NASA has announced that an airplane-sized “city killer” asteroid will skim past Earth today — one of four “hazardous” space rocks to graze our orbit in less than 12 hours. Dubbed 2002 ...

With NASA planning to retire the International Space Station (ISS) by 2030, the spotlight is shifting to innovative companies like Vast that are poised to redefine how we live and work in orbit.

The robotic X-37B has been in a highly elliptical, undisclosed orbit for 10 months since launching on its seventh mission on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in late December last year. The space ...

After spending a little over 10 months in space, the U.S. Space Force’s experimental spaceplane known as X-37B will attempt to use Earth’s atmospheric drag to change its orbit for the first time.

Sometimes, life really does resemble a science fiction movie. For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is more than ...

A vacation trailer brand constructed by Fleetwood RV, Orbit first entered the recreational product marketplace in the 2000 model year. Constructing travel trailers and fifth wheel trailers, Orbit ...

It sounds like something out of a science-fiction movie. For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is more than just a ...

The moon's distance from Earth changes depending on where it is in its elliptical orbit. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Now, as the crewmembers near the end of their six-month-long stay in orbit, they've taken a look at where they came from. "Hello, I'm astronaut Ye Guangfu. Today, please follow my camera as we are ...

SAN FRANCISCO — In Orbit Aerospace won a $1.8 million AFWERX contract to employ artificial intelligence to detect and manage anomalies in hypersonic flight. In Orbit is developing machine ...

Earth obtained a new mini-moon, which is actually a near-Earth asteroid, named 2024 PT, on Sept. 29. The asteroid is estimated to be 33 feet wide, about the length of a school bus and at least ...

The rocket still managed to take off during its three-hour launch window, reaching a preliminary Earth orbit where it coasted for 15 minutes to gather data about Vulcan’s performance.