Did you know nearly 17,500 satellites have been launched since 1957? Or what about the fact that more than 10% of those launches weren't registered internationally?
Space Exploration
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How do tidal forces shape a planet's orbital evolution, especially for those in the habitable zone? A recently submitted study aims to answer this question, as an international team of researchers investigated how tidal forces ...
Astrobiology
Aug 20, 2025
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The Three-Body Problem isn't just the name of a viral Netflix series or a Hugo Award-winning sci-fi book. It also represents a real problem in astrodynamics—and one that can cause headaches for mission planners in terms of ...
Space Exploration
Aug 19, 2025
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The Lucy spacecraft is already well on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids. But that doesn't mean that it can't make some improvements to its trajectory along the way. A new paper suggests it might be possible to nudge ...
Space Exploration
Aug 11, 2025
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If you want to get to the moon, you need to spend an enormous amount of resources developing, creating, testing, and deploying a variety of spacecraft and technologies. All you need is money. Lots of money. For decades, the ...
Space Exploration
Aug 4, 2025
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It could be less than nine months before humanity ventures back to the moon, even if only to fly around it. The people set to make that flight were back on the Space Coast on July 30 to log time with their ride, the Orion ...
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2025
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Though our solar system and the movement of its planets appear relatively sedate, there are many things that could upset the balance. Anything with enough mass that got close enough could disrupt planetary orbits. This includes ...
Astronomy
Jul 14, 2025
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A new investigation into old Kepler data has revealed that a planetary system once thought to house zero planets actually has two planets that orbit their star in a unique style, like an old-fashioned merry-go-round.
Astronomy
Jul 3, 2025
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More and more satellites are being added to low Earth orbit (LEO) every month. As that number continues to increase, so do the risks of that critical area surrounding Earth becoming impassable, trapping us on the planet for ...
Space Exploration
Jun 19, 2025
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If our solar system seems stable, it's because our short lifespans make it seem that way. Earth revolves, night follows day, the moon moves through light and shadow, and the sun hangs in the sky. But in reality, everything ...
Planetary Sciences
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