This Young Star Has Scientists Rethinking Current Planet Formation Models, Here's Why

When it comes to science, a simple observation can upend everything you think you know, such is the case with one star ...
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We Asked Astronomers What Their Favorite Thing in Space Is

Even astronomers who study peculiar outer space objects have their favorites. Here are some interstellar bodies that have won ...

Satellites and space trash threaten ozone layer and space safety

Every year, we shoot several thousand satellites and other objects out into space. When satellites die, they become space ...
Phys.org

We've been sending animals into space for 7 decades—yet there are still no rules to protect them from harm

This week, Russia is expected to launch its Bion-M No.2 biosatellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying 75 mice and 1,500 fruit flies. Laika's cramped, stressful conditions and ...
Science Daily

Existing international law can help secure peace and security in outer space

World leaders should look to existing international law on the use of force to address the threat of space becoming ever more militarized, a new study shows. World leaders should look to existing ...
PBS

Analysis: Why NASA is planning to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon and what the law says

The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, decades later, landing on the Moon is old news. The new race is to build there, and doing so hinges on power. While it might feel like a ...