Humans are spending more time in outer space than ever, and we're bringing our gonads with us. But scientists are concerned ...

India needs an independent space force to secure its interests in outer space. Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar highlighted space ...

Celestial bodies, including the moon, are not subject to "national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or ...

After years of work building an exquisitely sensitive instrument, University of Chicago scientists stood and watched as it flew up and out of sight into the fiercely blue Antarctic sky. Launched on ...

US officials say they hope the talks spur greater transparency from China in particular about satellite operations.

Space affects people and things in unexpected ways. Its low-gravity environment causes astronauts to lose bone density and can weaken their cardiovascular systems. Above Earth's protective magnetic ...

In A Nutshell Ancient frozen chemistry: New analysis of pristine samples from asteroid Bennu suggests its amino acids formed ...

As of this writing, no nation or group of nations, including the U.S., had defied the treaty and formally declared ownership ...

As next-generation telescopes map this outer frontier, astronomers are bracing for discoveries that could reveal hidden planets, strange structures, and clues to the solar system’s chaotic youth.

Rajya Sabha BJP MP Sujeet Kumar on Monday made a strong case for the establishment of an independent space force to safeguard India's strategic interests in outer space.      Raising the matter during ...

Dear EarthTalk: What is space debris, and can we reduce or eliminate it? – H.B., Troy, NY ...

Research findings are available online in the Astrophysical Journal. The original story “ Student made cosmic dust in the lab revealing life’s early chemical origins ” is published in The Brighter ...