Right now you're hurtling around the Sun at a hundred thousand kilometres an hour. Join Kate Humble and Dr Helen Czerski as they explore the relationship between the Earth's orbit and the weather ...

Earth rotates on an axis, which is not perpendicular to Earth’s orbit. During winter, the North Pole is tilted away from the Sun’s rays. As the Earth travels around the Sun, the tilt gradually ...

More objects are being launched into space than ever, and most are headed for low Earth orbit. This region of space has become increasingly crowded with launches from SpaceX and others that have ...

So much junk is filling Earth's orbit that collision avoidance has become a busy business. "We're talking about the dead satellites, the rocket bodies, the fairings, the wrenches, the gloves ...

Rocket Lab launched a private Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit today (Dec. 21) on the company's final mission of a busy 2024. An Electron rocket lifted off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand ...