America’s space-competition-related fears have always been geared towards Moscow. But now, with China rising and asserting ...

In the first few months of 2025, there's been a flurry of private venture space missions. Some have been successful, such as ...

In 2025, we're witnessing a definite surge in the number of private space missions. Successes like Firefly Aerospace's lunar ...

“Spacecraft go into outer space, which can be extremely cold—[around] -455 degrees Fahrenheit in deep outer space—and yet they still function,” Pravica says. “The main issue is ...

In 2021, a Starlink satellite and OneWeb spacecraft came dangerously close to colliding in orbit.  While both companies’ ...

With the rise of private space ventures, existing international space laws, established during the Cold War, are inadequate.

Private citizens and companies may one day begin to permanently settle outer space and celestial bodies. But if we don’t enact governing laws in the meantime, space settlers may face legal chaos.

If the United States and the former Soviet Union could cooperate on space efforts during the Cold War, then tensions between nations on Earth today don’t have to extend to diplomacy and agreements ...

There are multiple factors driving the excitement and scientific investment in space travel — our innate urge to know the ...