We'll be touching down at Hobbiton International presently...

Five Science Fiction Movies that Got the Future Wrong

Edgar Allan Poe May Have Died in a Vote Fraud Scheme

Devastation of the Jersey Shore by Sandy has devastated 'Jersey Shore.'

NASA's Space Exploration Program Fraught with Political and Fiscal Uncertainty

Why the Coming Northern Mali Campaign is Necessary in the War on Terror

Michael Moore Angry Elder Video Latest Obama Campaign Outrage

NASA's Bolden claims to have saved the space agency from Obama

New York pavelion housing space shuttle Enterprise damaged by Sandy

How might 'Star Wars Episode 7' affect real world space travel

Of course this means Leia is officially a Disney Princess. And maybe she will show up on "Once Upon a Time" along with Han Solo

Disney has bought Lucasfilm and intends to release Star Wars Episode 7 in 2015. Since Lucas will not be making it, this has possibilities.

NASA Mulls Space Launch System for Planetary Missions, Large Space Stations

Addendum: Keith Cowing, not surprisingly, has a decidely negative take. The problem is that none of these missions will fly until the 2020s at the earliest. Predicting the budget situation for ten years from now is folly to say the least. In the meantime NASA is playing it smart by imagining what the extra capabilities the SLS will buy it. This gets the planetary science community behind continuing the rocket's development.

Effects of Sandy on the Election Are Unclear, but Might Favor GOP, Governors

'Future Children' Anti-Romney Video Likely to Anger Adults

The ultimate battle of the Bonds to the death.

Don't listen to Joss Whedon, Mitt Romney's the guy you'd want in charge during a zombie apocalypse

Algae Based Biofuel Not Ready for Prime Time, Report States

Sudden Twist in 'Homeland' Makes it More Satisfying to Watch

Goldwater, McGovern, and Mondale: Three Biggest Losers in American Politics

How Cooking Food Led to the Growth of the Human Brain

NASA May Launch a Canadian Rover on the Space Launch System to the Moon or Mars

Hurricane Sandra proves that the president has not followed through on his promise to stop the rise of the oceans.

Madonna Needs to Keep Her Political Opinions to Herself and Just Sing

A wonderful and disturbing combination of humor and utter Hollywood rich guy cluelessness as I have rarely seen. Joss, I love your work, but really, seriously?

Addendum: It occurs to me that Joss is wrong and it was Obama who started the Zombie Apocalypse in the form of the Occupy movement. Fortunately, unlike in the movies, it was contained in time.

Addendum 2: 'The Zombie Apocalypse' is a Strange Campaign Issue

Converting Coal to Methane Through Microbes Could Change Energy Economy

Boeing Develops a Weapon to Shut Down an Enemy's Electronics

Study: It's Hard for Men and Women to Be Just Friends

SpaceX Dragon returns from NASA's ISS with astronaut blood and urine samples

MIT grad student proposes deflecting asteroid with 'paintballs'

It appears that Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty killed 60 of the attacking force in Benghazi while saving 20 or so Americans. I know they were technically no longer in the military, but this is Medal of Honor stuff.

Felix Baumgartner dimisses NASA's Mars exploration as a waste of money

Europeans Mull Crashing Herschel Space Observatory into the Moon

Voting for Obama: Not for Your First Time or Your Any Time

No, Ted Turner, Soldiers' Suicides are Never Good

The Legend of Conan starring Arnold Schwarzenegger

How the Lives of Richard Nixon and Teddy Kennedy Were Changed by an Election

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden frustrated with lack of Obama Mars commitment

Happy St. Crispin's Day

NASA Mulls Solar Electric Propulsion for Deep Space Exploration

Sen. John McCain proposes mission to Mars in Florida campaign speech

Donald Trump and Gloria Allred Take a Swing and a Miss

Sarah Palin's 'Shuck and Jive' Jibe Against Obama Not Racist

The leadership secrets of James Bond.

Experiment with Plankton Iron Dust Fertilization Raises Concerns

Two Cases Suggest that Fish Oil Could Help Repair Human Brains After Traumatic Injuries

Concerns About Bacterial Contamination Could Restrict Humans on Mars

Drug from Chinese Plant Kills Pancreatic Cancer in Mice

Obama's Popularlty Overseas Stems from Ignorance of American Politics

Obama Supporters Overwrought at the Possible Defeat of the President

Rand Simberg is being named in a lawsuit brought by Michael Mann, a climate scientist and global warming advocate who apparently does not take criticism very well. Rand will likely set up a legal defense fund, but in the meantime feel free to contribute to his regular tip jar.

Mark Steyn too.

NASA Engineers Build Mockup of Deep Space Station

'Starvation Hormone' Could Extend Life, Research Suggests

Obama's 'Bayonets and Horses' Line Not as Sharp Against Romney as Hoped

Just reading between the lines, but I think this Challenger disaster project appears to be oriented toward the commission that determined the cause. One hopes it will be better than the exploitive movie of the week that was made a few years back.

Clark Kent to Become the 'Next Matt Drudge,' and About Time Too

Thomas Jefferson and James Hemings Brought French Cuisine to America

Romney Seemed Presidential in Debate 3; Obama Not so Much

Some apologies from Barack Obama.

Romney NASA-Based Endorsements Elicit Vehement Responses

Blue Origin tests 'pusher' launch escape system for future spacecraft

Beirut Wrong to be Angry at Depiction in 'Homeland' as a Hotbed of Terrorism

George McGovern Betrayed Anti-War Stance, Proposed the Invasion of Cambodia in 1978

If Mitt Romney Carries Pennsylvania, the Race Will Be a Wipeout

Addendum: Sure enough, the return of the bitter clingers.

Chris Stevens Warned of Benghazi Security, Raising Questions on Obama Libya Policy

Politicians, Experts Call for Mission Stability, More R&D for NASA

Scott Pace, formerly of NASA,and Eric Anderson, commercial space magnate: ... Or Ready To Restore Lost U.S. Leadership in Space?

A video game about the Yakuza reviewed by the Yakuza.

Seem like a lot of work to me...

Studies Suggest that 'Young Blood' Can Reverse Effects of Aging in the Brain

NASA looms large in Houston Chronicle's endorsement of Mitt Romney

Addendum: The Chronicle's swipe at Obamaspace has caused a bit of a raucous, including this boiler plate piece that expresses astonishment that anyone would think that Obama's space policy was not the most excellent idea ever to issue from the mind of Man and that, besides, everything wrong with NASA was George Bush's fault. Or maybe Mike Griffin. In any case it is the left refuge of the Obamanista.

Company Offers Leased Solar Power to Avoid Huge Upfront Costs

Mars Curiosity eats first sample of Mars dirt for analysis

King Mansa Musa of Mali was the Richest Man in History

The Sound of Cylons...

Obama's 'Daily Show' Answer on Libya 'Not Optimal'

Whoopi Goldberg Blows it on Mormons Serving in the Military

Saying Farewell to Sylvia Kristel, Aka Emmanuelle

Moon Graffiti: a radio drama in which Armstrong and Aldrin crash on the Moon.

NASA's New Horizon May Have to Give Pluto a Wide Berth

'Binders Full of Women' Dumbest Obama Attack Line Since Big Bird

'Dilbert's' Scott Adams Supports Romney Because of Obama and Drugs

Scientists Develop Silk Capable of Being Part of Biodegradable Electronics

Water from the Sun

Gov. Perry Intervenes in Texas Cheerleader Religious Expression Case

Earth-Like Planet Discovered in Alpha Centauri System, 4.3 Light Years Away

Obama's Debate Libya Gaffe May Be a Fatal Blow to His Presidency

France May Be on to Something in a Homework Ban Proposal

Obama Vs. Romney Round Two an Exciting Political Brawl

The Man from Mars -- Chapter Two

New Bra Could Provide Early Detection of Breast Cancer

Sen. Tom Coburn Inveighs Against NASA's 'Pizzas for Mars' Program

Ross Perot Endorses Mitt Romney for President

Amateur planet hunters discover world in solar system with four stars

Threats to 'Riot' If Obama Defeated Should Not Be Taken Seriously

Hillary Clinton's Falling on Her Sword May Doom President Obama

Recap: 'Seed,' Episode One of Season Three of 'The Walking Dead'

Ukrainian Navy Mulls Arming Dolphins and Training Them to Kill

Felix Baumgartner's 'Giant Leap' Could Lead to Astronaut Bailouts

Ted Cruz Accuses Obama Administration of Plotting to Ban Fracking

Nothing Soft About the Bigotry of Race-Based Education Goals in Florida

Climate Scientists Alarmed by New Data Suggesting Global Warming Stopped in 1997

HMS Conqueror's Most Daring Mission, a Raid on the Soviet Navy

Felix Baumgartner is safe on the ground after breaking the record for the highest parachute jump ever from over 24 miles.

Addendum: Felix Baumgartner breaks the sound barrier in 24 mile high parachute jump

Addendum 2: Guess who else who breaking the sound barrier, just as he did 65 years ago

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'Argo,' Directed by and Starring Ben Affleck, a Review

How Facebook May Make One Antisocial, Fat and in Debt

Visiting Benghazi, Libya, for the Adventureous, Suicidal, And/or Fool Hearted

How the Mythbusters Busted a 'Titanic' Myth

Bill Nye 'the Science Guy' Urges Letters to Obama to Restore NASA Budget Cuts

Ron Paul Sees No Difference Between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama

Joe Biden Makes Stuff Up During the Vice Presidential Debate

Malala Yousafzai, the Anne Frank of Pakistan

Biden's Points in Debate Undermined by His Laughing and Smirking

Addendum: Vice President Giggles...

Laura Bush celebrates the courage of Malala Yousafzi, a 14 year old girl who so terrified the Talbian, they shot her in the head.

Malala is the same age as another writer, a diarist, who inspired many around the world. From her hiding place in Amsterdam, Anne Frank wrote, “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” Today, for Malala and the many girls like her, we need not and cannot wait. We must improve their world.

Study: Switching from Coal to Natural Gas Could Save Texas Water

'Diamond Planet' Discovered 40 Light Years from Earth

Special Theory of Relativity may allow faster than light travel after all

The Libya Scandal Reveals More Obama Incompetence and Mendacity

Walter Williams' Modest Proposal: California Should Become East Germany

Top Secret Air Force Flying Saucer Project Declassified

New Specialized Contact Lens May Prevent Nearsightedness in Children

Astrobotic Reveals Lunar Ice Prospecting Robot, Polaris

SpaceX Dragon successfully berths at NASA's International Space Station

Sarah Brightman, the next tourist in space, at Star City.

Houston Mulls Centralizing Recycle Operation; No More Green Bins

Obama Campaign Steps in Big Bird Doo Doo

Sarah Palin Accused of Being Too Fit and Trim

Time for Romney Supporters to Be Confident -- but Not Cocky

Texas Gov. Rick Perry Disputes Low Score Given by Cato Institute

Brain Chemistry Research Could Lead to PTSD Treatment

Rome Declares War on Tourists Eating in Public

'Astronauts, Business Owners, and Space Leaders' support Obama space policy

Europe and Russia Planning Joint Lunar Sample Return Mission

'Ethical' Hunting Vs Traditional Hunting

NASA's Mars Curiosity finds 'shiny object' in Martian soil

The Perils of a Turkish-Syrian Conflict

Mitt Romney Urges Peace Through Strength in Foreign Policy Speech

What If Osama Bin Laden Had Been Captured Alive?

San Antonio School District to Track Students with RFID Chips

SpaceX Dragon Lifts Off for International Space Station Despite Engine 'Anomaly'

Today is the day that Columbus Day is celebrated, four days early because of the need to have a three day weekend for federal workers. Along with the celebration is the usual tiresome grousing about the poor, put upon Native Americans beset by all of those European immigrants. I wish everyone Happy Columbus Day -- Despite the Naysayers

Obama Getting Advice from the Fictional Jed Bartlet a Bad Idea

Inevitably, Mitt Romney Gets Death Threats on Twitter

Scientists Get Patent for 'Apparatus and Method for Reduced-Gravity Simulation'

Scientists Propose Geology 'Apollo Project' to Drill to the Earth's Mantle

Five More 'Creepy' Towns in America

Jed Bartlett gives Obama debate advice according to a Maureen Dowd fantasy. Of course liberals have this problem understanding that real life does not follow a Hollywood script.

Next up, advice on space exploration from Captain Jean Luc Picard, the war on obesity by Eric Cartman, and just good old sensible advice from the Sage of Arlen, Texas, Hank Hill.

Changing 'Columbus Day' to 'Exploration Day,' to include Neil Armstrong, others

NASA developing engineered microbes to build a base on Mars

The worst thing that ever happened anywhere...

NASA and Russia agree to year long missions on the International Space Station

As Space Shuttle Endeavour prepares for its final journey, a scheme to steal it

Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow: Not Knowing when to Stop

Actress Daryl Hannah Arrested in Texas in Anti-Keystone XL Pipeline Protest

Astronomers Begin Search for Alien Civilizations that Use Dyson Spheres

Biden Does a Mondale by Proposing a $1 Trillion Tax Raise

Why Romney is Right to Cut Off that Corporate Fat Cat Big Bird

How Red Wine, Chocolate, Sex, and Sleep Make For a Healthy Lifestyle

NASA Tests Spacecraft that Land like Helicopters

Bureaucratic Turf War Over Travis' Alamo 'Victory or Death' Letter

Obama Needs to Be Prepared for Chaos in Iran Sparked by Sanctions

Obama Supporters Criticize President for Weak Debate Performance

Also Mitt Romney Sticks the Stiletto into Obama with a Smile

Hitler finds out and is not pleased.

So do those animators from Taiwan, with greater mirth.

Researchers developing fusion powered 'impulse drive'

British Soprano Sarah Brightman to be Next Tourist in Space

Addendum: This screed from Keith Cowing is almost beyond belief.

In case you were wondering, for $51 million, according to a per-person cost of $2.58 from the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, you could vaccinate 19,767,442 people (yea 19+ MILLION) in developing nations with "5-in-1 vaccine" or "pentavalent" vaccine which protects against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), and hepatitis B. You could also buy 275,675 OLPC XO-1.75 laptops for students in a developing country at $185 each.

Similar arguments have been used by the far left as an excuse to shut down space projects dating back to the Apollo program. What makes this rant even more egregious is, as Cowing freely admits, Sarah Brightman is spending her own money, earned from a lifetime of practicing her art. She has a right to use her own money that she earned as she sees fit without busy bodies trying to guilt trip her about sick children. This is class warfare at its most odious.

Texas Poll Shows that Romney, Cruz, and Education Spending Favored

Barack Obama Caught on Tape in Full Racial Grievance Mode

How the Obama Campaign Reduced Women to 'Lady Parts'

Happy 50th, James Bond, the Perfect Super Spy

Scientists: lunar ice could lurk beyond the moon's poles

Night of the Living Pelosi...

Lunar based supercomputer proposed to enhance NASA's deep space network

MIT Scientists Examine Black Hole in Galaxy 50 Million Light Years Away

John Cornyn Mulls Giving Todd Akin Financial Support After All

Mitt Romney Should 'Fire' Barack Obama During the Debate

An Egyptian 'Democracy' that Oppresses Women is No Democracy

What If Watergate Had Never Happened?

America Enters the Jet Age with the First Flight of the XP-59, Oct 2, 1942

NASA Plan to Build Space Station Beyond the Moon Criticized

Ross Perot Speaks Out on the National Debt and Politics in 2012

Election 2012: Can the Tea Party Pull it Off Again?

A Second Obama Term Would Be Blighted by Scandal

Scientists Propose Asteroid Dust Shield to Combat Global Warming

Ron Paul Supporters Contemplate a Write-in Campaign

You Do, Of Course, Realize That This Is Going To End Very, Very Badly

In my opinion, quite a number of adults should be hanged for what is being done to Alana Thompson (I refuse to use the stage name that sounds like something you would give a two year old's first doll.)

Former Obama Official: We Need Death Panels to Cut Health Care Costs

No Foreign Aid to Egypt Until its Government Behaves

'Once Upon a Time' Begins Season Two with 'Broken'

'Homeland,' Showtime's Drama of Treason and Terrorism, Returns

Debra Morgan Asks 'Dexter': 'Are You...?'