The Moon: Who Will Lead It?

Jenna Berbeo / Truthdig Oct 16, 2015 He already thinks he hung it, so Donald Trump would be a natural leader for Jeb Bush's future moon colony. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Needy Americans Gamble on English Billionaire’s Space Dream — and Lose

Staff / Truthdig Oct 5, 2015 Told it would boost the local economy, the residents of an impoverished town in the New Mexico desert raised taxes on themselves to help billionaire Richard Branson launch wealthy tourists briefly into space. Now the lofty plan is on indefinite hold. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Water on Mars

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VIDEO: NASA Finds Evidence of Liquid Water on Mars

Staff / Truthdig Sep 28, 2015 In a major announcement, scientists suggest that flowing water exists on Mars -- a discovery they say has exciting implications for the future search for life on the Red Planet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

China, Russia and the U.S. May Be Gearing Up for War in Space

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Aug 10, 2015 While the prospect of war in space is hardly new (think Reagan-era "Star Wars"), the three powers are known to be developing and testing controversial new capabilities with terrifying implications -- despite their denial of such work. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Spacy Trump

Steve Sack, Minneapolis Star Tribune. Cagle Cartoons. Jul 19, 2015 Dig deeper

Pluto’s Heart

John Cole, The Scranton Times-Tribune. Cagle Cartoons Jul 19, 2015 Dig deeper

NASA

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What Do the Pope and ‘The Martian’ Have in Common?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jun 18, 2015 The science fiction film starring Matt Damon is a timely cautionary tale for us fellow travelers on Spaceship Earth. Pope Francis gets it, as his climate change encyclical shows. Will the rest of us? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Proposed Mars Journey Highlights ‘How Unequal Our Planet Still Is’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 22, 2015 "Humanity does not progress by jumping into space and leaving the cares of Earth behind," writes Nigerian author Chibundu Onuzo. "We move forward by creating a more equitable and compassionate planet for now and generations unborn." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Do You Tell Your Girlfriend You’re Moving to Another Planet?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2015 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Dianne McGrath isn't waiting for NASA to take her to Mars, Deon Taylor addresses the difficulties of a black director researching white supremacy, and Martin Luther King and Helen Caldicott join us, courtesy of the Pacific Archives and Brian DeShazer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nerds, Rejoice: Obama Promises to Send Astronauts to Mars … to Stay

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 21, 2015 What is it about men in the twilight of their presidencies that has them reaching to the stars? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )