As hundreds of spectators witnessed the mission from the launch gallery, the Satellite, the second <br />mission involving US after the NISAR satellite, was successfully and precisely injected into a ...

Rocket Lab smashes its launch record in 2025, closing the year with 21 straight successes and a Japanese satellite launch.

Timing-based method identifies hot Jupiters formed via disk migration Circular orbits indicate peaceful inward drift Findings ...

The first planet ever found orbiting another star was detected in 1995, and it belonged to a class now known as a “hot Jupiter.” These exoplanets are comparable in mass to Jupiter but circle their ...

The first exoplanet ever discovered in 1995 was what we now call a "hot Jupiter," a planet as massive as Jupiter with an ...

Astronomers reveal some hot Jupiters formed via smooth disk migration. Circular orbits and aligned companions challenge traditional theories, offering new insights into exoplanetary system evolution.

Perihelion, the point in a planet’s orbit where it is closest to the Sun, is a fascinating phenomenon that shapes much of our understanding of planetary motion. While Earth’s proximity to the Sun ...

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. & TOULOUSE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Impulse Space, the leader for in-space mobility, and Infinite Orbits, the France-based in-orbit services company, have reinforced their ...

A concept graphic of Infinite Orbits' Orbit Guard Space Domain Awareness microsatellite, released in August 2025. (Infinite Orbits) France's Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) on behalf of French ...

The Circular Economy Act, expected at the end of 2026, will provide for the revision of several European instruments to make circular models more competitive on the international scene. “We have a lot ...

How does a planet’s size influence its orbit around its parent star? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences hopes to address as a team of ...

Studying the orbits of thousands of exoplanets shows that large planets tend to have elliptical orbits, while smaller planets tend to have more circular orbits. This split coincides with several other ...