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Space

Meet Dextre, Canada's robotic space hand, eh: But is this Canada's last big venture into space?; Farhad Manjoo Mar 10, 2008
Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo tourist spacecraft: A super-duper badass plane.; By Farhad Manjoo Jan 23, 2008
Who owns the moon?: Shady moon peddlers look like lunar Donald Trumps, now that civilian space travel appears feasible. But are moon plots legal?; By Elizabeth Svoboda Jan 19, 2008
A tragic setback for SpaceShipOne: An explosion kills three employees at the company that built the first private space vehicle.; By Farhad Manjoo Jul 27, 2007
Next stop, Mars: Science writer Timothy Ferris examines the latest evidence of water on the red planet -- and why millions of people could end up living there.; By Adrienne So Dec 8, 2006
Republicans are getting wet, but it's not a wave yet: Democrats take seats from Republicans in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennyslvania and beyond.; Tim Grieve Nov 7, 2006
Bogged down on earth, Bush looks to the heavens: The president's unilateral plan for space.; Tim Grieve Oct 18, 2006
Back to the mothership: Spock's bride, T'Pring, has conjured fantasies for Trekkies for decades. Imagine their surprise when I tell them she's my mother.; By Jod Kaftan Oct 18, 2006
Pluto's retreat: Sure, Pluto's demotion to non-planet status has startling implications for the astronomy lab. But what about predicting our romantic and financial futures?; By Lamar Clarkson Aug 25, 2006
Spaced out: Critics of manned spaceflight say the Columbia disaster means we must retreat from space. But what they're abandoning is the future.; By Patrick Di Justo Feb 5, 2003
Noam needs a fact checker: Human Rights Watch says Chomsky's wrong, plus responses to E.O. Wilson.; Jan 22, 2002
My own private space station: Robert Bigelow has his funding priorities straight: Orbiting cruise ships and paranormal research.; By Amy Standen Jun 7, 2001
"PETA's Ingrid Newkirk" and "Hey, NASA, quit hoggin' space!": Readers respond to Peter Brandt's interview with Newkirk and to Eric F. Lipton's essay on civilians in space.; May 2, 2001
"The Hole in the Universe" by K.C. Cole: An engaging new book explores the riddles of space, from string theory to the possibility that the universe is a holographic projection.; By Michael Scott Moore Jan 26, 2001
"Do svidanya, baby!": Capitalist pigs are lost in space.; By Carina Chocano Oct 5, 2000
Space noise: Astronomers listening for distant stars and extraterrestrials are getting an earful of satellite buzz. What happened to heavenly quiet time?; By Frank Houston Jun 24, 1999
Salon Daily Clicks: Newsreal: And where lawyers go, venture capitalists and investment bankers are sure to follow.; By Geoff Shandler Aug 13, 1997
Good looking, so refined: At Miss Exotic World, the strippers are old enough to be your grandmother, but they still know a thing or two about the erotic arts.; By Andrew Rice Jul 9, 1997
There's gold in them thar aliens!: Jack Boulware reports from the 50th anniversary of the UFO crash landing, or whatever it was, in Roswell, N.M.; By David Corn Jul 7, 1997
UFO Summit: Experts squabble, fans jeer: The great alien debate lacked the cheesy exaggerations of yesteryear.; By Jack Boulware Jul 4, 1997
Roswell: The loonies have landed: Jack Boulware reports from the 50th anniversary of the UFO crash landing, or whatever it was, in Roswell, N.M.; By Joe Loya Jul 2, 1997

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