Mini Mercury Glides Across Sun’s Vast Glare in Rare Transit

MARCIA DUNN / The Associated Press Nov 11, 2019 The next such event for the solar system's smallest, innermost planet isn't until 2032, and North America won't get another shot until 2049. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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 )

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 )

Facebook Solar Drones Aim to Transmit Internet to Just About Everywhere

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Apr 2, 2014 Facebook's planned drone program competes with Google's Project Loon for global dominance in the race to make the Internet available to all earthlings. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

It Turns Out the Sky IS Falling

BLANK Nov 8, 2013 Asteroids and satellites, oh, my! Two reports warn us to cast a wary eye above as space debris -- natural and man made -- drops from the sky. But don’t over-fret: Odds of getting hit are very small, though experts warn that the right-size asteroid would cause major damage. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

The Shape of Our Solar System

Staff / Truthdig May 12, 2007 Our solar system isn't the good old circle or oval you might have thought it is. According to research reported on this week by National Geographic News, it is bullet-shaped. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )