Ian O'Neill
Space Tourist Richard Garriott Launched on Space Station Vacation…
[/caption]...but the station's toilet has broken down again. For $30 million, you can get a ride into space for a…
Frozen Mars North Pole Ice Patterns Observed by HiRISE
[/caption] As the Phoenix Mars lander will agree, it's cold near Mars' North Pole. Phoenix is currently seeing the winter…
Why is Venus Express Looking for Life on Earth?
[/caption]If you are an astronomer looking for a habitable exoplanet orbiting a far-off star, what do you look for? We…
NASA Does Space-Age Archaeology, Uncovering Apollo Heatshields to Help with Orion
[/caption]NASA scientists currently working on the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle had the rare opportunity to unpack a little piece of…
NASA Will Not Use Russian Progress Vehicle Despite Waiver
[/caption]This may come as a surprise, but then again, it might not. Despite the recently signed US Congressional waiver of…
Was Life on Mars Extinguished Prematurely by a Huge Impact?
[/caption]We keep sending missions to Mars with the key objective to search for past or present life. But what if…
Meteorites Could Preserve Evidence of Alien Life
[/caption]In an effort to understand how organic chemicals might survive after a period in the vacuum of space and then…
2012: No Geomagnetic Reversal
[/caption]Apparently, on December 21st 2012, our planet will experience a powerful event. This time we're not talking about Planet X,…
The Particle Zoo: Collecting Your Own Subatomic Particles
[/caption] This is a must for any particle physics enthusiast: collect your own particles in the form of a soft,…
Astronaut vs. Earth: The World’s Most Extreme Chess Match Begins
[/caption] In one of the grandest chess challenges ever attempted, a Canadian space station astronaut will contemplate his moves from…