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Artemis II crew leaves Earth’s orbit after successful translunar burn

NASA confirms the spacecraft has now begun its journey toward the moon, roughly 212,000 miles away.

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Artemis II astronauts describe 'spectacular moment' in space after leaving Earth's orbit

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Artemis II's moonbound astronauts capture Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind

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Artemis II begins its journey to the moon

Four astronauts on the Artemis II mission are on their way to journey around the moon after successfully conducting the translunar injection burn, or TLI.

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NASA’s Artemis II just captured Earth from deep space: Stunning new images show our planet like never before

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Artemis II reaches halfway mark on journey to the moon, NASA shares update

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Artemis II Day 2: Crew begins journey to the Moon after key engine burn

The mission’s Orion spacecraft fired its main engine for five minutes and 50 seconds beginning at 7.49 pm Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, completing a translunar injection (TLI) burn—a propulsive m...

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Live Updates: Artemis II Astronauts Are Traveling to the Moon After Engine Burn

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Artemis II crew nears lunar orbit in historic mission

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How much space debris is in Earth's orbit?

How much space junk is currently orbiting the earth? Credit: Space.com | animation: ESA | produced & edited by Steve Spaleta

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House-Size Space Rock Gives Earth A Really Close Shave - Orbit Animation

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Asteroid 2025 TP5 flew about ~60,000 miles (97,000 km) from Earth. It is estimated to be about 17 meters in diameter (~55 feet). Credit: Space.com | animations: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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Animation shows how a 10 meter asteroid passes Earth closer than the moon in orbit

Asteroid 2023 JF flew about 199,000 miles (320,000 km) away from Earth. It's estimated size is about 34 feet wide (10 meters), roughly the size of a bus. Orbit animation courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech | mash mix by Space.

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Too many satellites? Earth's orbit is on track for a catastrophe—but we can stop it

On January 30, 2026, SpaceX filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission for a megaconstellation of up to 1 million satellites to power data centers in space. The proposal envisions satellites operating between 500 and 2,000 ...

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How Earth's orbit might help us find oil reserves within the planet

Subtle shifts in Earth's orbit shaped ancient lake climates — and where oil-rich shale formed as a result. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the latest updates on ...