The space elevator has been called a “stairway to the heavens,” but making one work comes with massive engineering challenges. In this video, I dive into the details - from counterweights to tethers ...

Once confined to the realm of science fiction, space elevators are now being seriously considered by engineers. This video explores the physics, materials, and orbital mechanics that make the concept ...

Space elevators to ferry passengers and cargo to and from orbit could be built using existing materials, if the technology takes inspiration from biology to fix itself when needed, a new study finds.

Admittedly, at least for now, the idea of a beanstalk-style space elevator connecting Earth and space is a stretch. But next month’s X Prize Cup will host the Space Elevator Games, an unprecedented ...

The push for a space elevator took a step forward this week when a team of researchers from Shizuoka University in Japan announced that they will launch an experiment to the International Space ...

IT MIGHT be in Indonesia. Maybe Brazil. Possibly on a barge floating in the Pacific Ocean. Wherever it ends up, somewhere on the equator the world’s tallest structure will jut out into space, a ...