Think of Archimedes’ screw, only sticking up tens of thousands of miles from the surface into the earth, carrying tons of space crap without the need for rocket or laser propulsion. It’s pretty heady ...

The press may be treated to more than shiny new iPhones during Apple's September 12 event at the company's new "spaceship" Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California. The Steve Jobs Theater auditorium ...

The *idea* of a space elevator originated in 1894, with Konstantin Tsiolkovsky. I don't think it became well known until some science fiction authors used it after Asimov's Foundation stories. I ...

One of the questions about next week’s keynote is how Apple will handle the product demos after the presentation. It usually holds these in a separate room, but so far we’ve seen no sign of any space ...