When we think about orbits, we usually picture the Earth zooming around the sun. But does the sun just sit there? Or is it on its own journey? I asked my friend Guy Worthey. He’s a space scientist at ...

It can be hard to get your head around the fact that Earth is moving through space. But it is even stranger to realize that you are making two simultaneous journeys — around the sun and through the ...

At larger scales, things get a little more complicated. Our galaxy is part of a collection of galaxies called the Local Group, which includes the Milky Way; the Andromeda galaxy; a smaller spiral ...

We refer to our own solar system as the solar system, and in a sense, it is the only one of its kind. For centuries, our sun was known as Sol, latin for sun and the Roman equivalent of the Greek sun ...

Crew Dragon has never shone brighter. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new video from humanity's largest orbital laboratory is a ...

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