BetaBeat

Follow @Betabeat

By Jessica Roy 3/14 12:30pm

Space Sex Could Kill Us

Bad news for everyone who’s been dreaming about intergalactic intercourse since those heady tween years: a new study found that sex in space could actually present some rather life-threatening illnesses. Read More

By Jessica Roy 2/27 1:30pm

The Final Frontier

(Photo: Terry Irwin, Art Flakes. Prints available here.)

Tiny Space Violin Needed for Saddest Quora Question Ever

Astronauts may be the closest thing we’ll ever get to super heroes, but even they get a little down sometimes. One curious Quora user decided to take to the platform to ask a terribly depressing question: Can you cry in space? Read More

By Kelly Faircloth 12/04/12 12:43pm

Space the Final Frontier

Spider Astronaut Survives Space, Then Dies in the Smithsonian

Sad news for spiderkind: Space.com reports that Nefertiti, a jumping spider who participated in International Space Station experiments in weightlessness, has passed away at the Smithsonian, where she was on display. She was ten months old.

The Smithsonian announced Nefertiti’s passing via Facebook: Read More

BetaBeat

Space Sex Could Kill Us

Tiny Space Violin Needed for Saddest Quora Question Ever

Spider Astronaut Survives Space, Then Dies in the Smithsonian

Across the Wire

Changes at The New York Times Book Review

On the Market: Joe Lhota Snags the Most Real Estate Campaign Cash; 432 Park's Penthouse In Contract for $95 M.; Buy Tom Cruise's Townhouse!

Permission to Splurge: Whole Foods Isn't Just About Where You Buy Your Food; It's About Who You Think You Are

Cannes: Street Gunfire and a Hotel Heist Keep the Festival on Edge

Animal Care Volunteers Bite Back