What can we mine in space? And will it really deliver world peace, or just another realm for competition and conflict? Perhaps a look at the immediate past and near future may help us answer some of these questions.

SpaceX’s new respect for the difficulty of the space-launch business might explain why it has decided to reverse the order of payloads scheduled for return to flight, affording a chance to test the rocket’s new and improved upper stage.

The 1,500-kg platform is in an advanced stage of development and is ready to bring to market, where IAI will target low-cost, dual-manifest missions on the SpaceX Falcon 9.

International space conference illuminated the higher aspirations of space exploration while being shadowed by ongoing Earth-bound conflict.

Though late and costly, Sbirs is sparking an “explosion” in uses for satellite infrared data for intelligence.

Scientists expected the north polar region of Enceladus to be heavily cratered, based on low-resolution images from the Voyager mission, but the new high-resolution Cassini images show a landscape of stark contrasts.

Scientists, engineers and students from around the world gathered in Jerusalem Oct. 12-16 for the 66th International Astronautical Congress. Civil space is at a turning point, with ambitious new plans unfolding as old ones bear fruit. Senior space editor Frank Morring, Jr., and Paris Bureau Chief Amy Svitak took a moment to describe what they learned about the changes at this year’s IAC.

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) says the return-to-flight mission of its Falcon 9 rocket will lift 11 second-generation machine-to-machine satellites for Orbcomm, rather than SES-9.