There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting the Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble ...

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For the first time in more than half a century, humans are preparing to leave Earth’s orbit and head near the moon, with NASA ...

Scientists say Earth’s magnetic field may have funneled atmospheric particles to the moon for billions of years. Lunar soil could preserve a record of Earth’s past while providing resources for future ...

The first four of these saucers were sent aloft on December 18th, carried in an Electron launcher built by Rocket Lab, a ...

Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds. MIT researchers calculated that as global warming ...

Researchers find that Earth’s orbital rhythms influenced sediment and organic preservation in Jurassic shale deposits.

The long-anticipated BepiColombo mission is entering its decisive phase. Launched in 2018, this joint endeavor between the ...

Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds. MIT researchers calculated that as global warming ...