Orbit

In celestial mechanics, an orbit is the curved trajectory of an object such as the trajectory of a planet around a star, or of a natural satellite around a planet, or of an artificial satellite around an object or position in space such as a planet, moon, asteroid, or Lagrange point.

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The International Space Station marks 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit

In Orbit You Have to Slow Down to Speed Up

Powerful NVIDIA chip launching to orbit next month to pave way for space-based data centers

The other space race: why the world is obsessed with sending objects into orbit

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites to orbit on Falcon 9 rocket's record-breaking 31st flight (video)

SpaceX lofts 10,000th Starlink satellite to orbit on record-tying 132nd Falcon 9 launch of the year (video)

EXCLUSIVE: Roskosmos has made the decision to put its post-ISS space station into the same orbit and abandoned plans to service it with a new-generation spacecraft, resorting instead to the veteran Soyuz spacecraft based in Baikonur, in order to save cash.

Enceladus Isn't Throwing As Much Ice Into Orbit As We Thought

Taking These 50 Objects Out of Orbit Would Cut Danger From Space Junk in Half

New private 'Arc' spacecraft aims to deliver cargo from orbit to anywhere on Earth in less than an hour (video)

Trivia in orbit: How well do you know the ISS?

Removing these 50 objects from orbit would cut danger from space junk in half

NATO space operations accelerate in orbit as UK, US and France expand joint GEO missions

Constraining Proxima b’s Atmosphere, Orbit, and Albedo with RISTRETTO

China sends experimental Shiyan-30 satellites into orbit as launch cadence intensifies

US intel officials “concerned” China will soon master reusable launch | "They have to have on-orbit refueling because they don’t access space as frequently as we do."

SpaceX launches powerful satellite to orbit for Indonesian telecom company (video)

UK’s Space Agency Shakeup Underscores Flagging Role in Orbit

A systems-level framework for planetary habitability: How Earth’s size, spin, tilt, and orbit explain why life exists here (and guide the search for life beyond)

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida on heels of California liftoff (video)