Sinister Science in Space: Watch the First Tense Trailer for High Life
In space, anything goes. Even messed up science experiments.
Richard Branson Says He’s Going to Send People Into Space by Christmas
Billionaire Richard Branson really, really wants you to believe he’s going to send people to space—and soon. In a new…
Real Moon Rocks Go Up For Auction in New York, Expected to Fetch Nearly $1 Million
Have you ever wanted to own a piece of the moon? Now might be your chance, if you have a million bucks lying around.…
Inaugural Virgin Galactic Spaceflight Expected in 'Weeks Not Months,’ Says CEO Richard Branson
British billionaire Richard Branson says Virgin Galactic—after years of promises and delays—is just weeks away from…
Old Predictions About Space Travel Can Be Super Depressing in 2018
You’re probably familiar with the old sayings, “where’s my flying car?” and “where’s my jetpack?” But the most…
Kids From the 1970s Had Some Adorable Ideas for the Year 1999
Did you ever imagine what the future would be like when you were a kid? We all did. Some of us were obsessed with jetpac…
NASA Announces First Crew for Commercial Space Travel
NASA has announced the first astronauts who will head to the International Space Station on a commercially built…
Scientists Harvest Hydrogen from Water in Microgravity, a Nifty Trick for Deep-Space Travel
A team of scientists announced they have harvested hydrogen from water in microgravity—a proof-of-principle test that…
Report: NASA’s Policies to Protect the Solar System From Contamination Are Out of Date
Whether it’s rovers rolling about on Mars, probes drilling into asteroids, or Tesla Roadsters drifting through space,…
The Supposedly Physics-Defying NASA Thruster Doesn't Work, New Research Confirms
If you want to send something deep, deep into space, it’s impractical to load it up with lots of heavy propellant.…
Why NASA's Next Mars Lander Will Launch from California Instead of Florida
NASA is set to launch its next Mars lander, InSight, early Saturday morning. But something’s different about this…
A New Short Film Aims to Share the Untold Story of the First African American Man in Space
Have you ever heard of Guion “Guy” Bluford—the first African American in space? Despite his major place in history, his…
Predictions for the Year 2018 From the 20th Century
It’s the year 2018. And while we have some very cool tech that we take for granted, we’re still waiting on quite a few…
All the Wild Shit We're Going to Do in Space and Physics in 2018
It’s time to gaze into our crystal ball and see what the coming year has in store for science. From powerful new…
NASA's New Titanium Airless Tires Are Nearly Indestructible
Stretch a Slinky toy too far, and eventually the metal coil will be warped so much it won’t be able to return to its…
3D-Printing Tools from Martian Dust Will One Day Help Us Colonize Mars
One of the many challenges of colonizing Mars is that the planet is lacking many of the natural resources we rely on…
Canada is Finally Getting Its First Spaceport
Halifax-based Maritime Launch Services has confirmed its plans to build a $148-million rocket spaceport near Canso,…
Wild New Theory Suggests Radio Bursts Beyond Our Galaxy Are Powering Alien Starships
Since their discovery ten years ago, fast radio bursts have confounded astronomers. These intergalactic pulses of radio…
How an Interstellar Starship Could Actually Explore Alpha Centauri
Last year, Stephen Hawking and Russian billionaire Yuri Milner hatched an ambitious plan to send a tiny probe to the…
Bill Gates Says Trump's Ideas Are Like the Apollo Space Program, Fails to Mention Americans Didn't Support That Either
Bill Gates recently had a phone call with President-elect Donald Trump. And Gates was impressed. He even compared Trump…