Even most rocket scientists would rather avoid hard math when they don't have to do it. So when it comes to figuring out ...

Surprised astronomers just discovered a world that blurs the line between planet and stellar remnant, hiding in a system ...

Scientists describe the findings as unexpected and puzzling, making this discovery a milestone in exoplanet research.

Abstract: This article presents a hybrid controller to stabilize a class of closed orbits for mechanical systems with degree of underactuation one. The controller has a hierarchical structure, whereby ...

Mars changed from a blue world with water to a red desert because its atmosphere escaped into space over billions of years.

Astronomers are scratching their heads at the odd chemistry, which hints at soot clouds and possibly diamond formation deep ...

Abstract: This research investigates the initial orbit determination for missions in periodic orbits within the Earth–Moon system, observed optically from the ground. The proposed methodology requires ...

Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have observed a rare type of exoplanet, or planet outside our solar system, whose atmospheric composition challenges our understanding of how it ...

Astronomers have confirmed a giant planet orbiting a tightly bound pair of young stars, marking a first in direct exoplanet ...

In this video, we use Python to calculate circular and geostationary orbits! Follow along as we apply physics equations to determine orbital radius, velocity, and the specific conditions needed for a ...

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