orbiting

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Ariel Ekblaw, CEO of the Aurelia Institute, spoke about how self-assembling structures could make orbiting research habitats a reality, unlocking scientific and medical breakthroughs that only the weightless environment of space can deliver.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The mini-Neptune was found orbiting alongside a hot Jupiter, something astronomers rarely see.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Beyond our solar system, scientists are aiming to search the atmospheres of exoplanets—worlds orbiting other stars—for molecules that betray the presence of biology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Right now, that means pointing NASA’s space-based James Webb Space Telescope at rocky exoplanets orbiting dim red stars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The task of building a worldwide network of tracking stations that would maintain two-way communication between the orbiting spacecraft and Mission Control fell to Langley.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly