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Space exploration is no longer the domain of countries alone. It’s now rapidly becoming the domain of private interests. Astrophysicist Aaron Boley discusses the impact of this on humanity and ...

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The academic duo calculated the average volume of “space spunk,” approximately one teaspoon, as well as its density, one gram ...

yet SpaceX owner Elon Musk can launch a rocket full of contaminant material which then explodes and crashes into the ocean and nobody blinks an eye. Who owns outer space? It should belong to ...

What an amateur astronomer recently took to be a newly-discovered asteroid turned out to be a Tesla Roadster voyaging through ...

China’s space strategy is shaped by military ambitions, aspirations for technological dominance, and ubiquitous commercial ...

No problem! Come along for the ride in this week's episode of Xploration Outer Space as we use SCIENCE to discover the most out-of-this-world amusement park rides... right here on earth! You WON'T ...

Space company SpinLaunch is trying to re-invent the system for launching craft off of our world and into space. The goal is ...

As the number of flights around the world grows and the amount of junk in space rises, the chances of a collision between the two is only increasing ...

A new study by Canadian researchers published in Scientific Reports notes the risk of such an incident occurring is rising due to increases in both reentries and airline flights, according to ...