The students at Croydon High School for Girls, London, spent a year designing and creating a CubeSat, a miniature satellite ...

The project named ‘Mission Pegasus’ saw completion of the final stage of Phase II on 1 July. This involved the pupil-led Astrogazers club conducting live flight ...

"While orbiting 400 kilometres above Earth, Ayers witnessed an unusual phenomenon. A vibrant sprite, a type of Transient ...

What was Cosmos 482? Cosmos 482, or Kosmos 482, was a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1972, originally intended to be a Venus lander.Due to a timer malfunction, it never escaped Earth’s orbit and ...

The Planet Earth and Moon in Orbit 42179 set measures 9" high, 12.5" long, and 7" wide. It's comprised of 526 pieces and is marketed for ages 10 and older.

SpaceX’s Fram2 Crew could launch as early as this year. Credit: SpaceX. Polar orbit is generally used for weather satellites, which help monitor the effects of climate change on the Arctic regions.

A tiny asteroid will orbit around our planet for 53 days from the end of September. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Earth ...

On September 29, an asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5 will become a "mini-moon" of sorts, temporarily entering Earth's orbit for almost two months before the forces of gravity return it to a vast field of ...

An asteroid called 2020 CD3 was bound to Earth for several years before leaving the planet's orbit in 2020 and another called 2022 NX1 became a mini-moon of Earth in 1981 and 2022 and will return ...

Third known interstellar object to pass through solar system, right next to Earth’s orbit by: Marcia Dunn , The Associated Press Posted: Jul 3, 2025 / 02:45 PM CDT ...

The asteroid 2024 PT5 entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and is set to depart on Nov. 25. Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Images It sounds like something out of a science-fiction movie.

Kaib previously published work that suggested Earth's orbit was altered by a passing star three million years ago. “We looked at the typical, run-of-the-mill flybys,” Raymond told New Scientist .