A gold rush in space: Is it legal for companies to buy and sell the Moon’s resources?
The exploitation of the Earth’s only natural satellite poses regulatory and ethical challenges
The exploitation of the Earth’s only natural satellite poses regulatory and ethical challenges
The spacecraft was scheduled to land on the south pole of the Moon on Monday, racing to beat an Indian probe also heading to Earth’s satellite. The launch was Russia’s first since 1976
The Russian ‘Luna-25,’ which is heading towards the south pole of the Moon, is the first in a series of probes from several countries that will explore its surface in the coming years
Russia and India are vying to be the first to reach the satellite’s south pole as the United States prepares a crewed mission that is set to land in 2025
The solar maximum appears to have moved forward, causing more eruptive phenomena on our star and placing terrestrial communication systems on alert
Four planetary probes were launched in the 1970s, carrying information about Earth. This was in case – in the very distant future – they were to fall into the hands of an extraterrestrial civilization
The human desire to fly is as old as time. But trying to imitate storks or bats has led to broken bones, at best
The intellectual movement of the late 19th century influenced the Soviet space race and contemporary transhumanists in Silicon Valley
On July 21, a human error caused a slight disorientation of the main antenna of the veteran spacecraft, which is beyond the Solar System and could be cut off from Earth until October
While the extensive exploration to date has produced a wealth of geological data, plenty remains unknown about the fourth planet from the Sun
On Tuesday night, the full moon will rise in the southeast. It will appear slightly brighter and bigger than normal because it will be closer than usual
On a visit to Argentina, which has become a signatory to the Artemis Accords for space exploration, agency administrator Bill Nelson said that a group of scientists is preparing a report that will be ready next month
The prospect of record-breaking heat in the California national park has drawn floods of European tourists exposing themselves to the dangers of a uniquely aggressive ecosystem
The Perseverance rover has detected the possible presence of key building blocks of life formed approximately 3,500 million years ago
Scientists said the breathtaking shot provides the best clarity yet of this brief phase of a star’s life
The former NASA chief scientist has left the planet five times, and has come to spend more than eight hours floating alone in space
The new African Space Agency aims to defend the interests of the continent and promote the deployment of satellites applied to the climate crisis, security and telecommunications
From a physical perspective, two of the James Webb Space Telescope’s most unexpected results are related to recent images of New York
The Sun’s activity has increased in recent months, and the peak of its life cycle, previously expected in mid-2025, seems to have moved to this year
The space agency televised Wednesday’s four-hour meeting featuring an independent panel of experts. The team includes 16 scientists and other experts selected by NASA including retired astronaut Scott Kelly, the first American to spend nearly a year in space
The administrator of the U.S. space agency traveled to Madrid to sign the ‘Artemis’ agreements with Spain’s Minister of Science Diana Morant and meet with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
Beijing’s announcement comes amid against the background of a rivalry with the U.S. for reaching new milestones in outer space
The NASA specialist, who holds the record as the longest-serving female astronaut in space, will also become the first woman to travel to the Moon on the Artemis 2 mission
NASA wants different landing options as it seeks to return astronauts to the moon decades after the Apollo program
Thousands of precautions must be taken before taking food into space. However, the first space crops are already being grown, and the first restaurant to collaborate with NASA is Spanish
Escaping Earth’s gravity is difficult, but some basic laws of science make interplanetary travel possible
SpaceX engineers are facing a serious problem that will have an immediate impact on the U.S. space agency’s plans to send astronauts back to the Moon in 2025