A secretive Space Force ship has returned to earth after spending 434 days in orbit conducting mysterious tests. The Boeing-made X-37B vessel was quietly launched by SpaceX in 2023 from NASA’s ...

We've never seen the shadowy spacecraft while in orbit, and still barely know what it's up to up there. The United States Space Force just offered a rare glimpse of its shadowy X-37B space plane ...

There's a lot less sky and a lot more moon in view for Firefly Aerospace's "Ghost Riders in the Sky" mission. Firefly's lunar lander, named Blue Ghost, entered orbit around the moon last week ...

It’s not quite William Anders’ “Earthrise” picture, but does show the level of quality on the X-37B’s cameras, as well as a sense of just how far in orbit it is. The exact date and ...

The United States Space Force released a rare photo of its secretive X-37B space plane in orbit. The image, shared on X by the agency, is the first-ever image that has been shown to the public ...

Nearly half of the artificial satellites in orbit carry a payload. Often, these are in the form of sensors for observation, systems like GPS, and other scientific instruments. A small portion, about ...

The photo, taken during the X-37B’s seventh mission, shows Earth from High-Elliptical Orbit. On Feb. 20 ... drag of Earth’s atmosphere. (Courtesy graphic by Boeing Space) The X-37B Orbital ...

A camera onboard the secret X-37B space plane capturing Earth's picture. The United States Space Force (USSF) on Friday (Feb 21) released the first photograph of its top-secret X-37B space plane ...

A private spacecraft carrying NASA instruments to the surface of the moon in preparation for astronauts to return in the years ahead has reached lunar orbit about a month into its spaceflight.

The United States Space Force’s secretive X-37B space plane touched down to earth on Friday after spending 434 days in orbit conducting mysterious tests. The unmanned Boeing-made aircraft landed ...

While conducting experiments in a "highly elliptical orbit," the X-37B orbital test vehicle captured a rare image of Earth from high above the African continent. Since launching on its seventh ...

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