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 Plan to Send Plant-Filled ‘Gardens’ Into Orbit

A passing star could fling Earth out of orbit

Rocket Lab to launch private Earth-observing satellite June 2 after delay

A Serious Threat May Be Lurking in The Orbit of Venus, Says Study

Watch tile-shedding private Chinese rocket launch 6 satellites to orbit (video)

NORAD Commander: AMTI Prototype Sensors Are On Orbit ‘Now’

That's a hat trick! Varda successfully returns 3rd space capsule from orbit

China launches trio of Yaogan remote-sensing satellites to orbit (video)

Failed Soviet Probe Plunges Back to Earth After 53 Years Stuck in Orbit

Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit

Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 set to crash down after 53 years in orbit

Private Japanese lunar lander enters orbit around moon ahead of a June touchdown

Project Kuiper: Amazon Deploys First Production Satellites into Orbit

Vega-C rocket launches European forest-monitoring 'Biomass' satellite to orbit (video)

Inferno From Orbit: NASA Tracks 15,000-Acre Wildfire in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens

Fully automated laboratory heads into orbit to test food production in space

One Orbit, One Everest Lost: A Planet Evaporates Into a 9-Million-Kilometer Tail

Dazzling Pictures Celebrate Hubble Space Telescope's 35 Years in Orbit

South Korea sends 4th spy satellite to orbit on SpaceX rideshare launch

Eye on Infinity: NASA Celebrates Hubble’s 35th Year in Orbit

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