Did you know nearly 17,500 satellites have been launched since 1957? Or what about the fact that more than 10% of those ...

The 1967 Outer Space Treaty banned nuclear weapons in space but contained no verification provisions. Technological advances ...

Expanding human influence in outer space will require an ethical compass that is more expansive than the one conventionally used. “Mars is a failed Earth.” It is common enough to hear such ...

This week, Russia is expected to launch its Bion-M No.2 biosatellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying 75 mice and 1,500 fruit flies. Laika's cramped, stressful conditions and ...

April 2025 was a busy month for space. As a space lawyer and co-founder of For All Moonkind, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting human heritage in outer space, I know that the Moon could be the ...