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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Fermenting miso in orbit reveals how space can affect a food’s taste

Space Force to test satellite refueling technologies in orbit

Many Protoplanetary Disks Aren't Much Bigger Than Earth's Orbit

Gravitics wins Space Force funding of up to $60 million to provide an “aircraft carrier” in orbit, the Orbital Carrier is designed to pre-position multiple space vehicles that can deliver a rapid response to address threats on orbit

China now has a 'kill mesh' in orbit, Space Force vice chief says

The Sky Is Falling – And It’s Leaving Space Junk Stuck in Orbit

SpaceX aces 3rd launch in 13 hours, sending 23 Starlink satellites to orbit (video)

Starlink satellite part hit a Canadian farm when it fell from orbit

Rocket Lab launches private radar imaging satellite to orbit (video)

Space Force's Secret Plane Returns After More Than a Year in Orbit

Space Force's X-37B is Back After 14 Secretive Months in Orbit

Space Force's mysterious X-37B plane returns to Earth after 434 days in orbit.

Secretive US Space Force X-37B space plane 'breaks new ground' with return to Earth after 434 days in orbit (photos)

This Planet’s Orbit Made No Sense – Until Scientists Discovered a Hidden World

DARPA Wants to Build Structures in Orbit, Without Needing a Launch from Earth

Study Reveals How Earth's Orbit Triggers Ice Ages, And There's One in The Next 11,000 Years

The 1st Australian rocket to launch from Australian soil could reach orbit next month

Something Shook Titan’s Orbit, and Scientists Are Racing to Solve the Mystery