Nuke The Moon!

Mid-Atlantic Braces For Sandy

The Mid-Atlantic region is under the gun.

Acknowledging and Understanding Government

The GOP (and our politics in general) will not be healed until there is an honest assessment of what government is (and is not).

OTB Caption Contest Winners

The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

Neil Armstrong, First Man On The Moon, Dies At 82

A true pioneer passed away today.

Mars Curiosity Rover Successfully Lands On Mars

After “seven minutes of terror” the Curiosity rover is already sending back pictures from the surface of Mars.

Sally Ride the ‘Absent Heroine’?

Andrew Sullivan believes Sally Ride “had a chance to expand people’s horizons and young lesbians’ hope and self-esteem, and she chose not to.”

OTB Caption Contest Winners

The Sky Diving for Schmucks Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

Pentagon Donates 2 Better-Than-Hubble Telescopes to NASA

NASA was in need of new telescopes and got a helping hand from their good pals at the DoD.

The SpaceX Dragon And The Future Of Space Travel

SpaceX’s Dragon has shown us what the future can look like.

OTB Caption Contest Winners

The Space Ghost Chickens In The Sky Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

Once Again, The United States Has Not Abandoned Space Exploration

The arrival of Discovery in Washington D.C. has led to another lament about “national greatness.”

Betting With The Public’s Money: The Lessons Of The Solyndra Bankruptcy

The Solyndra case is a classic example of what’s wrong with “government investment.”

Birth Of A Bad Blog Meme Or, Why Are Some People Laughing At “Green Aliens”?

It pays to read a scientific study before commenting on it.

NASA Dawn Returns Images Of Vesta Or, The Space Program Is Not Dead

Reports of the death of the space program are greatly exaggerated.

The Final Flight Of Atlantis And The Future Of Space Travel

A space shuttle lifted off for the last time on Friday, and some people seem to think its the beginning of the end of America.