Astronomy

How do planets clear out objects on the other side of their orbit?

To be a planet, NASA says an object must be big enough that its gravity has cleared away any other objects of a similar size near its orbit around the Sun. I can understand how something can clear ...
Ars Technica

Three’s a party: US, China, and now Russia are on the prowl in GEO

The world’s leading space powers desperately want to know what the others are up to high above the equator. For more than a decade, the US military has operated a fleet of “inspector” satellites ...
CBS News

In its third flight, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket puts satellite payload into wrong orbit

Blue Origin launched the company's third New Glenn rocket on Sunday, re-flying and successfully recovering a previously used first stage. But the rocket's second stage put the payload, a ...
The Guardian

As satellites fill Earth’s orbit, the space race risks becoming an environmental crisis

In this week’s newsletter: From pollution in the upper atmosphere to mounting debris, experts warn the rapid expansion in space could threaten our planet Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your ...
Newsweek

Artemis II Reaches Orbit: What’s Next for NASA’s Moon‑Bound Astronauts

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The crew is expected to remain close to Earth for roughly 25 hours, ...
WMUR

As Artemis II crew gets ready to launch, learn more about different orbits around Earth

METEOROLOGIST KEVIN SKARUPA EXPLAINS DIFFERENT TYPES OF ORBITS, WEATHER PERMITTING. NASA’S ARTEMIS TWO IS LIFTING OFF LATER THIS WEEK FOR A TEN DAY MISSION AROUND THE MOON. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 20,000 ...
Billboard

William Orbit Had a ‘Ray of Light’ Sequel Locked and Loaded For Madonna, But Says He Got ‘Nil Response’

The producer of the Grammy-winning original wrote on Facebook that he has not heard a "single syllable" from Madonna in 20 years. By Gil Kaufman If you’re out there waiting for the long-rumored sequel ...
USA Today

NASA's DART mission didn't just change the orbit of asteroid it hit

NASA's DART mission, which tested a planetary defense strategy, successfully changed the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022. The mission also unexpectedly altered the orbit of Dimorphos's larger ...
New Scientist

NASA changed an asteroid's orbit around the sun for the first time

Humanity has shifted an asteroid’s orbit around the sun for the first time. This was achieved by NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission in 2022, but the effect has only now been ...
Scientific American

The largest-ever satellite of its kind just unfurled its wings in low-Earth orbit

The largest-ever communications satellite of its kind took a major step toward operation Tuesday: operator AST SpaceMobile announced the record-breaking spacecraft, whimsically called BlueBird 6, has ...
Polygon

Mio: Memories in Orbit nails the art of the Metroidvania

The place where I grew up has a body. To anyone passing through on the way to Boston, it may look like every other small town in Massachusetts, but I know what’s underneath the skin. Main Street is ...
Wired

In Orbit You Have to Slow Down to Speed Up

If you watch sci-fi movies, you’d think that flying a spaceship is just like driving a slightly more complicated car (or a Winnebago in Spaceballs). And George Lucas gave us those galactic battles ...