The rise of the "Snow Moon" today sets in motion a lunar orbit that will result in a total lunar eclipse for North America on ...

Mining ocean resources needed for electric cars and other devices is currently a hot issue of dispute. Final resolution of ...

In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, we speak with two people – a planetary scientist who studies the geology of the Moon, and a space lawyer who studies space policy and geopolitics – about ...

The call today is for binding rules to protect the orbits of Earth, Moon, and Mars from space debris contamination. Initiatives need to be formulated for effective, sustainable, and equitable ...

Lunar tourists and ambitious space agencies could jeopardise vital research on the Moon by ruining locations needed for ...

According to a news release from the China Manned Space Agency, the new spacesuits, which will be worn by astronauts as they ...

This includes both outer space and celestial bodies such as the moon. The 1967 Outer Space Treaty prohibits territorial claims in outer space and on celestial bodies in order to avoid disputes. But ...

Two gigantic canyons on the moon — both deeper than the Grand Canyon — were carved in less than 10 minutes by floods of rocks ...

As a part of its grand plans for outer space domination, China is planning on sending another Chang'e probe next year. The ...

The Grand Canyon in Arizona is one of Earth's natural wonders, carved out over millions of years by the gradual erosion power ...

Previously, the moon’s gravity could only be simulated for a few seconds ... the Kármán Line – the 62-mile-high ...