What Is Low Earth Orbit? A Basic Explainer
There's nothing innate about the Earth or its atmosphere that marks the boundaries of low Earth orbit. This is a distinction ...
An object struck a satellite in Earth's orbit, leaving a hole
The satellite company NanoAvionics released images online showing the damage to its MP42 satellite, launched in 2022 and ...
Why can’t we just launch all of Earth’s garbage into the sun?
After seeing Elon Musk send thousands upon thousands of satellites into low-Earth orbit, it’s only natural to wonder, why can ...
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Comet Nishimura's Path Around The Sun In Orbit Animation
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NRL develops robots that can service satellites in orbit
As DARPA’s robotic payload developer for the RSGS program, NRL looked to the future to build and test satellite servicing ...
Astronomers discover ultra-dense 'super-Earth' with outer companion offering clues about its formation
An international team led by researchers in Japan and Europe has discovered a new multi-planet system around a sun-like star, ...
SpaceX launches another 23 satellites into low-Earth orbit
SpaceX launched another batch of 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape ...
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What If We Trashed Earth's Orbit With Space Junk?
"With every rocket we launch into the Earth's orbit we're trapping ourselves on our own planet. Wait Texas Senators Could Be Recalled Under New Proposal The country with the best-tasting coffee in the ...
Solar Surge Cuts Binar Satellites' Mission Short, Underscoring Space Weather Effects on Earth and Orbiting Satellites
Unexpected solar activity caused Binar satellites to re-enter early, illustrating challenges of solar weather in low orbit.
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From questions to discoveries: NASA’s new Earth Copilot brings Microsoft AI capabilities to democratize access to complex data
Every day, NASA’s satellites orbit Earth, capturing a wealth of information that helps us understand our planet. From ...
NASA Monitors As Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaches Earth Today
The asteroid, named 2024 VX3, will pass us at a distance of 92,100 miles, closer than the moon's 238,900-mile orbit.
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Earth may have 'captured' the moon from space
New research explores if the moon was captured by Earth or formed by a collision. Scientists weigh theories, analyzing lunar ...