Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigApr 15, 2019
Climate change is no mere "problem." We are in a planetary transition and will survive only if we rapidly create new forms of civilization. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
MARCIA DUNN / The Associated PressNov 26, 2018
Flight controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab and crowds at viewing parties celebrate InSight's safe arrival for a geological mission. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
MARCIA DUNN / The Associated PressJun 18, 2018
The president frames space as a national security issue, saying he does not want "China and Russia and other countries leading us." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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MARCIA DUNN / The Associated PressFeb 6, 2018
The Falcon Heavy rises from the same launch pad used by NASA nearly 50 years ago to send men to the moon. It carries a red Tesla Roadster aiming for an endless road trip past Mars. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Jenna Berbeo / TruthdigOct 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 )
Staff / TruthdigSep 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 )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJun 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 )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 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 )
Staff / TruthdigJan 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 )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJan 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMay 8, 2014
Brunei's sultan, who's responsible for implementing the inhumane Shariah law, will benefit in a number of ways from the Trans-Pacific Partnership; NASA plans to put a greenhouse on Mars in just a few years; meanwhile, Peruvians have created billboards that clean the air and produce potable water. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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