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Space Force’s mysterious X-37B begins ‘aerobraking’ to lower orbit. Here’s how it works.
The U.S. military’s highly secretive X-37B space plane just got a little less mysterious. In a rare show of openness…
Read More »How many galaxies orbit the Milky Way?
In space, the gravitational pull of massive objects is irresistible to smaller ones. Moons are locked in orbit around planets.…
Read More »Russia sends 53 satellites to orbit on record-breaking launch (video)
Russia launched 53 small satellites into orbit on Monday (Nov. 4), a mix of Russian and international spacecraft. A Soyuz-2.1b…
Read More »Space Force’s mysterious X-37B begins ‘aerobraking’ to lower orbit. Here’s how it works (video)
‘The U.S. military’s highly secretive X-37B space plane just got a little less mysterious. In a rare show of openness…
Read More »NASA is developing a Mars helicopter that could land itself from orbit
The Ingenuity Mars helicopter, the predecessor to Chopper NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA is working on plans to send another helicopter to Mars.…
Read More »Boeing-made satellite shatters in orbit, and nobody knows why
Boeing’s Intelsat 33e satellite — a large communications satellite — has mysteriously broken up in orbit, scattering at least 20…
Read More »Intelsat’s Boeing-made satellite explodes and breaks up in orbit
An Intelsat communication satellite built by Boeing has exploded and broken up in geostationary orbit. Intelsat confirmed the news in…
Read More »Chinese rocket launches 8 satellites to orbit from ship at sea (photos)
China has another sea launch under its belt. One of the country’s Jielong-3 rockets (also known as Smart Dragon-3) lifted…
Read More »SpaceX launching 20 Starlink internet satellites to orbit early Sept. 25
SpaceX plans to launch 20 more of its Starlink broadband satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from California early Wednesday…
Read More »Earth’s new ‘mini-moon’ will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
Earth is set to gain another moon by the end of the month — a small asteroid that will be…
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