Orbit

Scientists have finally put to bed a long-standing question over the role of Earth's orbit in driving global ice age cycles. In a new study published today…

Image: Getty ImagesElon Musk has admitting he is banking on Starship, a launch rocket currently in development, to get SpaceX's next generation Starlink…

Omnispace and Thales Alenia Space have announced the successful launch and delivery of the Omnispace Spark-2 satellite into orbit. The craft’s…

A solar probe launched by the European Space Agency in 2020 made its first close approach to the Sun and captured the chaotic encounter in dazzling detail.…

Nearly two and a half years after its first launch didn’t go to plan, Boeing’s new passenger spacecraft, the CST-100 Starliner, successfully launched to…

Satellite operator SES has announced that its non-geostationary medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellite network will now be part of the governmental…

At the end of April, Russia launched a secret military spacecraft, Kremlin officials have now confirmed. The spacecraft was launched using Russia’s…

Ever wondered how the Earth and the Moon would appear when seen from a Martian orbit? NASA has shared an image that showed them together in a single frame.…

Since Pluto - the dwarf planet - was discovered in 1930, it has generated considerable interest among astronomers, primarily over its highly eccentric and…

Since Pluto - the dwarf planet - was discovered in 1930, it has generated considerable interest among astronomers, primarily over its highly eccentric and…