Outside the Beltway

If you don’t collect the data, the problem disappears, right?

A heavy-handed move.

The pioneering astronaut is gone at 97.

Nuclear reactors to the moon!

The bromance is apparently over.

The details matter.

Agencies are quickly seeking to comply with the President’s order.

Not to mention impotence.

It’s taken more than two years to undo a silly, petty decision.

The science-education gap.

There’s training on uncomfortable subjects. Oh noes!

A few stories to comment on that did not lead to full posts.

Better than nothing, but still not enough.

He boldly went where no nonagenarian had gone before.

Magical? Impressive? Or just too much money?

He’s in the minority but promises to start obstructing again if that changes.

An American hero is gone.

As Election Day draws closer, the President is doubling down on stoking racial resentment.

Ongoing ambiguity is not helpful.

A sad day for those of us who grew up watching Big Bird, Kermit, and the rest of the Muppets.

Comet 2I/Borisov originated from an unknown star system and has made its way from the cold dark of interstellar space into our neck of the woods.

SpaceX unveiled a model of the “starship” it would send to Mars but there’s still a lot of work to do.

Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for a massive attack on an important Saudi oil facility.

We may have the first known case of a crime committed in space.