Astronomers have discovered a rare planet orbiting at a 90-degree angle around two brown dwarfs—marking the first evidence of ...

Astronomers have discovered the weirdest planetary system ever seen, consisting of a planet rolling around rare binary ...

For the first time, scientists have found strong evidence of a "polar planet"—a planet whose orbit is tilted at 90 degrees ...

The mission, funded and commanded by a cryptocurrency entrepreneur, was launched by SpaceX on Monday and has grabbed ...

So putting Fram2 into polar orbit may have more to do with planning a distinctive mission — rather than one ideally suited for science. “This is a private mission. You need something to say that’s ...

After splashdown, the crew will attempt to exit the vehicle without assistance to assess their physical capabilities.

The first four humans to orbit over Earth's north and south poles have safely returned to Earth.

The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear. The doll also has an emperor penguin embroidered on its chest.

This is an artist’s impression of the exoplanet 2M1510 (AB) b’s unusual orbit around its host stars, a pair of brown dwarfs. The newly discovered planet has a polar orbit, which is perpendicular to ...

The first four humans to orbit Earth’s poles are sharing their experiences from their historic mission. In a discussion with ...

The four novice space explorers will climb into SpaceX’s Dragon capsule named Resilience and become the first humans to do a 90-degree circularized orbit, or polar orbit. He said this will be a ...

Astronomers have found a planet that orbits at an angle of 90 degrees around a rare pair of peculiar stars. This is the first time we have strong evidence for one of these 'polar planets' orbiting a ...