[Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING -- Once deemed overshadowed by Japanese anime and US animation, Chinese animation is now experiencing a surge in popularity, especially among younger audiences. With ...

There are two types of eclipses—solar eclipses and lunar eclipses. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth comes in between the Sun and the Moon. On the other hand, a solar eclips ...

Credit: NASA, Alberto Bertolin, Bradley Reynolds NASA’s Artemis campaign is rapidly advancing the development of Gateway, a space station that will orbit the Moon and serve as a crucial hub for future ...

Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds. Part of the greenhouse effect that warms the ...

See its journey to the asteroid in this orbit animation. Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio | edited by Space.com Greenland lawmakers form a new government on the eve of Vance visit ...

An atmospheric layer of special interest is the thermosphere, where the International Space Station and most satellites orbit today. When the thermosphere contracts, the decreasing density reduces ...

The X-37B launched on Mission 7 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec. 29, 2023, riding a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket into a highly elliptical orbit around Earth. During the mission ...

Space.com noted that most of its payloads remain classified. Space Force said the tests while in a highly elliptical orbit demonstrated the aircraft's "robust maneuver capability." The technique ...

"An X-37B onboard camera, used to ensure the health and safety of the vehicle, captures an image of Earth while conducting experiments in HEO [Highly Elliptical Orbit] in 2024," the post shared to ...

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 ...

This mission utilized a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to go a farther distance into pace and put itself in a “highly elliptical” orbit. In October, the spacecraft carried out new and innovative ...