The quote came from an essay titled "Real Patriots Ask Questions," which Sagan co-authored with Ann Druyan, his widow and frequent collaborator. What's Undetermined Because of the nature of the ...

Referencing Carl Sagan’s “pale blue dot” speech, he concluded, “I am emboldened to chant ‘freedom now.’ If we die, we die.” We’ve got the edge.

The pale dot to the right of center is Earth. As predicted in this space last week, I can't tell you apart from anyone else.

Voters denied Republican Mayor Jean Stothert a fourth term in a race overshadowed by Trump’s agenda — the latest test of attitudes in a political battleground.

Douglas County Treasurer John Ewing Jr. became the first Democrat to lead the largest city in Nebraska in roughly a decade. He is also the first elected Black mayor in the city’s history.

Earth—our tiny blue dot in the galaxy—is approximately 26,000 light years away from a fascinating and active region of the Milky Way called the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ). This region holds ...

Omaha and its suburbs have played a unique role in national politics, as the “blue dot” in a conservative state that wields an unusual amount of power in presidential contests. Though ...