Earth rotates on an axis, which is not perpendicular to Earth’s orbit. During winter, the North Pole is tilted away from the Sun’s rays. As the Earth travels around the Sun, the tilt gradually ...

Different regions of Earth’s orbit have their own levels of congestion and risk. Low-Earth orbit, which extends to around 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers ) above the planet’s surface ...

More objects are being launched into space than ever, and most are headed for low Earth orbit. This region of space has become increasingly crowded with launches from SpaceX and others that have ...

So much junk is filling Earth's orbit that collision avoidance has become a busy business. "We're talking about the dead satellites, the rocket bodies, the fairings, the wrenches, the gloves ...

Right now you're hurtling around the Sun at a hundred thousand kilometres an hour. Join Kate Humble and Dr Helen Czerski as they explore the relationship between the Earth's orbit and the weather ...

Well, it wouldn't be pretty. Imagine the Moon's identical twin comes hurtling by and is trapped by Earth's gravity. As it settles into orbit, halfway between Earth and our original moon ...

While the asteroid will be entering Earth's orbit, it is not yet a guarantee that ... Even when they are not capable of causing dinosaur-level extinction, "there are millions of smaller, still ...