The conical capsule landed with the assistance of a parachute and was quickly recovered. The spacecraft carried a ...

NASA’s AWE mission just released millions of gravity wave images from space, unveiling atmospheric forces that ripple through ...

For the first time on a global scale, 20 years of observations on Mars have been condensed into a single study led by ...

with local space debris emergencies likely to become a norm, a new study suggests. Scientists have known since the 1990s that complex processes taking place in Earth's atmosphere because of ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has directly observed the key chemical of carbon dioxide in planets outside of our solar ...

when it explained that aerobraking would allow the space plane to use the drag of Earth's atmosphere to adjust its orbit while using minimal fuel. Now that the maneuvers have been successfully ...

A coordinated approach to greenhouse gas reduction is needed to prevent long-term impacts on space sustainability. Currently more than 8,000 satellites are orbiting at altitudes of between 300 and ...

Space Force said the tests while in a highly elliptical orbit demonstrated the aircraft's "robust maneuver capability." The technique involves using the drag caused by the Earth's atmosphere to ...

they are designed to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere to prevent space debris accumulation. This occurs due to: One of the primary concerns is the release of aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃) during re-entry.

After spending 434 days in space, the crewless Space Force craft ... "Aerobraking" involves using close passes by Earth's atmosphere to produce drag, ultimately allowing it to switch orbits ...

Webb’s latest discovery has opened a thrilling new chapter in exoplanet research by capturing the first-ever direct images of ...