Early concept drawings from the shuttle program shows us that the end result was full of shortcuts that should not have been taken for the benefit of humanity's space-faring future.

Every tax season shows that not only are people ignorant about how their tax money is spent, they don't want to listen to the breakdowns. And that has serious implications for science and education.

We know what ails us and how to solve it. We just seem unable and unwilling to take the next step and implement those fixes.

Politicians want to cut scientific research and education programs, ignoring how little they'd actually be cutting and how many people it will truly affect.

By neglecting their scientists and educations, politicians aren't saving money for their citizens, they're undermining their countries' future.

No matter how much we try to move forward with space exploration, we're being held back.

The agency is determined to launch its latest Mars rover no matter what.

NASA's private woes are starting to go public just as a financial crisis grips the country.