The UN’s Outer Space Treaty, which has governed exploration and use of the moon since 1967, forbids any country from claiming sovereignty over it. Space law does recognize NASA as owner of the ...
"The research we gather will help unlock future space exploration ... monitor background X-ray emissions, test whether Earth-orbiting navigation satellites can be used near the moon and the ...
A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely referred to as a "mini-moon." Turns out the lunar-inspired moniker may have been more accurate than we realized.