Live streaming by Ustream NASA Television will provide commentary starting at 2 p.m. EST (11 a.m. PST) on Friday, Feb. 15, during the close, but safe, flyby of a small near-Earth asteroid named “2012 DA14.” NASA places a high priority on tracking asteroids and protecting our home planet from them. This flyby will provide a [...]

Eager to get home to campaigning, Congress completed a pre-election session with few pieces of legislation and big questions on topics like the Bush tax cuts. Let’s take a look at what happened on the final day: • The intelligence authorization bill passed the House, and now goes to the President for the first time [...]

The main reason is because it’s unlikely to be enacted. One of the most popular refrains from a politician is that they “fought” for some or another program marked for elimination in the budget. It’s completely parochial and it leads to blocking all kinds of program cuts. Here’s Richard Shelby talking about the importance of [...]