The newly discovered asteroid, named 2018 CN41, turned out to be a Tesla launched into space by SpaceX in 2018.
(Credit: NASA) Within the Earth-Sun system, there are five Lagrange points (L1 – L5), of which L2 is currently the home of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and was the home to previous ...
The $10 billion dollar space observatory was undergoing what we thought were its final tests before being packaged up and sent on its way to its forever home at the L2 Lagrange point. Sadly ...
This intricate mathematical conundrum, known as the "General Three-Body Problem," captivated Lagrange's mind. Among these points, three teeter on the edge of instability - L1, L2, and L3 - aligned ...
NASA’s James Webb telescope is set to arrive at its final destination, L2 or the second Lagrange point. The Webb team will fire the telescope’s thrusters to place it at the intended location.
Future telescopes like James Webb and Gaia face hurdles in maintenance due to their remote location at the Lagrange Point L2, nearly a million miles from Earth. James Webb’s segmented mirrors ...