Most moons orbit their planets, but Pluto and Charon are different—they revolve around a point in space between them! 🔄 Why does this happen, and what did NASA’s New Horizons mission reveal about ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of planetary collision called “kiss-and-capture,” where Pluto and proto-Charon briefly ...

Pluto seemed hopelessly cold and distant ... is that the model parameters that work to capture Charon end up putting it in the right orbit. You get two things right for the price of one ...

Whereas a moon usually orbits a planet, both Pluto and Charon orbit a point in space between them — their common center of mass. The other four moons in the system — Styx, Nix, Kerberos and ...

Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its massive New Glenn rocket into orbit for the first time early Thursday, marking a new step in the commercial space race.

The Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin sent its massive new rocket into space Thursday — and carried a prototype satellite into orbit thousands of miles above the Earth’s surface. The seven-engine ...

Named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, it's designed to carry payloads to various orbits, including geostationary orbit and beyond. This first flight, designated NG-1, was a ...

By reaching orbit, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launch has marked a milestone for a commercial space company that has big ambitions. As a space policy expert, I see New Glenn’s success as a ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.— Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth. Named after the ...

Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company Blue Origin on Thursday launched its new mega-rocket, called New Glenn, into orbit for the first time. The rocket lifted off at 2:03 a.m. ET on January 16 from ...

Jeff Bezos's space company Blue Origin has successfully launched its rocket into orbit on its first test flight. New Glenn - described by Blue Origin as a "giant, reusable rocket" and designed for ...

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has successfully launched a rocket into orbit for the first time. In a feat that puts the company in a position to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the launch ...