Samples from different orbits (i.e. ISS and Inspiration4) have now been analyzed and integrated. Photo credit: Inspiration4 crew Samples from different orbits (i.e. ISS and Inspiration4 ...

Right now there are over one thousand active satellites and more than twice as many defunct ones in earth's orbit today. Satellites are placed into different orbits depending on their purpose. There ...

This cutting-edge constellation will protect our critical infrastructures, connect our most remote areas and increase ...

This means that objects in small orbits travel faster than objects in large orbits. The graph shows how the orbital speed of a planet changes with its distance from the Sun. Polar orbits take the ...

The rocky bodies, which look like asteroids but act like comets, could comprise up to 60% of near-Earth objects.