As a result, the Earth is not currently orbiting a point inside the Sun, as the barycenter is outside of it. We are orbiting ...

China is positioning a satellite to test its ability to refuel another in orbit over Earth and extend its mission for several ...

The discovery of the exoplanet, a super-Earth called Kepler-735c, is all down to something called transit timing variations, ...

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

Chinese spacecraft prepare for orbital refueling test as US surveillance sats lurk nearby Two Chinese Shijian satellites ...

Simulations show that the stars’ tug could send Mercury, Venus or Mars crashing into Earth — or let Jupiter eject our world from the solar system.

More objects are being launched into space than ever, and most are headed for low Earth orbit. This region of space has ...

The problem is that atmospheric density is the only thing that naturally pulls space junk out of orbit. Earth’s atmosphere doesn’t suddenly give way to the vacuum of space, but gets ...

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.