With satellites, speed up and takes a wider orbit until it reaches terminal velocity, which is about 12 km per sec. Then you are on your way to the moon. This is High school physics.

Dot Physics. What velocity is required for a circular orbit? Posted: May 16, 2025 | Last updated: May 16, 2025. Physics and Python stuff. Most of the videos here are either adapted from class ...

Astronomy news always seems to break over coffee, on laptop startup. That was the case on Wednesday morning, when word of a ...

When it comes to achieving and maintaining an orbit, velocity is everything. Go too fast (escape velocity) and you will zip out of the orbit into the darkness of space.

The object was first noticed by NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), with further observations ...

SpaceX’s Fram2 Crew could launch as early as this year. Credit: SpaceX. Polar orbit is generally used for weather satellites, which help monitor the effects of climate change on the Arctic regions.

According to the Fram2 mission website, the crew will be the first to view Earth’s poles from low-Earth orbit. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch will place the Dragon into a 90-degree circularized ...

SpaceX launched four people to orbit over both the North and South poles on Monday night, marking the first time humans have ever flown such a mission.. The launch went off without a hitch as the ...