14 October 2020
NASA signs up nations for its Artemis Accords, while Russia shuns Gateway plans
... to build upon the Outer Space Treaty, which subscribes to the peaceful exploration and use of space and celestial bodies, NASA has signed up seven nations to support its Artemis Accords; a set of guidelines for the responsible exploration...
24 March 2023
Close approach to Earth and Moon of newly discovered asteroid
... on a collision course will skip harmlessly between Earth and the Moon’s orbit this weekend, missing both celestial bodies. Instead, tomorrow’s (Saturday, 25 March) close encounter will offer astronomers the chance to study a space rock from...
21 December 2017
How overpopulation changes the perception of value
... of grass in an overgrown field. In time, space travel will allow for the species to continue growing on new celestial bodies. In the past, religions constructed rules to increase population, yet in recent decades, laws were made to curb it. This...
04 February 2018
The Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Outer Space Activities
... offing, a book on the legal aspects of property is timely. The subject of who owns the Moon and other celestial bodies has been under discussion, by space lawyers at least, since the signing of the Outer Space Treaty in 1967...
