Artemis II crew clears Earth orbit, heads for the moon

The engine firing provided a slingshot-like boost to the Orion capsule, speeding it to 24,500 mph, the velocity needed to ...
The Aviationist

First In-orbit Photo Taken By Secretive Boeing X-37B Spacecraft Officially Released

The photo, taken during the X-37B’s seventh mission, shows Earth from High-Elliptical Orbit. On Feb. 20, 2025, the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs uploaded on the DVIDS website, what is ...
Gizmodo

How Spacecraft Brake in Space Using Nothing but Thin Air

When you put your hand out the window of a moving car, you feel a force pushing against you called drag. This force opposes a moving vehicle, and it’s part of the reason why your car naturally slows ...
WPLG Local 10

Artemis II flight day 2: Crew remains in Earth’s orbit ahead of outbound journey

After a successful rocket launch at Cape Canaveral, NASA’s first crewed mission of the Artemis program continued making ...
SpaceNews

Artemis 2 heads to the moon

The Orion spacecraft Integrity fired its main engine at 7:49 p.m. Eastern for five minutes and 50 seconds. The translunar ...
Forbes

Today Earth Is Closest To A ‘Solar Maximum’ Sun. So Why Is It So Cold?

Earth will reach perihelion at 09:00 Universal Time on Saturday, January 4, 2025, the closest point to the sun in its annual, slightly elliptical orbit. The word comes from the Greek words peri (near) ...