By Simnikiwe Mzekandaba, IT in government editorJohannesburg, 24 Mar 2025Satellites mix to drive connectivity for different applications and different customers. Despite the growing spotlight on low ...

Young, close-orbiting exoplanets known as sub-Neptunes may form farther from their stars and migrate inward or lose their ...

Asteroids’ orbits around the sun may put them in collision paths with inner planets. We may have had a near-miss, but ...

The chief of space operations said the Space Force is examining how to best invest in six categories of counter-space weapons, because China is doing the same.

"There are going to be hundreds of satellites and, in fact, considerably more over time as the program ramps up—if it does so as planned," said Jon Ludwigson.

Early spring like March and April is the time to plant perennials like forsythias, daffodils and pansies. But gardeners ...

Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...

Momentus will attach its satellite, or orbital transfer vehicle, and Solstar’s Deke is among the payloads it will carry.

Momentus contracted with SpaceX for a port, in essence an attachment point on the side of a Falcon 9 rocket, which according ...

Aerobraking involves the spacecraft making multiple passes through Earth's atmosphere, using the atmospheric drag to alter its orbit while conserving fuel. Notably, after aerobraking to a Low ...

YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...