Could we prevent in-orbit crashes in the future by using advanced computer models?

Satellites and spacecraft in the vast region between Earth and the moon and just beyond—called cislunar space—are crucial for ...

Larger planets with eccentric orbits also point to a more chaotic period of formation, during which planets interact via gravitational forces to produce noncircular orbits. For example, eccentric ...

Orbitz, the new online travel agency that's backed by five major airlines, officially launched on June 4, prompting a wave of scrutiny and controversy that has become ...

The planets of our solar system all orbit the Sun within a few degrees of a flat plane extending out from our star’s equator — its equatorial plane. That makes sense. Our solar system began as a ...

LEO, GEO, L2, SSO—oh my! The many types of useful orbits can get complicated fast, but our handy guide will help you make sense of it all. Reading time 1 minute Nearly 140 rockets have flown to space ...

Online travel agency Orbitz will soon find itself under the microscope again. As part of the transportation spending bill signed by President Bush on Tuesday, Congress has called on the Department of ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In October, a Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida, carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper mission. The $5 ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured this image showing the nightside surface of Venus. A family of asteroids share the planet's orbit, and two new studies suggest that one day the space rocks could ...

BELLEVUE, WA -- Expedia is buying rival online travel site Orbitz for approximately $1.33 billion. The deal comes less than a month after Expedia announced the $280 million acquisition of another ...