Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A space elevator could make it much cheaper and faster to get goods to other planets, like Mars. The Obayashi Corporation based in ...

The Periodic Graphics article in the July 1, 2024, issue of C&EN titled “The Science of Space Elevators” (page 25) is so oversimplified as to be tantamount to farce. The implication from the article ...

A space elevator is usually imagined as one of the hardest megaprojects humanity could ever attempt on Earth. But this ...

Honestly, it's really more of a stratosphere elevator than a "space" elevator, but a new space elevator concept from Canadian company Thoth Technology(Opens in a new window) has some in the space ...

For decades, the staggering cost of escaping Earth's gravity has limited our reach into space. Sending just one kilogram into orbit can run tens of thousands of dollars. Costs climb even higher for ...

Howard Mark’s comments on the Periodic Graphics article about space elevators were very much to the point (C&EN, Aug. 5, 2024, page 5). I would like to add one other comment. The space elevator design ...

(via Kyle Hill) It’s hard to believe but space elevators have been theorized about for over a century. The physics are solid and the concept of these megastructures towering above us is so damn cool.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Seattle Space Needle unveiled a new attraction on Friday as part of a $100 million privately funded improvement project. A ...

SEATTLE — Visitors to one of Seattle's most iconic attractions will have a much better view of the city as they ascend beginning Friday. The Space Needle unveiled its new all-glass, double-deck, ...