According to NASA, a low Earth orbit (singular) is any orbital trajectory that stays within 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) of ...

Chinese satellites conducted ‘largest single manoeuvre’ ever seen in geosynchronous orbit, former Space Command official ...

Using radial velocity measurements, an international team of astronomers has identified a second planet orbiting a nearby ...

When you back off from Earth at the Stuff in Space site, satellites look like a swarm of gnats. Many circle the Earth in LEO or low-Earth orbit. Many others orbit in some 22,200 miles (35,750 km) from ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Lost Orbit: Terminal Velocity Prepare to once again embark on a perilous journey filled with deadly asteroids, orbital boosts and the emptiness of space, ...

Fresh results from near-infrared instruments foretell a bright future for finding life elsewhere in the Milky Way ...

HELSINKI — China appears set to launch the first satellites for a long-expected national low Earth orbit megaconstellation after rollout of a Long March 5B rocket at Wenchang spaceport. Images posted ...

After a few months docked at the ISS, the Dragon cargo capsule will depart and head for a parachute-assisted splashdown in ...

Picture in your mind a big parking lot with 131 million cars on it. Now imagine that they are spread out over the entire Earth’s inhabited areas. Although still a large number, it is absolutely ...

Update: Despite successfully reaching second engine cut-off and thus past many of the most difficult parts of launch, the Start Me Up mission has suffered “an anomaly that has prevented us from ...