The satellites that orbit Earth have remained largely untouched in modern conflict. But in the 21st Century, space may no ...

Somewhere above Earth, natural radiation may be doing what spies cannot: probing satellites for hidden nuclear weapons. Although the 1967 Outer Space Treaty bans nuclear weapons in space, there’s ...

Elon Musk is trying to own it, competing powers are trying to fight in it and nobody seems to be regulating it. So who does space really belong to?

There’s never been a good method to check for violations of the Outer Space Treaty’s prohibition of nuclear weapons in space.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MIT research outlines a way to detect possible nuclear weapons aboard suspicious satellites in low-Earth orbit. (CREDIT: ...

On 9 July 1962, during one of the most dangerous periods of the Cold War, the United States carried out one of the most ...

Weapon detection A nuclear detonation in space would destroy most of the satellites in low Earth orbit. (Courtesy: iStock/yucelyilmaz) For decades, the Outer Space Treaty (OST) has prevented any ...

NASA visualization showing a cross-section of Earth's Van Allen radiation belts. (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio) Wrapped around our world like a giant invisible ...

Technicians joined the Telstar satellite to the third stage of the Delta Rocket in July 1962. Credit: Keystone/Getty Images In August 1962, British instrumental band the Tornados released a song ...

During the 1960s, the United States prepared to fend off nuclear missile attacks from the Soviet Union—unaware that the gravest threat was not looming across the globe, but outside of Earth’s ...

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A satellite carrying a nuclear weapon would not just menace rival spacecraft. It could scramble parts of modern life on Earth. That is the threat behind a new proposal from MIT professor Areg ...