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Treaties meant to ensure sustainability in space don’t currently regulate private companies, and not every country has signed on to an agreement for sustainable space exploration.
The largest ever giraffe tracking study shows how these massive animals are responding to human pressures across many different habitats throughout Africa.
We’re currently a few years into the 25th studied solar cycle. An 11-year period of sun activity, this solar cycle is more active than previously expected.
While a return to the Moon will allow the U.S. to collaborate with other nations interested in space, this endeavor is also complicated by geopolitical tensions.
Côte d’Ivoire’s nanosatellite is the first step towards applications that monitor environmental harm and illegal activities and assist in planning for development.
A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
The Ukraine conflict shows the importance of space technology in modern warfare.
As signatories, Nigeria and Rwanda are demonstrating their commitment to safe, sustainable use of outer space. This should have multiple benefits.
How might the space industry reduce its ecological footprint and better manage the debris it leaves in its wake?
Rockets used to launch satellites fall back to Earth, and as their number grows, the risk faced by people living on the ground — or flying in airplanes — increases.
Tens of thousands of satellites orbiting Earth will hamper astronomers’ efforts to study the Universe and spot dangerous asteroids, as well as brightening the sky and hiding stars from the rest of us.
Time-lapse animations that once took days to create are now easy to build with publicly available satellite images and free online tools.
Many telescopes use the radio spectrum to learn about the cosmos. Just as human development leads to more light pollution, increasing numbers of satellites are leading to more radio interference.
Internet access opens up the world in many ways.
With the help of thousands of citizen scientists, a new study measured exactly how much brighter night skies are getting every year.
Cellphones are constantly collecting location data from global satellites, but there is uncertainty about who is using these data, and for what purposes.
Efforts to launch rockets into space from the UK need to demonstrate reliability.
While many countries have tested anti-satellite missiles, France has committed itself not to do so. For what reasons, and with what consequences?
A new image has been taken of the whole Earth 50 years after the first - revealing noticeable changes to its surface.
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Andrew Dempster is a Friend of The Conversation.Director, Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research; Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW Sydney
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PhD candidate, law and military uses of outer space, University of Adelaide
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Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University
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Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in Environmental Law, University College Dublin
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Scientific Officer, Obafemi Awolowo University
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Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
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University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
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Emeritus Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University
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Space Plasma Physicist, Imperial College London
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Assistant professor, Astronomy, University of Regina
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Geologist, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)
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Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor (Digital Technology, Security and Governance), Flinders University
