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

In response to growing concerns over space-based nuclear weapons, MIT has published a feasibility ...

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

Unlike conventional surveillance systems, the proposed satellite would rely on neutron detection rather than cameras or radar ...

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: ...

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?

HOUSTON—An MIT-led simulation and modeling effort offers a potential space-based method for detecting nuclear weapons in Earth orbit. Such weapons are a violation of the Outer Space Treaty (OST), ...

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 ...

Interplanetary travel to Mars aboard nuclear-powered spaceships may sound like science fiction – yet NASA is planning to make it a reality. The Space Reactor-1 Freedom mission is scheduled for launch ...

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 ...

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

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