Scientists have pondered why Mars seemed to be missing sufficient carbonates indicative of its warm, wet past. Now, NASA’s ...

Visualization of the Sun-Earth Lagrange points. Orbital mechanics is a fun subject, as it involves a lot of seemingly empty space that’s nevertheless full of very real forces, all of which must ...

From obsolete satellites to rocket fragments and uncontrolled collisions in space, Earth’s orbit is fast becoming a graveyard ...

These were enough clues to suggest a possible parent group of rocks, despite them not being the most obvious candidates in terms of orbital mechanics. The asteroid is likely fully solid, and not a ...

The presentation highlights the challenges of reaching the Moon, including the optimal timing for launches based on the Moon's position and the intricacies of orbital mechanics. Keywords solar ...

Above the Earth’s surface there are many orbital planes and no pesky oceans to prevent millimeter and centimeter-sized cars from being spaced out there. This gives a rough idea of just how ...

India has etched its name further into space exploration history, as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) ...

Take command of your ship in a world with real orbital mechanics. DON'T PANIC you've got head-tracked weapons, built-in voice commands and a host of flight assists to aid you. Control space and ...

The two NASA astronauts who unexpectedly spent nine month on the International Space Station (ISS) have revealed the ...

This is compared with the time frame of Newton's work on his second law, the law of gravitational attraction and calculus from the late 1600's. Kepler was able to arrive at this second law without the ...