Extraterrestrial Real Estate

In my latest about.com article, I explore some of the characters who have claimed to own the sun, moon, stars, and planets (and are often willing to sell plots of land on them, for a nominal price).

Who We Are
Alex Boese Alex is the creator and curator of the Museum of Hoaxes. He's also the author of various weird, non-fiction, science-themed books such as Elephants on Acid and Psychedelic Apes. Paul Di Filippo Paul has been paid to put weird ideas into fictional form for over forty years, in his career as a noted science fiction writer. Contact Us

Posted By: Alex - Tue Jun 23, 2015
Category: Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy

Comments

"The Man Who Sold The World", a great song by David Bowie, comes to mind. I could see paying only twenty dollars an acre for Moon land.

Posted by KDP on 06/23/15 at 03:14 PM

Is that David Tennant as the 10th Doctor? If so, he probably owns the universe.

Posted by Rafael on 06/28/15 at 07:54 AM

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