Staff / TruthdigApr 25, 2007
A team of scientists has discovered what could be the first habitable planet outside the solar system More information is needed before an accurate assessment can be made, but researchers have suggested that planet 581c has a temperature range of between 32 and 104 degrees, and could contain vast quantities of liquid water. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 8, 2007
This Carl Sagan tribute video really puts things in perspective. Just remember that all war, tragedy and hatred take place on a tiny blue speck in the middle of nowhere, and we have the power to do something about it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 19, 2007
China has successfully completed a test of an anti-satellite weapon, alarming the United States and other nations, the White House said. Although the Bush administration is weary of a possible militarized space race, it has steadfastly opposed a ban on such tests in order to preserve U.S. "freedom of action in space." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJan 3, 2007
At least a dozen United Airlines employees reported seeing a flying saucer hovering over Chicago's O'Hare Airport on Nov. 7, and they're upset that no one -- from the FAA to their own company -- is taking them seriously. One of the tower controllers summed up the generally disingenuous response to the sighting: "To fly 7 million light-years to O'Hare and then have to turn around and go home because your gate was occupied is simply unacceptable." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Andy Borowitz / TruthdigDec 9, 2006
Vowing to boldly go where no gourmet coffee chain has ever gone before, Starbucks Inc. announced today that it would build its first coffee franchise on the moon by the year 2020. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 18, 2006
Bush's new space policy, the first major overhaul in 10 years, reserves the right to prevent access to space to anyone "hostile to U.S. interests." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 26, 2006
Experts tell MSNBC that "new devices and data would be needed to hit the zero-G-spot" But an author who has written about the topic says space sex would be "the killer app of space tourism, because every coupleis going to want to try this"
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Staff / TruthdigJan 6, 2006
Theoretical engine could make interstellar travel a reality. | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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