orbit

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With all of the data, Platts said his team hoped to better understand the variation between low earth orbit and deep space.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

This week, those values were best summarized by Christina Koch, one of the astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission to orbit the moon.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Artemis III, in Earth’s orbit, aims to test docking procedures with SpaceX’s and Blue Origin’s lunar landers next year, and Artemis IV, slated for 2028, hopes to put boots on the dusty lunar surface.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The U.S. could keep powerful munitions in orbit to be deployed quickly and without risk to American troops.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

As each moon goes around its parent planet in a regular orbit, just as the Earth follows a regular one-year orbit around the Sun, each moon ought to be eclipsed behind Jupiter at regular intervals.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin