orbit

Scientists have taken images of multiple planets orbiting a star other than our own sun. One extrasolar system reportedly has three planets; another star, 25 light-years away from Earth, has one planet in its orbit.

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A Nasa spacecraft has been launched into orbit to study the edge of our Solar System.

China's three astronauts have spent their first day in orbit preparing for the mission's spacewalk.

Europe's space agency reached two milestones earlier this year. A European-built lab was installed at the International Space Station, and Europe launched a robotic cargo vehicle that successfully docked with the station.

The European Space Agency is thinking about converting the vehicle so it could take astronauts into orbit.

The first home-designed and built telecoms satellite for Japan goes safely into orbit from a launch pad in French Guiana.

Engineers investigate why the Falcon 1 rocket, built by private space firm SpaceX, fails to reach orbit for a third time.

Europe's Ariane 5 rocket puts another two commercial telecommunications satellites in orbit.

The Jason-2 satellite is launched on a mission to measure the shape of the world's oceans and track sea level rise.

With a few gathered clouds presenting little threat to the arrival of Discovery, it was cleared for de-orbit burn and everything seems like a go.