3 Win Nobel Prize in Physics for Work to Understand Cosmos

DAVID KEYTON / The Associated Press Oct 8, 2019 Cosmologist James Peeples is credited with creating theoretical framework about the universe while two Swiss scientists found exoplanet. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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 )

‘Cosmos’ Host Neil deGrasse Tyson to Creationists: Sorry, but Universe Is More Than 6,500 Years Old

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2014 We're talking billions of years older, in fact -- to the tune of nearly 14 billion years, but who's counting? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Neil deGrasse Tyson and the New ‘Cosmos’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 12, 2014 Almost 35 years after the original "Cosmos" ignited the imaginations of English-speaking audiences, Neil deGrasse Tyson, whom journalist Bill Moyers describes as "America's most popular scientist," has updated the series for a new generation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Now They Tell Us: The Universe Is a Hologram?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2013 Physicists have found evidence in simulations that the universe is quite possibly a projection; the latest Edward Snowden leak reveals the NSA uses Google cookies when determining whom to hack; meanwhile, the National Library of Norway is digitizing all of its books and making them free to read online. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Astronomers Scope Out ‘Earth 2.0’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2011 Did you know that astronomers have found a bunch of potential "Earth 2.0" candidate planets scattered around the universe? More than 2,000 in fact, and one in particular, which NASA dubbed Kepler 22-b after the supercharged telescope that spotted it, spins around its own sun just 600 light-years away. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Rogue’ Planets Found Roaming Through Space

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2011 What happens when planetary bodies go rogue? Well, that's one universal mystery that scientists didn't actually know of until a team of Japanese researchers claimed to have found 10 such free-range roamers -- and what's more, they might be shockingly common in space. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bollywood Jesus

Staff / Truthdig Sep 7, 2010 Today on the list: How human beings could have made the universe, the movement to move Tony Blair's memoirs to the crime section, the Social Security con and the Bollywood movie about Jesus. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

We May Not Be Alone, Says Vatican

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2008 The pope's chief astronomer has written an article in the Vatican newspaper that argues that intelligent beings "created by God could exist in outer space." The article, "Aliens Are My Brother," is likely a move by the Vatican to strengthen its scientific credentials, bringing science and religion closer while maintaining papal control over the entire universe. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Doomsday Fears Over Strange Matter

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2008 Could a scientific experiment 14 years and $8 billion in the making produce a tiny black hole that could eat the Earth? Or reduce the planet to a dead mass of "strange matter"? Two critics say yes and have sued in federal court to stop the Large Hadron Collider from smashing protons together this summer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘This Pale Blue Dot’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 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 )

Dark Matter Comes Out of the Cold

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2006 Scientists for the first time have something specific to say about the most voluminous and mysterious substance in the universe. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )