Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush -Don’t Give Up
An evening pause: Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush -Don’t Give Up
Author: Robert Zimmerman
Stagnation fears haunt Russian space program
Stagnation haunts Russian space program.
Escher´s waterfall
An evening pause: Escher´s waterfall. Look closely.
Virgin Galactic Hiring SpaceShip Pilots
Virgin Galactic is now hiring for spaceship pilots.
Government shutdown averted as congressional leaders reach agreement on budget deal
A government shutdown is averted as congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a budget deal. Here’s some analysis of the political ramifications.
Government Shutdown Would Idle All but 500 NASA Workers
A government shutdown would idle all but 500 NASA workers.
ISS Plans Week-Long Simulated Mars Mission
ISS plans week-long simulated Mars mission.
This is the right idea, but to really learn something NASA needs to commit to a year-plus long simulated mission.
Celtic Woman – Danny Boy
An evening pause:
6 Pages of Obamacare Equals 429 Pages of Regulations
This monstrosity has got to be repealed: Six pages of Obamacare equals 429 pages of regulations.
Let’s dump trash at Boehner’s pad
Leftwing civility: “Let’s dump trash at Boehner’s pad.”
NASA braces for possible government shutdown
NASA backs out of space gravitational wave mission
NASA, crunched for money due to overages on James Webb Space Telescope, has cancelled its participation in the space gravitational wave mission LISA.
Two Americas: Public vs. Private Employees
Two Americas: public vs. private. The graph illustrates our nation’s problems quite clearly.
Conservative judge wins in Wisconsin
After much fussing in the vote-counting process, the conservative judge has won in Wisconsin. This probably ends the debate over the union law passed last month, which will now become law.
Spaceship Lands at San Francisco Airport
The future is here: Spaceship lands at San Francisco airport. And yes, that is an accurate headline!
Picking the landing spot for the next Mars rover is down to four finalists
Picking the landing spot for the next Mars rover: down to four finalists.
The strange fluctuating polar vortex over Venus’s pole
The strange fluctuating polar vortex over Venus’s south pole.
Lettuce alone
Bach’s Sheep May Safely Graze
An evening pause: An interesting arrangement of Bach’s wonderful aria.
Kepler tracks the tiny light variations and oscillations of 500 stars
Kepler does asteroseismology on 500 sunlike stars. The data says that the theories of star formation need to be revised.