The space superpowers set to land astronauts on the Moon - the U.S. and China - should forge a lunar peace pact protecting ...

Yes, the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, which has been ratified by 116 nations, does prohibit the ownership of “celestial bodies ...

New research suggests that just before Voyager 2 arrived, Uranus was hit by a rare blast of solar wind from the Sun that ...

SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman said frequent space travel is "around the corner." How humans will survive off-world is ...

NASA’s Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus decades ago shaped scientists’ understanding of the planet but also introduced unexplained oddities. A recent data dive has offered answers. In 1986, Voyager 2's flyby ...

While the player may be free to head out for several different places across outer space besides the initially encouraged ...

How many satellites are out there right now? According to the Index of Objects Launched into Outer Space, maintained by the ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Samantha Harvey about her new book Orbital, which examines the fascinating mundane-ness ...

Central Florida is already an important and growing hub for humanity's efforts to thrive in outer space. The University of Central Florida now wants to bolster that by developing one-of-a-kind "space ...

In 1986, NASA’s Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus shaped scientists’ understanding of the planet but also introduced unexplained ...

If another gravity theory is correct, "then the broader implications are enormous," astrophysicist Stacy McGaugh told ...