An illustration of objects and space debris in Earth orbit. Credit: ESA/ID&Sense/ONiRiXEL, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO Credit: ESA/ID&Sense/ONiRiXEL, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO The United States government appears to ...

Forced to develop the technology from scratch, a Chinese team says it achieved 14 hours of continuous operation in space China has tested a satellite engine with a record-breaking operating life, a ...

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The sixth flight of SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket, set for takeoff on Tuesday from South Texas, will test the vehicle’s limits in new ways. Most importantly, SpaceX will attempt to briefly reignite ...

WASHINGTON — Impulse Space, which launched its first orbital transfer vehicle last year, has unveiled plans for a larger vehicle for transporting satellites to geostationary and other orbits. The ...

SpaceX has announced that it's lowering the orbits of some 4,400 Starlink satellites following a near miss with a new Chinese satellite last year. SpaceX says the shift, which will take place ...

Russian researchers are testing a new plasma propulsion system that may accelerate future missions to Mars, reducing travel time from months to just one or two. The engine, developed by Rosatom’s ...

The orbits of the planets around the sun have been the source for many a scientific debate. Their current orbital properties are well understood but the planetary orbits have evolved and changed since ...

SAULT STE. MARIE — Higher Orbits’ three-day “Go for Launch” summer camp started Tuesday at Lake Superior State University. The camp helps 8th- to 12th-graders engage in science and space exploration.