Ancient North American droughts were driven by Earth’s orbital shifts, study from the University of Helsinki finds.

These orbital variations, known as Milankovitch cycles, describe how Earth’s path around the Sun changes over tens to hundreds of thousands of years. These changes influence the amount of solar ...

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could crash to Earth overnight tonight after more than 50 years in the wrong orbit.

Climatic changes of the last 18,000 years ... Monsoon climate of the early Holocene: Climate experiment with the Earth's orbital parameters for 9000 years ago. Science 214, 59-61 (1981).

Launch pad in space? Space Force is keen to add to its arsenal a spacecraft that would essentially serve as cosmic equivalent ...

Low Earth orbit (LEO) is on the verge of a major expansion in crewed operations, but the proliferation of space debris could threaten these missions and create safety hazards for astronauts.

Above the Earth’s surface there are many orbital planes and no pesky oceans to prevent millimeter and centimeter-sized cars from being spaced out there. This gives a rough idea of just how ...