That's the basic idea behind a space elevator. Instead of taking six to eight months to reach Mars, scientists have estimated a space elevator could get us there in three to four months or even as ...

The space elevator may be a very real possibility within our lifetimes. Previously the stuff of science fiction novels, scientists and engineers around the world will continue their discussion at ...

The concept of a Space Elevator might seem like science fiction, right? However, what if we told you that a company in Japan has promised to make this a reality? Just imagine pressing the "up" button ...

Earlier tests on small versions of the concept have been successful. According to a report from SFGate, Longshot has launched ...

One of the biggest challenges to space travel is escaping Earth's orbit, but space elevators, long a staple of science fiction, promise an innovative way to overcome it. A long cable anchored to ...

It’s the stuff that Science Fiction is made of: an elevator that climbs its way into space rather than needing a rocket to get there. Can it be done? No. But this Kickstarter project aims to ...

Why build a space elevator? "The space elevator will reduce the cost of getting from Earth to space. It will also allow us to take very large payloads into space very easily, very safely.

DARPA scientists are exploring ways to grow massive biological objects, such as telescope antennas or huge nets to snag ...

(DARPA is now seeking public input on its plans for massive "bio-mechanical space structures" that can be grown in orbit.

As Alex Tolley explains in today’s essay, a new idea being discussed in the literature explores anchoring one end of the elevator to the Moon. Balanced by Earth’s gravity (and extending all the way ...

Cathedrals and skyscrapers stay upright by lowering their centre of gravity They do this by placing the centre underground, counteract the height A space elevator would use a similar principle ...