NASA's Kepler Space Telescope Discovers New Solar System 2,000 Light Years from Earth

Addendeum: NASA Identifies 54 Potentially Habitable Alien Planets

Controversial 'The Kennedys' Miniseries to Air on Reelzchannel

Three weeks after The History Channel declined to run "The Kennedys," a miniseries warts-and-all depiction of the history of the Kennedy family, ReelzChannel, a 4-year-old, hitherto little-known start up, has picked it up for an April 3 premiere.

Rupert Murdoch Launches 'The Daily' Digital Newspaper for the Apple iPad

News Corp, the parent company that owns such news outlets as the Fox News Network and the Wall Street Journal, has launched what could be considered the first digital newspaper dedicated for the Apple iPad, called "The Daily."

As Hosni Mubarak Announces Retirement, Cairo Street Fighting Breaks Out

Houston Faces Sub Freezing Temperatures, the Possibility of Snow

Sarah Palin goes Rogue.

Republican Senators Offer Bill Allowing States to Opt Out of Health Care Reform

As the fight to dismantle health care reform, also known as Obamacare, rages in the courts and in Congress, two United States senators are preparing to offer a bill that will allow the states to opt out of the law.

Mr. Obama, You Are No Ronald Reagan

Supporters of President Barack Obama have tried to compare him to past presidents such as John F. Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt. Now Obama supporters have found another president as an Obama model—Ronald Reagan.

'Burn Notice' Sam Axe Prequel Movie Begins Production in Bogota, Colombia

TV Line is reporting that the "Burn Notice" Sam Axe prequel movie, starring Bruce Campbell in his role as the future side kick of burned super spy Michael Weston, is starting up in Bogota, Colombia. The film will air sometime this spring.

The Star of David on the Moon? An Israeli team going for the Google Lunar X Prize wants to make that happen.

Dana Milbank marks day one of his Sarah Palin morotorium, which means he mentions Sarah Palin.

Algore on the massive snowstorm. It is all caused by global warming.

Reports of Obama Administration Contacts with Muslim Brotherhood

Apparently as part of the new policy of smart diplomacy, the Obama administration is signaling that the Muslim Brotherhood can have a role in a post-Mubarak Egyptian government. Of course they do have to renounce violence and terrorism.

One Gurkha against 40 hooligans. It was unfair to the 40 hooligans.

Rachel Maddow Falls for Sarah Palin Invade Egypt Satire

At a recent speech before the Safari Club International, Sarah Palin quipped that she welcomed the Dana Milbank boycott of her because it meant that she would not get blamed for the uprising in Egypt. Alas, the former governor spoke too soon.

Jon Stewart's Sputnik Moment. The man is a real ignoramus at times, is he not?

Texas Law Enforcement Battles Child Prostitution at the Super Bowl

RIP Crew of Columbia. Never forget.

Here is what I wrote at the time.

Let this be the memorial for the crew of Columbia STS-107, as well as those of Challenger 51L and Apollo 1: a renewed purpose to open up the high frontier of space not just for the few, but for all people. If, within the lifetimes of most people reading this, human civilization will have expanded to the Moon, to Mars, and beyond, then these heroic hearts will have not given the last full measure of devotion in vain.

Bill Requring Gun Ownership Introduced in South Dakota

One of the main arguments against the health care reform law is that it requires people to buy health care insurance no matter if they want or need it. Judge Vinson very ably used this argument to declare the law, also known as Obamacare, unconstitutional.

Obama Commercial Space Program in Trouble in Congress