The photo, taken during the X-37B’s seventh mission, shows Earth from High-Elliptical Orbit. On Feb. 20, 2025, the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs uploaded on the DVIDS website, what is ...

The US military’s top secret X-37B space plane, which has been orbiting the Earth since December 2023 on its current mission, has slammed on the brakes. As detailed in a Boeing Space video, the plane ...

When you put your hand out the window of a moving car, you feel a force pushing against you called drag. This force opposes a moving vehicle, and it’s part of the reason why your car naturally slows ...

The X-37B spacecraft’s latest mission was shorter than the last but tried several new maneuvers and approaches during its time in outer space. By Nicholas Slayton Published Mar 8, 2025 11:29 AM EST ...

X-37B started executing a series of aerobraking maneuvers to change from a highly elliptical orbit to a lower orbit. Reading time 2 minutes After seven test flights, Boeing is finally starting to open ...

There aren’t a ton of specifics about what the military’s X-37B has been up to in space, but we now know one thing for certain: The view is pretty good. On Thursday, Feb. 20, the Space Force released ...

During winter in the United States, the Earth's Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun. Less sunlight shines ...