🚀 Space

Space is the final frontier and is now being opened to everyone thanks to front runners such as NASA and now SpaceX and Elon Musk, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic.

Elina Holmgren Tyskling 1 min read

🌌Scientists has solved a star-formation mystery

In some galaxies, stars form at a much slower rate than others. Why this is the case has eluded researchers for 20 years. Now we have the answer, thanks to a research team from Cambridge University, among others.

Vincent Roose 4 min read

🌟 5 ways ISS has helped push science forward

Every space amateur enjoys watching the International Space Station (ISS) in the sky. But its main function goes way beyond its aesthetics. ISS hosts foremost a wonderful laboratory. Thanks to its unique location, astronauts can perform ground-breaking experiments.

Jakob Holgersson 2 min read

🚀 Bezos’ spaceflight breaks records

We recently covered how Richard Branson changed Virgin Galactic's test schedule to beat Jeff Bezos to space. While Bezos wasn’t first to space, Blue Origin’s flight was impressive in its own right.

Cornelia Ekvall 7 min read

💡 Optimist’s Edge: Should we fix Earth before going to space?

In our survey, a majority believes we should fix the problems on Earth before we go to space. But without space, we will have a much harder time fixing problems on Earth. Here is why.

Cornelia Ekvall 10 min read

🚀 Life might have existed on Venus

Could Venus have been habitable? Three new missions are going to find out. Venus has been seen as a dead and hostile world for a long time, but models show that this is not necessarily true. We have spoken to NASA scientist Dr. Michael Way to get an insight into the mystery of Venus.

Elina Holmgren Tyskling 2 min read

🕳️ Longtime math mystery of black holes solved

Black holes are the gifts that keep on giving when it comes to physics and math problems. One of the problems that have been around for some time is how the universe is reflected on the hole's edges. Albert Sneppen, a young scientist, has come up with mathematical proof.

Mathias Sundin 1 min read

🚀 How Elon Musk's SpaceX almost died

In our first pre-event before the Warp Space Summit we talk to Eric Berger, author of the book Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX + the latest on Starlink. Join us for free!

Magnus Aschan 5 min read

💬The new space race is the best thing that could happen to the earth

The new space race led by companies such as SpaceX, Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin, along with the voyage to Mars, is our salvation. Warp News editor-in-chief Magnus Aschan explains why.

Jakob Holgersson 3 min read

🚀 Richard Branson is going to space with Virgin Galactic – this is what you need to know

The future is already here and space tourism is now a reality. On Sunday, Richard Branson flies to the stars with his own company Virgin Galactic – this is what you need to know.