The U.S. government must reduce environmental and other regulations to make it easier for commercial space companies to launch rockets, expand launch facilities, and perform "novel” space activities, ...

The Artemis Accords aim to guide how countries cooperate in civilian exploration of the Moon, Mars, and other celestial ...

A new proposal suggests borrowing the "Conference of the Parties" model from climate diplomacy to update space law before ...

PRAGUE—China describes its space activity—including the deployment of highly maneuverable satellites, satellites equipped with robotic arms, and moon missions—as nonmilitary. But officials from the ...

Outer space is no longer just for global superpowers and large multinational corporations. Developing countries, start-ups, universities, and even high schools can now gain access to space. The ...

In science-fiction stories, companies often mine the moon or asteroids. While this may seem far-fetched, this idea is edging closer to becoming reality. The company recently attempted to land its ...

Recognizing that space is now an integral component of present-day society, the Royal Society (the U.K. academy of sciences) has recently completed a report that explores the potential implications of ...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to create a competitive marketplace for space launches by 2030 in an effort to increase the number of launches and other space activities. Trump ...

European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius discusses the new EU Space Act at a June 25 briefing. Credit: EC Audiovisual Service A new space race is heating up across the pond — not ...