Space

Exploring what’s next. Stories on emerging ideas, innovations, and trends shaping the future of technology, culture, and the world ahead.

This is what would happen if an asteroid headed straight towards the International Space Station
This is what would happen if an asteroid headed straight towards the International Space Station

Something similar almost happened in 2015

NASA's James Webb Telescope has looked inside Uranus for the first time
NASA's James Webb Telescope has looked inside Uranus for the first time

It got some never-before-seen shots

Mind-blowing simulation puts Voyager 1's Earth shattering speed into real world perspective
Mind-blowing simulation puts Voyager 1's Earth shattering speed into real world perspective

To date, this is the farthest human-made object from Earth

US military forced to investigate unidentified balloon and makes strange finding
US military forced to investigate unidentified balloon and makes strange finding

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s an unidentified balloon

Barack Obama says aliens are 'real' they're just not hidden at Area 51 in fresh interview
Barack Obama says aliens are 'real' they're just not hidden at Area 51 in fresh interview

The former president quickly backtracked

The first solar eclipse of 2026 is coming and this is when, where and how to watch it
The first solar eclipse of 2026 is coming and this is when, where and how to watch it

Keep a (protected) eye on the sky

Elon Musk is now focused on developing a Moon city rather than taking humans to Mars
Elon Musk is now focused on developing a Moon city rather than taking humans to Mars

And his deadlines are optimistic

Scientist explains what would happen if a baby was born in space and the reality is eye-opening
Scientist explains what would happen if a baby was born in space and the reality is eye-opening

Surprisingly, the lack of gravity isn’t the biggest issue