The weirdest ways scientists are mining for critical minerals, from water to weeds
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Russia’s Long Record of Broken Pledges and Treaty Violations
It was this sorry history to which Zelensky was trying to draw Trump’s and Vance ... that Russia might be prepared to violate the Outer Space Treaty by putting a nuclear weapon into orbit ...
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The weirdest ways scientists are mining for critical minerals, from water to weeds
Companies like Metalplant have a long way to go before they can draw buyers away from established ... Right now, under the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, no country can lay territorial claims to land ...
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The Economics of Ukraine’s War Overshadow the Quest for Peace
While publicly drawing the line against supplying US jet ... the depths of the oceans to the far reaches and heights of outer space. These next-generation drones are not the controversial ...
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‘Space Advertising’ Could Outshine the Stars—Unless It’s Banned First
Astronomers are racing to protect the dark skies as private companies seek to place large advertisements in Earth orbit ...
Laws governing space are 50 years old. New ones are needed to prevent it becoming a ‘wild west’
Private companies are now major players in space. How can they be held accountable if they damage the property of others or ...
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Autonomy Has Outpaced International Space Law
In 2021, a Starlink satellite and OneWeb spacecraft came dangerously close to colliding in orbit.  While both companies’ ...
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As the rescued astronauts return, space law is still in orbit over who’s responsible when missions go wrong
Space law dates from the 20th century, when the 1967 Outer Space Treaty was adopted. But the original space race involved ...
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The space collision crisis: the future of orbital law
Currently, the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 (OS Treaty), along with other international agreements, provides the basis for a legal structure regarding space activities. However, the current legal ...
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Patenting space: promoting innovations and patents for exploring our final frontier
Relatedly, the Outer Space Treaty, to which 115 countries are parties, emphasizes that outer space is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, and exploring outer space is ...
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When debris from space crashes to the earth, who is responsible?
Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty 1967 forms the cornerstone of international space law. It says states bear responsibility for all national space activities, whether conducted by governmental ...