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more about #spacetravel more comments → TheFaithfulStone: That's great and all, but if your engine starts knocking or throws a rod or something, you get sucked into it and have to spend eternity locked in a d... more » Keeper_of_Traken: The TARDIS has been using blackhole power to travel through time for centuries. I see nothing wrong with this proposal, please proceed. #blackholes more » PostMarque: Read beforesleeping pills #blackholes more » Pope John Peeps II: "Given [this type] of black hole, it is not clear to me how someone would go about extracting energy." I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to ... more » neolex: Hey... As long as the ships look like Romulan Warbirds, I say have at it! [newsimg.bbc.co.uk] more » SJ_Edwards: No need to try and build this menagerie of black hole technologies. If it's possible, it's being done and being done everywhere. The evidence of its... more » ceptri: This isn't a very new idea. David Brin's Earth has a singularity (black hole) as a power source as it's starting point. My question is, how do you h... more » Makidian: Let's make it happen then because I would like to see interstellar travel before I die. I would also like to see intergalctic travel as well but I dou... more » Jeremy Tapsell: I'm still trying to get over the idea of "using using a laser". The signification blows my mind. #blackholes more » stereobot: Great! I'll take two! #blackholes more » Jes St.Lawrence: "However, after you make a few black holes, you can use them as a power source to make more." Kinda like playing Mafia Wars on FB. #blackholes more » Hamslicer: They should put a playing card in the spokes so it makes a motor cycle sound. - That, and H.R.Giger designs the housing. #blackholes more » Roklimber: I just started reading the research paper and I'd like to recommend everyone here to read its first two sections. They aren't technical and are easily... more » Dirk Anger: Yeah, put a black hole in a ship, what could go wrong? David Cronenberg will be known as the 20th century Jules Verne in a couple century #blackholes more » matthewabel: I don't think its perpetual as some folks might be saying. It's that once you have a few powering your black hole machine, it's easier to make more b... more » -
#madscience
A Black Hole Engine That Could Power Spaceships
Artificially generated black holes could provide us with the power to make inter-solar travel a possibility. New research shows how strapping a black hole to your starship might just give you the juice to get to Alpha Centauri.
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#virginsatellites
Virgin To Take Passenger Luggage To A New Level
For those who felt that Virgin Galactic's plan of passenger spaceflight fell down due to the lack of provision for satellites, relief is at hand: The company has announced that they will be adding private satellite launches to their offerings. More » -
#spacetravel
Future Space Explorers Could Commute On Interplanetary Gravity Highways
You've heard of space explorers exploiting gravity to save fuel, but using a new method, spacecrafts could, with a little push, roll through the solar system mostly unaided. It's like rolling downhill all the way to work to save gas. More » -
#nasa
NASA's Quirky and Cartoony Mission Patches
Wired Science has a wonderfully weird collection of offbeat patches to commemorate various NASA missions, featuring everything from Marvin the Martian to Stephen Colbert, and the stories behind them. [Wired Science] -
#retrofuturism
Century-Old Science Fiction Film Flies Us to a Handpainted Moon
If you are looking for an antidote to the pyrotechnics and computer generated effects of summer blockbusters, look no further than Segundo de Chomón's century-old films, which depict space travel using painstakingly handcrafted optical trickery. More » -
#lunarcolonization
Your Lunar Oxygen Supply Will Come From Moon Rocks
One of the many obstacles to establishing a base on the moon is determining how to supply oxygen to lunar residents. But a team of scientists have found a way to extract oxygen from the moon's greatest resource — rocks. More » -
#quoteoftheday
Why Space Travel Is Good For The Planet
As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, people have had a lot of discussion about the value of a revitalized space program. But, some point out, there is value in the space program beyond space itself. More » -
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#exclusive
Discover The Secrets Of Ron Moore's 10-Year Space Probe
Ronald D. Moore's long-awaited Virtuality airs June 26, and we've got exclusive concept art showing the inner workings of the deep-space probe Phaeton and its various modules — including a super-detailed diagram explaining the physics of the ship. More » -
#planeporn
The Future Of Space-Travel Is Rockets That Breathe
What if rockets didn't require those heavy oxidizers to get into orbit? The European Space Agency is daring to dream, awarding a €1 million grant to a British firm that's looking into air-breathing spacecraft. More » -
#spacetravel
The History (and Future) of Commercial Space Flight
Right now, the final frontier of space is only open to a select few. But in the coming decades, you won't need to be a supersoldier to go into orbit. You'll just need your wallet. More »
