As long as we keep doing scientifically important and technically challenging things like this, I won’t shed too many tears for the demise of the manned space program.

Mitt Romney’s pro-immigration backers: What’s 11 million deportations between friends?

If Herman Cain pulls the plug on his campaign amid claims of marital infidelity (and worse), Newt Gingrich stands to benefit the most politically.

More on the cool laser that the newest Mars rover will use to blast and analyze Martian rocks.

Once you open the door to ending your candidacy, it’s very, very hard to close it again. But Herman Cain, according to a report in National Review, opened that door in a call with senior staff this morning. Read More

Obama campaign testing out new TV ads as way to get supporters to sign up for the campaign.

Glover Park Group sold to London-based WPP.

Is Newt Gingrich a vehicle for the neocons’ return to power?

NPR mapped it.

Retiring member of Congress Barney Frank on the House under Republican rule: “It consists half of people who think like Michele Bachmann and half of people who are afraid of losing a primary to people who think like Michele Bachmann and that leaves very little room to work things out.”