NASA's Project Exploration calls for
a human lunar mission by 2020.
World renowned physicist
Stephen Hawking says humans could have a base on the Moon in 20 years and a colony on Mars in 40. We examine how close this is to becoming a reality.
Project Constellation, NASA's answer to the 2004
Presidential mandate for space exploration, calls for a manned lunar mission within 12 to 14 years, which will pave the way to establishing a
lunar outpost and eventually send
humans to Mars and beyond.
Watch how NASA's plans on sending astronauts back to the Moon.
Miami terror plot
We show you where to get the latest resources on the arrests of seven men allegedly involved in a plot to bomb the Sears Tower in Chicago, including photos and the indictment detailing the plans. (Read the indictment in PDF form)
Suing over spying
AT&T and the Justice Department are in federal court today asking a judge in San Francisco to dismiss a class action lawsuit that alleges AT&T provided the NSA access to customer phone and Internet communications. The Justice Department argues allowing the case to proceed could cause "grave damage to national security."
Demystifying "Swift"The Bush administration today
defended a newly revealed
secret program, initiated in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, to track people suspected of funding terrorism. We examine the magnitude and reach of
SWIFT, the international consortium used by the government to
obtain data on the global movement of money.
The Internet offlineWe examine the question: Is the U.S. prepared for a disabling cyber attack? A
new study (PDF) spearheaded by some of the nation's
top business leaders says
no. Go to the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team's
Web site to learn what the government is doing to
plan for a possible cyber attack.
