Ian O'Neill
Goodbye Jules Verne: ATV Undocks From Station
[/caption] Europe's most advanced robotic spaceship, the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), has effectively ended its 6-month mission to the International…
Kuiper Belt Object Travelling the Wrong-Way in a One-Way Solar System
[/caption] A strange Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) has been discovered orbiting the Sun in the wrong direction. The object, designated…
Explore Earth’s Satellites with Google Earth
[/caption] OK, I've just wasted an hour in simulated space, checking out some of the active and junked satellites orbiting…
The LHC Will Revolutionize Physics. Can it Revolutionize the Internet Too?
[/caption] We already know that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be the biggest, most expensive physics experiment ever carried…
NASA Reaches Out to Design Students to Confront Lunar Dust Problem
[/caption] Last year, students from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) were set one of the best coursework projects I've…
Russian Progress Supply Ship is Dropped from Space Station to Burn Next Week
[/caption] In a dress rehearsal for the disposal of the European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) in two days time, the…
Tune into Paranormal Radio with Captain Jack Tonight at 9pm (EST): 10 Mysteries of the Solar System (Updated)
Update (Sept. 7th): The show is now available online for your listening pleasure (via Astroengine.com) [/caption] For my fourth appearance…
NASA is Making Preliminary Plans to Extend Shuttle Launches Beyond 2010
[/caption] According to an internal email, NASA staff have been instructed to initiate a study into extending the operational lifetime…
Countdown to the Final Burn: ATV Jules Verne will Undock on September 5th
[/caption] The Automated Transfer Vehicle (A T V) Jules Verne will undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on September…
NASA Security Badges are a Health and Safety Risk
[/caption] Of all the things that could possibly go wrong for the US space agency, you wouldn't expect the security…