Ian O'Neill
Cosmonaut Photographed South Ossetia From ISS Shortly After Russian Invasion
[/caption] During a Russian weather observation campaign, cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko took photographs above the South Ossetia region of Georgia soon…
Has the First Extraterrestrial (Computer) Virus Been Discovered on the Space Station?
[/caption] Could this be the first space-borne computer virus ever discovered? It would appear that the International Space Station, orbiting…
Big Brother is Watching Over the Red Planet
[/caption] We have security cameras watching our daily habits, we watch voyeuristic TV shows of social misfits trapped in a…
Ares V Rocket Could Crush Kennedy’s Crawlerway: No Funding to Upgrade
[/caption] There's a big problem with Kennedy Space Center playing host to the Constellation Program: The heavy-lift rocket, Ares V,…
Sunspot Pair Observed Today – Is Solar Cycle 24 Waking Up?
[/caption] Amateur astronomers have observed the first sunspots to appear on the solar surface for weeks. This period of extreme…
The Iranian Satellite Rocket Saga
[/caption] On August 16th, Iran triumphantly announced that they had sent a rocket into space, transporting a "dummy" satellite into…
NASA Releases Images and Video of Orion Failed Parachute Test
[/caption] As previously reported on the Universe Today, recent parachute test-drops for the Constellation Project have brought mixed results. The…
Bad News: Interstellar Travel May Remain in Science Fiction
[/caption] Some sobering news from a recent rocket science conference: It is highly improbable that humans will ever explore beyond…
Fay Forces Shutdown of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
[/caption] Topical Storm Fay has made landfall along Florida's southwest coastline and is working inland. Officials at NASA's Kennedy Space…
Ten Mysteries of the Solar System
[/caption] We've all wondered at some point or another what mysteries our Solar System holds. After all, the eight planets…