What Would the First Week of World War III Look Like in Space?

The idea of waging war in orbit is no longer a figment of science fiction. As satellite technologies and launch capabilities ...

Can current space law handle the new space age?

A new proposal suggests borrowing the "Conference of the Parties" model from climate diplomacy to update space law before ...
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At what height does outer space begin?

Ask ten experts where space begins and you might get ten different answers. The atmosphere doesn’t end like a wall—it thins out gradually, so any “edge” is partly a human decision. That decision ...
The Conversation

Property and sovereignty in space − as countries and companies take to the stars, they could run into disputes

Wayne N White Jr consults with One Space Technologies Inc. He is a member and former Director of The National Space Society and an Associate Fellow of AIAA. Private citizens and companies may one day ...
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Property and sovereignty in space: Countries and companies face potential clashes as they take to the stars

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In Antarctica, balloon lands after 23-day search for particles from outer space

After years of work building an exquisitely sensitive instrument, University of Chicago scientists stood and watched as it flew up and out of sight into the fiercely blue Antarctic sky. Launched on ...