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I don't really watch TV news any more (save for PBS) so even though I live in San Diego county, I first heard about this on the Skeptic's Guide to the Universe. Here's a local news broadcast overblowing just about everything they can.
Frankly, this sounds like exactly the sort of bullshit...
So it seems as though NASA and DARPA are launching a year-long study into the possibility of a "100-Year Starship." That's a ship designed for the one-way transportation of colonists to a planet in another solar system. They also imply a deadline for this ship's construction. 100 years from now...
This is an excellent series produced by PBS's Frontline. No.. it doesn't take any religious/anti-religious sides. It is simply the history of religion in the US. Very thorough and very informative. It's one of the best PBS documentaries I've seen in a long time.
Trailer
(Non-youtube trailer.)...
I figured it was about time I overtly plugged my site. :)
This is a webcomic I draw called Red Oasis. It's a more... realistic approach to that old staple of science fiction, Martian colonization. We try to be as thorough as possible in our research and we even created a tech section for all...