On Feb. 22, 1906, German astronomer Max Wolf made a discovery that adjusted astronomers' view of the cosmos and provided ...

When people think about telescopes, they generally imagine those giant buildings perched on top of some mountain here on Earth, or some piece of hardware floating around in close Earth orbit. But ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has been traveling through space since its launch on December 25, 2021, and will soon face the next crucial step in its mission, performing an orbital burn to insert ...

Explore orbital mechanics with this step-by-step guide to finding Lagrange Point L2 – a more accurate approach! 🌌 Learn how to calculate and understand the stability of objects at the L2 point, ...

Reliably guiding and capturing optical waves is central to the functioning of various contemporary technologies, including communication and information processing systems. The most conventional ...

Satellites and instruments placed at Lagrange points remain in a stable position because the gravitational forces from the Earth and sun balance each other, requiring only minimal energy for ...

Earth just picked up a hitchhiker. Astronomers recently determined that the asteroid 2020 XL 5, discovered in 2020, wasn't just passing by like so many of its kin but actually residing at one of the ...

Launch of the Aditya-L1 solar observatory on a PSLV from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Sept. 2, 2023. Credit: ISRO HELSINKI — India’s Aditya-L1 solar observatory has reached its destination orbit ...

Physicists have discovered a tiny asteroid, about one kilometer wide, that is locked into the same orbit as Earth—only the second such cosmic body of its type that has been identified to date. And now ...