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Orbital Mechanics

SpaceX Scrubs Falcon 9 Launch of SES’s O3b mPOWER Satellites Seconds Before Liftoff

High-Resolution Images Illuminate Ancient Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

New Distant Sednoid ‘Ammonite’ Casts Doubt on Planet Nine Hypothesis

China Likely Completes First Autonomous Refueling of Satellites in Geostationary Orbit

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Now Has 4.3% Chance of Striking the Moon

Strawberry Moon Marks Rare Major Lunistice With Record Low Rise

June’s Strawberry Moon Appears at Record-Low Horizon in Rare Standstill

SpaceX reschedules Starlink mission for June 3 liftoff with cell-capable satellites

ISRO Carries Out Fewer Satellite Collision Manoeuvres in 2024 After Improving Risk Analysis

May’s Flower Moon to Peak as Final Micromoon of 2025

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Amazon's Project Kuiper Launches First Satellites, Entering LEO Broadband Market

Astronomers Confirm First Polar-Orbiting Exoplanet Around Binary Brown Dwarfs

Micromoon and Pink Moon to Illuminate Skies This Saturday

Comet SWAN25F Brightens Rapidly as It Approaches the Sun

Russia’s Satellite Launch Raises Concerns Over Mysterious Orbital Object

US Space Force's X-37B Spaceplane Completes 434-Day Mission in Orbit

Scientists Predict Next Ice Age in 10,000 Years, But Human Activity Likely Delays It

Asteroid 2024 YR4's Risk of Earth Impact in 2032 Increases to Over 2%

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Reaches Orbit on First Flight, But Booster Recovery Fails

Comet C/2024 G3 Offers Rare Viewing Opportunity, But Visibility Remains Challenging

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