Orbital cellulitis is an infection of the soft tissues within the eye socket. It is a serious condition that, without treatment, can lead to permanent vision loss and life-threatening complications.

Orbital emphysema, also called pneumo-orbit, is a condition that occurs when air becomes trapped in your eye socket. It can lead to symptoms such as swelling or bruising around your eye, vision ...

Author's photo of the SLS Rocket and Orion capsule on the pad for the Artemis I launch from Kennedy Space Center in 2022. Differing from the Apollo’s simple mission of “landing a man on the Moon and ...

Orbital and suborbital flight are common terms in the spaceflight industry that sound very similar, but they mean different things. The main difference between orbital and suborbital flight is the ...

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The orbital (eye) socket is a set of bones that surround and protect your eye. The bones around the eye form the walls and floor — sides and bottom — of the orbital socket and vary in thickness. The ...

Spacefaring countries have for decades been sending thousands upon thousands of satellites and other objects into orbit, where they have become an integral component of modern society. From hundreds ...

There are more than 1,800 active satellites currently in orbit around Earth, carrying out a myriad of jobs: collecting weather data, helping drivers navigate roads, spying on enemy targets, the list ...

The U.S. Space Force has partnered with a space engineering company to create an "orbital carrier" that can deploy smaller spacefaring vessels. The carrier, funded by the agency's strategic funding ...

Shijian-21 lifting off atop a Long March 3B on Oct. 24, 2021. The Shijian-21 spacecraft later successfully docked with a defunct Chinese satellite to alter its orbit. Credit: CASC Events in the Middle ...