Satellite collisions in orbit could trigger a catastrophic global chain reaction, potentially halting space exploration, destroying GPS and raising risks for Maryland’s aerospace sector, which ...

AI is spurring ever more data satellites in space. How humanity plans to deal with the clutter is still an open question.

The planets of our solar system all orbit the Sun within a few degrees of a flat plane extending out from our star’s equator — its equatorial plane. That makes sense. Our solar system began as a ...

Orbitz, the new online travel agency that's backed by five major airlines, officially launched on June 4, prompting a wave of scrutiny and controversy that has become ...

Astronomers at The University of New Mexico have published new research confirming three bodies orbiting the dynamic ...

LEO, GEO, L2, SSO—oh my! The many types of useful orbits can get complicated fast, but our handy guide will help you make sense of it all. Reading time 1 minute Nearly 140 rockets have flown to space ...

NEW YORK -- A wave of deals in the online travel industry has increasingly put some familiar names under two corporate umbrellas: Expedia and Priceline. For now, industry executives and travel experts ...

A study recently submitted to The Astronomical Journal continues to search for the elusive Planet Nine (also called Planet X), which is a hypothetical planet that potentially orbits in the outer ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In October, a Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida, carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper mission. The $5 ...

Online travel agency Orbitz will soon find itself under the microscope again. As part of the transportation spending bill signed by President Bush on Tuesday, Congress has called on the Department of ...

I booked a Condor Airlines flight from Portland to Frankfurt through Orbitz for my family. Orbitz’s website explicitly listed the fare as Economy Classic, which included one free 70-pound checked bag ...