NASA Spacecraft Opens New Year With Most Distant Flyby Ever

MARCIA DUNN / The Associated Press Jan 1, 2019 In high-risk maneuver, New Horizons cruises by mysterious, bowling pin-shaped Ultima Thule, 4 billion miles from Earth. 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 )

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

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Maher: Scientists ‘Cut and Run’ on Pluto

Staff / Truthdig Aug 28, 2006 Bill Maher sends up conservatives' war on science, abortion and the United Nations in this planetary riff during the first new episode of his HBO series "Real Time with Bill Maher." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Heavenly Body Reclassifications

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There Goes the Solar System

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2006 A committee of the International Astronomical Union, the body responsible for the naming of planets and other celestial objects, has decided to allow at least three new ?planets? into the solar system. The group made the recommendation after it was asked to resolve the Pluto controversy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )