The Moon could be the proving ground for humanity’s evolution, however, this new frontier raises complex legal questions.

A new study, however, identifies a possible candidate. A separate team of astronomers compared 1983 data from the Infrared ...

So which planets in our solar system have rings? All four giant planets — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — sport these ...

As a space lawyer and co-founder of For All Moonkind, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting human heritage in outer space, I know that the Moon could be the proving ground for humanity’s evolution into ...

In 2005, thanks to Michael Brown’s scientific antics, Pluto was removed from the list of planets in the solar system. In 1968, the Apollo 8 mission flew around the moon. In 2001, Chris Hadfield became ...

The Hubble Space Telescope time-lapse captured footage of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Credit: SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, ...

An alternate explanation that fits the evidence is that Vesta was once part of a planet – but which planet that might been ...

William Shatner was the first celebrity to visit outer space to celebrate his life and legacy, but Russian actor Yulia Peresild was the first to shoot in space.

Existing International Law Can Help Secure Peace and Security in Outer Space Apr. 2 ... How much of that water has been stored in the planet's crust is still unclear, according to a new ...

Astronomers have long speculated about an unseen planet lurking in the solar system's outer edge. This hypothetical world, dubbed Planet Nine, could explain the unusual clustering ...

The Earth also collides with space rocks, called meteors, that show up as shooting stars in the night sky. Some of these meteors come from an impact that struck Mars at some point, breaking away rock ...