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Celestial mechanics: Analytical model reveals true cause of orbit bifurcations near Lagrange points

"In RTBP systems, Lagrange points between the two celestial bodies provide specific locations around which a spacecraft can orbit," explains Mingpei Lin, a member of an AIMR research team. "The ...
The Washington Post

What is a Lagrange point, the final destination for the James Webb Space Telescope?

Correction: An earlier version of this story erroneously stated that China’s Queqiao satellite was orbiting the Earth-Sun L2 Lagrange point. In fact, Queqiao orbits the Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point, a ...
techtimes

China's New Space Telescope To Identify New Earth-Like Planets That Can Be Colonized; Here's How CHES Works

China's new space telescope will identify more Earth-like planets that can be colonized. The idea of exoplanet colonization is not really new. In this artist's impression supplied by the ESO (European ...