Gravity is the universe’s most important fundamental force. It dominates every moment of our existence on this planet, and yet we really don’t appreciate gravity as much as we should. Gravity is the ...

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April 2025 was a busy month for space. As a space lawyer and co-founder of For All Moonkind, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting human heritage in outer space, I know that the Moon could be the ...

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 ...

Space isn't safe from money-hungry corporations, and sci-fi RPG The Outer Worlds 2 will play with that idea in 2025. Here's everything we know about Obsidian's sci-fi sequel. 2025 is packed with ...

Climate change, war and fascism got you down? Wish you could buy a ticket on the Europa Clipper spacecraft that’s on its way to check if there’s living slime on a Jupiterian moon? Before you decide to ...

In the eyes of tech billionaires, our future is clear. We will be an ever-growing society living in outer space, our every need answered by superintelligent AIs. This vision may seem like science ...

While premiering Asteroid in Venice, Doug Liman also addressed the other ambitious project fans have been waiting on… the movie that he plans to shoot in actual outer space with Tom Cruise . The ...

Anna Marie Brennan was awarded the Borrin Foundation's Women Leaders in Law Fellowship in 2024. University of Waikato provides funding as a member of The Conversation NZ. University of Waikato ...