Elevators take us up buildings in a jiffy. What if they could take us to the sky?

We stepped on the moon half a century ago — so why haven’t we reached Mars yet? Let’s go there and see.

Settling down is no easy task - especially when you're on a different planet

Theories are great at describing the world—but we need to take them less literally Do you want the good news or the bad news first? I agree, always start with the bad news. As  a former sc...

Why does the Earth spin one way and not the other? There’s a logical reason. The Sun sits, a big bright blob in the centre of the Solar System. Small and smaller balls spin round in concentr...

Or, how to make a telescope as large as the world This is it. The first image that has ever been taken of any black hole. And maybe it doesn’t look spectacular at first, but consider this: ...

Will Martian astronauts be able to load YouTube? Mars rovers, as mentioned last week [https://medium.com/snipette/rover-control-96d3acad4f5d], can’t be controlled directly with a joystick. E...

4G is coming to the Moon. Can it be used for spacecraft on Mars? “Download large files in a matter of minutes. Enjoy group video chat with your friends and family. Stream movies and more, wh...

Why does the moon stay up in the sky? Because it’s always falling. If you go out at night on the 31st of January, remember to look up at the moon. Wednesday’s full-moon is going to be a spe...