Read more orbit stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21554/orbit.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:36:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68554/climate-change-reverses-8-millennia-of-arctic-cooling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSummer temperatures in the Arctic have climbed 2.2°F since 1900 despite an 8,000-year cooling trend, the Guardian reports. For the past few thousand years, the orbit of the Earth and the changing tilt of its axis has put the Arctic 630,000 miles further from the sun than...http://www.newser.com/story/68554/climate-change-reverses-8-millennia-of-arctic-cooling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 16:09:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67863/new-planet-expected-to-crash-and-burn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists in the UK have discovered a planet that defies the laws of physics, the Independent reports. WASP-18b, which is orbiting a star 1,000 light years from Earth, is so big and close to the sun that it should be pulled toward it. "The spin of the star is...http://www.newser.com/story/67863/new-planet-expected-to-crash-and-burn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 10:44:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66587/saturns-rings-vanish-today.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSaturn's rings will disappear from sight for three months starting today, Space.com reports. The rings, 170,000 miles long but only 30 feet thick, are visible because they reflect sunlight. But they vanish once every 15 years as equinoxes occur in its 30-year orbit and the rings are directly...http://www.newser.com/story/66587/saturns-rings-vanish-today.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 2:14:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64250/plan-to-crash-100b-space-station-draws-fire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s the largest spacecraft mankind has ever built, it’s cost the taxpayers and US allies $100 billion, and in a few years, NASA intends to crash the International Space Station into the Pacific Ocean, letting it burn up in the atmosphere en route. The station is nearly complete, after more...http://www.newser.com/story/64250/plan-to-crash-100b-space-station-draws-fire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Jul 2009 11:05:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51378/time-to-clean-up-space-trash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpace trash is becoming a serious problem, and it's long past time for housekeeping, writes the Economist . Of the 18,000 objects orbiting earth that are bigger than 4 inches across, only 900 are functioning satellites. The rest is debris, from old rocket parts and dead satellites to tools and...http://www.newser.com/story/51378/time-to-clean-up-space-trash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Feb 2009 5:16:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50834/junk-weve-lost-in-outer-space.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the wake of two satellites colliding this week—and debris apparently falling on several states— Wired runs down a list of objects we've lost in outer space: A spatula: Used to apply heat-shield repair goo, the implement's loss was a blow to one astronaut. "That was my favorite spatch,...http://www.newser.com/story/50834/junk-weve-lost-in-outer-space.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Feb 2009 19:30:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45192/moon-will-appear-extra-bright-tonight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf tonight’s full moon looks bigger and brighter than normal, that’s because it is, Space.com reports. The satellite reaches its perigree today, making its position the closest of the year to Earth—though still some 222,000 miles away. The moon's irregular orbit causes the distance to vary.http://www.newser.com/story/45192/moon-will-appear-extra-bright-tonight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Dec 2008 16:29:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/21713/russian-rocket-fails-to-put-us-satellite-in-orbit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Russian rocket was unable to launch a US telecommunications satellite into its designated orbit yesterday, the AP reports. The rocket fell 5,000 miles short of its goal of 22,400 miles when the rocket's second booster turned off too early. The satellite could have reached its destination on...http://www.newser.com/story/21713/russian-rocket-fails-to-put-us-satellite-in-orbit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 16 Mar 2008 15:15:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19508/navy-prepares-to-fire-on-satellite-tonight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US Navy has warned planes and ships away from a large area of the Pacific ahead of an attempt to shoot down a rogue spy satellite carrying toxic fuel tonight, CNN reports. The space shuttle Atlantis is due back on Earth today and military officials are waiting for its...http://www.newser.com/story/19508/navy-prepares-to-fire-on-satellite-tonight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 Feb 2008 4:00:00 CST