It has been more than a week since reports first emerged about a “glowing ring of metal” that fell from the sky and crashed ...

The Space Force's top-secret aircraft has been in a highly elliptical high Earth orbit since December 2023. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

"Once deployed into a highly elliptical Earth orbit, the Blue Ghost lander will begin its approximate 45-day journey to the ...

The upcoming launch of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F15) will be ISRO's 100th rocket launch from the ...

Jeff Bezos’s commercial space company Blue Origin wrote itself into the history books on 16 January, with the successful ...

Some orbits are ever so slightly elliptical (like a somewhat squashed circle, or, in astronomical terms, an orbit with low eccentricity), whilst some appear rather flattened (highly eccentric orbits).

Earth's unusual orbit through hot and cold conditions tests the limits of tolerability for any known lifeforms.

The ESA selected PSLV-XL for its reliability, cost-efficiency, and ability to deliver the mission's 550 kg payload to a highly elliptical orbit. Explaining this choice, ESA stated, “The lift ...