions regarding its mission." A Russian military satellite named ...

The Chang'e 6 mission's two spacecraft docked on Thursday (June 6) in lunar orbit. Samples of the moon's far side were ...

Apollo 8 mission, his color photograph of an emerging Earth, known as “Earthrise,” became an icon and driving force for the ...

One application of the law of gravity is to figure out how to put a satellite into orbit so that it remains in the same position relative to ground all the time. A satellite in such a position can be ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. A view of the ISS in orbit as seen by a satellite. Image: HEO Robotics The International Space Station (ISS) was caught looking a little ...

(1) What is the radius of the orbit? We are given the speed and want the radius of the orbit. The principle is to set the gravitational force equal to the centripetal ...

The launch marks a long-delayed win for the aerospace giant, and the next step in NASA’s reliance on the private sector for ...

And they’re developing a smartphone-sized testing lab to be launched directly into orbit to do just that. With the entry of private-sector startups like Space X and Blue Origin, the space sector ...

Chang’e-6 spacecraft dock in lunar orbit ahead of journey back to Earth An ascent vehicle docked with the Chang’e-6 service ...