An orbiting disco ball gave Einstein’s theory its most precise test yet

Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity predicts that a rotating mass like the Earth pulls the fabric of space and ...

A giant mirror in space to create 'sunlight on demand' was just approved. Low-Earth orbit is getting weird

A giant mirror to create “sunlight on demand” was just approved by the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), ...
Major League Baseball

Orbit | The Official Mascot of the Houston Astros

Since rejoining the team in 2012 as the official mascot of the Houston Astros, Orbit has quickly become one of the most popular mascots in baseball and all of sports! During pregame, you can often ...
Astronomy

How big is Earth’s orbit around the Sun?

Earth’s orbit around the Sun is not circular, but an ellipse that is slightly elongated with an eccentricity of 0.017. (An eccentricity of 0 is a circle, while the dwarf planet Pluto has a relatively ...

China's Qingzhou cargo craft test vehicle unveils in-orbit results related to future space hospital and biological cultivation in space

The second batch of in-orbit test results from the Qingzhou cargo spacecraft test vehicle was released on Monday, covering ...
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Scientists test new spacecraft thruster that uses no fuel, just Earth’s magnetic field, in orbit

"It gives you acceleration without fuel." The post Scientists Test New Spacecraft Thruster That Uses No Fuel, Just Earth’s ...