DAVID KEYTON / The Associated PressOct 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 )
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 / TruthdigApr 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 )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 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 )
Staff / TruthdigDec 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 )
Staff / TruthdigDec 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMay 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 )
Staff / TruthdigSep 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMay 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMar 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 )
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 / TruthdigFeb 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 )
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