The Lagrangian equilibrium stability points, or L points, are the five places where the combined gravitational forces of two bodies produce regions of gravitational balance. These are little pockets ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

From the first satellite in orbit, to the first human in space, to the first steps on the moon, the United States government has always framed space exploration as a race. As U.S.-China space ...

India’s Aditya-L1 probe will arrive in a few days at a patch of space between Earth and the sun, almost a million miles away. The location is remote yet isn’t very lonely. Four active spacecraft are ...

A recent message from a former foreign secretary offered a striking metaphor: India, she suggested, might be at a Lagrange point. Not having been the most attentive science student, I had to look the ...