From the discovery of gravity to the first mission to defend Earth from an asteroid, here are the most important physics ...

As he worked out the equations for his general theory of relativity ... system should advance Mercury's precession ( change in its orbital orientation) is measured to be 5,600 arcseconds per ...

Toronto Raptors All-Star Scottie Barnes has been diagnosed with a right orbital fracture after taking an elbow to the eye in ...

Experimental observations at the Swiss Light Source could advance the development of energy-efficient memory devices based on ...

So the trick is to find an orbital radius which works out to give a period of 24 ... Notice that the mass of the satellite is on both sides of the equation and cancels out. We know all the other ...

Visualization of the Sun-Earth Lagrange points. Orbital mechanics is a fun subject, as it involves a lot of seemingly empty space that’s nevertheless full of very real forces, all of which must ...

While a typical space probe has a very limited amount of fuel to slightly adjust their trajectory, their speed is the result ...

This remarkable finding breaks the previous record for the shortest outer orbital period in such systems, which was established in 1956 with a third star orbiting an inner pair in 33 days.

An Aston University researcher has developed a new technique using light that could revolutionize non-invasive medical ...

Argo Space Corporation aims to contribute to both these capabilities with a reusable orbital transfer vehicle that can be refueled with water harvested from the moon. (Oh, and Argo Space wants to ...

Reflect Orbital plans to deploy 57 small satellites into low-Earth orbit. Each satellite will be outfitted with a 33-square-foot reflective Mylar mirror. These mirrors are designed to reflect ...