Could recycled sewage grow crops on the Moon and Mars? This is what a recent study published in ACS Earth and Space Chemistry hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated how recycling plant ...

Russia and China can black out military satellites in seconds. A Latvian startup says nuclear-waste generators using 5x less fuel could keep satellites—and lunar bases—running.

There is another way forward. A circular economy for space applies the same principles that aims to transform modern waste policy on Earth. This means designing products to last and keep them in ...

Katherine Courtney and Alice Gorman talk to Margaret Harris about the danger of space debris – and what we need to do about it Jettisoned junk A pallet of old batteries released into space from the ...

As the International Space Station nears the end of its life, private companies are racing to fill the impending void. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

An illustration of how SpaceX uses star tracker data from its Starlink satellite to identify other objects in orbit and calculate their orbits. Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON — A new SpaceX initiative to ...

The mission, slated for summer 2027 in Florida, will send four non-government astronauts to the orbital outpost for up to 14 days. This will be the sixth private astronaut mission to the ISS, ...

New research published Thursday bolsters growing concerns that a handful of companies and countries are using the global atmospheric commons as a dumping ground for potentially toxic and ...

Scott Solomon is a biologist and professor at Rice University and the author of “Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change Our Bodies and Minds.” Astronauts are heading back to the moon — the ...

A SpaceX rocket that burned up after re-entering the atmosphere unleashed a plume of vaporised metals over Europe, a type of pollution that is expected to increase as spacecraft and satellites ...