Earth’s orbit around the Sun is not circular, but an ellipse that is slightly elongated with an eccentricity of 0.017. (An eccentricity of 0 is a circle, while the dwarf planet Pluto has a ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5 is about the size of a bus, standing at around 33 feet long, and researchers predict it will make a ...

Like much of our day and night cycles, the answer lies in Earth's rotation and orbit. Yes, the sun has risen later than it did Dec. 21 (8:02 a.m.) every day since, topping out at 8:06 a.m. Friday ...

More objects are being launched into space than ever, and most are headed for low Earth orbit. This region of space has become increasingly crowded with launches from SpaceX and others that have ...

SPACE (KXAN) — Earth is picking up a new moon later this week. This mini-moon is about 33 feet across, the size of a small school bus, and will orbit the Earth from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25.

Since the engines failed to reach a necessary velocity to enter Venus' orbit, Cosmos 482 was abandoned in low-Earth orbit and it has moved around the planet ever since. The spacecraft will likely ...

The asteroid will orbit the Earth for about two months starting from Sept. 29. The Earth is getting a second moon for a limited time beginning the end of September. An asteroid will come close ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5 is about the size of a bus, standing at around 33 feet long, and researchers predict it will make a horseshoe-like orbit around Earth instead of a full rotation around the planet.