Orbital mechanics can be a bit counter-intuitive. We have to slow down an orbiting space craft to convert kinetic energy for gravitational energy. The orbital altitude is raised at its highest point ...

SpaceX is embarking on one of the most sweeping reshuffles of its Starlink broadband network since the first satellites went ...

SpaceX is preparing a sweeping reshuffle of its Starlink constellation, shifting thousands of satellites into a lower band of low Earth orbit in what amounts to an in‑flight redesign of the network.

I have kind of a mental disconnect when trying to understand how orbits work. I know, from doing a lot of reading, that a spacecraft in orbit around a body like Earth can increase its orbital height ...

Annotation Designed to be used as a graduate student textbook and a ready reference for the busy professional, this third edition of "Orbital Mechanics is structured so that you can easily look up the ...

Kerbal Space Program stuff for us today.

Gravitational waves (GWs) are “ripples in space-time”. The detection of gravitational waves (GWs) is critical to the understanding of the origin and evolution of stars, galaxies, and the Universe. At ...

Question: How is the Sun’s gravity strong enough to hold distant planets like Jupiter and Saturn in orbit, but not strong enough to have already swallowed Mercury? Answer: To understand this, first, ...

Picture in your mind a big parking lot with 131 million cars on it. Now imagine that they are spread out over the entire Earth’s inhabited areas. Although still a large number, it is absolutely ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Orbital Mechanics Orbital Mechanics is a sci-fi, third-person shooter, single player game in which the player jumps between spherical asteroids whilst ...