Sci-Fi

But before we get to that even more impossible-sounding idea, let’s stick with the basic science for a moment. If the people of your time are so used to Space Elevators that they seem as […]

In Mashable’s series Wasted, we dig into the myriad ways we’re trashing our planet. Because it’s time to sober up. TikTok is turning against the viral resin art it made popular, but the backlash is […]

The University of California has always embraced the startup ecosystem in the state, including running a few of its own incubators and accelerators. Now Berkeley will have a huge new incubator of its own, Bakar […]

There’s no proof you’re going to die. Don’t take that the wrong way; there’s a lot of evidence. But proof is for math, and death is only certain in retrospect. That’s why any research that […]

On a long, recent trudge through forest burned in California’s 2020 Castle Fire, a six-person survey crew peered at a curiosity in the distance. “We saw a little tiny smudge of white and wondered if […]

It’s not often we’re able to enjoy a full night sky’s worth of stars, but luckily the European Space Agency’s on it. The ESA posted a dreamy timelapse video of the sky seen from Europe’s […]

SpaceX is making good on its reusable rocket claims.  Early Sunday morning, the tenth launch of a Falcon 9 rocket sent 60 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida. It’s the first of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 […]