This model gives us more insight into why celestial bodies stick to their paths through space. Even though we’re constantly falling toward the Sun, neither we nor any living creature on Earth ...

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The VLT is equipped with large mirrors and heightened sensitivity, which allows astronomers to see fainter objects farther into space. Located atop Cerro Paranal, an 8,645-foot-high (2,635 m ...

This new paper, though, takes things a step further in the fight against falling space junk. Atmospheric stripping would cause more radiation to make it through Earth’s atmosphere, changing the ...

A new MIT study looks at how greenhouse gases are affecting our ability to operate satellites. Here's why the results are ...