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The Space Force should safeguard US interests on the moon (op-ed)
While the Pentagon sees the Space Force as a tool to fight the last war here on Earth, its leaders must prepare for its real role in space, on the moon and beyond.
Heating and cooling space habitats isn’t easy – one engineering team is developing a lighter, more efficient solution
It’s hard to keep a spacecraft cool, but ongoing research on the International Space Station might yield a solution.
Spending time in space can harm the human body — but scientists are working to mitigate these risks before sending people to Mars
With NASA planning more missions to space in the future, scientists are studying how to mitigate health hazards that come with space flight.
When SpaceX's Starship is ready to settle Mars, will we be? (op-ed)
The challenges of settling Mars stretch beyond the boundaries of rocket technology, impacting our biology and fundamentally questioning our identity as a species.
Are we about to see a rare green comet light up the sky? An expert explains what to expect from Comet Nishimura
There's a slight chance Comet Nishimura might brighten unexpectedly. Astronomer Jonti Horner explains what to expect.
Caroline Herschel was England's first female professional astronomer, but still lacks name recognition two centuries later
Caroline Herschel, the first English professional female astronomer, made contributions to astronomy that are still important to the field today.
Sex between space tourists will happen eventually. But are we ready for babies conceived off Earth?
Humans have a knack for sharing intimate moments in unlikely places...
New data reveal US space economy's output is shrinking – an economist explains in 3 charts
Using the broad definition and adjusting for inflation, the relative size of the space economy fell by about one-fifth from 2012 to 2021.
