NASA's First X-Plane is a Bold Step Towards the Resurrection of Supersonic Air Travel
The bullet-shaped craft could make the super-high-speed phoenix rise from Concorde's ashes.
The bullet-shaped craft could make the super-high-speed phoenix rise from Concorde's ashes.
Kelly and his Russian cosmonaut comrades touched down in Kazakhstan after plummeting 250 miles at speeds of up to 17,000 miles per hour.
Cosmic rays, radiation, zero-g induced near sightedness – this starman has a lot to teach us about prolonged space travel.
This collection of photos shows the rusted past of the US space race. Read More >>
Sadly agreement on just what NASA's purpose might be—as witnesses discussed everything from the planned Mars trip to a proposal for a space station hotel—seemed far away.
The company itself says, “a successful landing is not expected.” Oh dear.
Erm, why is there a gorilla onboard the ISS? Chasing astronauts? Read More >>
The future of space-based food production could be the real-life version of Jean-Luc Picard’s tea machine.
Under the hashtag #ColorsofEarth, astronaut Scott Kelly’s been conducting a high-speed exploration of all the differently coloured natural phenomena he can see from the International Space Station. It's stunning. Read more >>
Unless you live in, or are about to travel to, the middle of the Pacific, you’re going to be sitting this beauty out.
This seems like perfect wheeze, done perhaps by some clever person at a supermarket. Nope.
This is what the sun looks like over the course of a year. From January 1st 2015 to January 28th 2016 to be more precise. That beautiful burning orb looks unbelievable in this amount of detail. Read More >>
This geological map of Pluto is absolutely incredible. Read More >>
If these don’t make you want to abandon everyone you know and love in order to blast off into the void, I don’t know what will.
The Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 14, he was the 6th astronaut to step foot on the moon. He was 85.
One of our favourite weird cargo aeroplanes, NASA’s Super Guppy was caught in action again this week.
