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Before arriving at the moon, the small satellite mission will use the gravity of the sun, Earth, and moon over several months ...

The Lunar Trailblazer satellite will depart at the end of the month on a mission to find and map water on the surface of the ...

Scientists are studying Saturn's moon Titan to assess its tidal dissipation rate, the energy lost as it orbits the ringed planet with its massive gravitational force. Understanding tidal dissipation ...

K2 Space is changing the economics of satellite connectivity and functionality, having designed a resilient, high power, high ...

Dark matter is thought to outnumber regular matter by a factor of five to one – so why can’t we find the stuff? A new study ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are studying Saturn's moon Titan to assess its tidal dissipation rate, the ...

The largest solar storm in two decades hit Earth in May 2024. For several days, wave after wave of high-energy charged ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.