A giant slingshot might sound like something out of a science fair or a medieval battle—but one California startup is turning ...

After a pair of satellites failed to reach their desired orbit around the moon last year, China used a novel gravity "slingshot" tactic to get the satellites in the correct spot.

On March 15th at 8:15 p.m. Beijing time (March 14th at 8:42 p.m. EDT; 5:42 p.m. PDT), China launched two satellites atop a Yuanzheng-1S mounted on a Long March-2C rocket. While the first and ...

Slingshot, or ray spiders (Theridiosoma gemmosum) pull the center of their flat web back, to form a cone with the spider at the tip, keeping the net in place by holding on to a taut anchor thread.

Check out how to make the most powerful slingshot with this easy DIY guide. Perfect for craft enthusiasts, this project uses readily available materials to build a robust and effective slingshot ...

Slingshot Aerospace detected over 50 pieces of debris from the August 2024 breakup of a Chinese Long March 6 rocket, posing risks to low-Earth orbit constellations. The company is providing ...

On Aug. 7, a Chinese rocket broke apart in space, creating more than 300 new pieces of trackable debris. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

A Chinese rocket stage that broke apart in space this week created more than 700 pieces of debris, putting over 1,000 satellites and other objects in a high-traffic region of Earth's orbit at risk ...

Slingshot’s Horus sensor systems, which provide satellite tracking in low-Earth orbit, “detected a series of bright, unexpected objects moving along the same orbital path as the rocket body ...

Slingshot’s Horus sensor systems, which provide satellite tracking in low-Earth orbit, “detected a series of bright, unexpected objects moving along the same orbital path as the rocket body ...

Slingshot Aerospace, a firm specializing in space analytics and simulation, said it has identified more than 50 pieces of debris from the Long March rocket that "pose a significant hazard to LEO ...

On four occasions from 2020 through 2022, the massive core stage of China's heavy-lift Long March 5B rocket has reentered the atmosphere in an uncontrolled manner, raising concerns that falling ...