Shaikha Hessa bint Ali Al Khalifa has just made history, becoming the first Arab Muslim woman to be appointed Second Vice-Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space ...

The United Nations formally adopted Asteroid Day in 2016. The decision followed a proposal from the Association of Space ...

The moon is a key step in the journey of space exploration, but making it habitable brings up lots of questions around space ...

China's space exploration achievements extend far beyond lunar missions. It made history with its Tianwen-1 mission to Mars, ...

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) works to promote international cooperation in the peaceful use and exploration of space, and in the utilisation of space science and ...

Li Song, China's permanent representative to the UN and other international organizations in Vienna, speaks at the opening ...

Telling the time on the Moon is more complicated than you might think, but answering the question is becoming more important ...

Instead, the 1967 Outer Space Treaty – signed by more than 115 nations, including China, Russia and the United States – establishes that the exploration and use of space are the “province of ...

The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, which recently wrapped up its 62nd legal subcommittee meeting, is under pressure from civil society groups to find common ground ...

The UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) reported on Saturday a transition towards more inclusive global ...

Subsequently, the U.N. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space penned five international treaties and five sets of principles, which were ratified by 114 countries.