According to NASA, a low Earth orbit (singular) is any orbital trajectory that stays within 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) of ...

Before we dive in, let’s do a quick review to appreciate what it actually means for an object to be in orbit. As Isaac Newton’s famous first law of motion states, an object in motion will stay in ...

Gravity not only holds us firmly to the ground but also anchors oceans, keeps the atmosphere in place, and binds planets and ...

The Chinese weather satellite Fengyun 1C was deliberately destroyed by China in an anti-satellite weapon test in 2007 and peppered low-Earth orbit with an estimated 3,000 pieces of shrapnel. In 2012, ...

Everyone who has ever lived on Earth has been well-aware of the moon, but it turns out Earth also has some frequent temporary ...

DARC is designed to track multiple small moving objects in geosynchronous orbit — all around the globe, 24 hours a day.

China’s Shenlong robotic spaceplane, on its third mission, has added a new layer of intrigue to its space activities by deploying six unidentified objects into Earth’s orbit. Shenlong, meaning ...

(CNN) — Once upon a time, gazing at the night sky was an escape from manmade messiness on Earth. Not anymore. Nearly 70 years after the launch of Sputnik, there are so many machines flying through ...

An unknown small object, traveling thousands of miles per hour, punctured a satellite in Earth's orbit. The satellite company NanoAvionics released images online showing the damage to its MP42 ...