space

Why India's commercial space programme is thriving

Posted in Science on 29th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller

In June India launched 20 satellites in a single mission, the most in the history of the country's ambitious space program. Seventeen of those were foreign.

Boeing Eyes Moon-Orbiting Space Station as Waypoint to Mars

Posted in Science on 29th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller

"If we're thinking about going that far away to Mars, we need to take a kind of interim step,"

Musk outlines his vision for Mars colony and the future of space

Posted in Hardware on 28th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller

Entrepreneur Elon Musk has outlined his vision for establishing a human colony on Mars for people that can afford a $200,000 ticket price.

Research shows the universe is expanding uniformly

Posted in Featured, Science on 23rd Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller

The universe is expanding uniformly according to research led by UCL which reports that space isn't stretching in a preferred direction or spinning.

On Sept 27 Musk will give a live-streamed talk on how SpaceX plans to colonize Mars

Posted in Business on 21st Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller

'Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species'. The talk will be delivered at the International Astronautical Congress.