Black hole and neutron star mergers push the laws of physics with their odd orbits
Scientists have discovered that before black holes collide with neutron stars and merge, these extreme…
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Starlink is lowering thousands of satellites’ orbits to reduce risk of collisions
Starlink will lower the orbits of roughly 4,400 satellites this year as a safety measure,…
James Webb Space Telescope finds coldest exoplanet ever seen, and it orbits a dead star
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have detected the first planet seen orbiting…
Mars Odyssey celebrates 100,000 orbits, captures epic view of solar system’s largest volcano
NASA's Odyssey spacecraft, the longest-running mission at Mars, circled the Red Planet for the 100,000th…
An Old Abstract Field of Math Is Unlocking the Deep Complexity of Spacecraft Orbits
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.In October, a Falcon Heavy rocket…