Ian O'Neill
Observing an Evaporating Extrasolar Planet
Observations of planets orbiting other stars are becoming increasingly common as astronomical techniques become more and more sophisticated. But some…
Binary Asteroid Glides Past Earth
A rare event has given astronomers a great view of a binary asteroid system. Tonight, asteroid 2008 BT18 passed 1.4…
NASA Needs to Take Space Sex Seriously
The US space agency needs to have better consideration for the sexual needs of their astronauts during long missions in…
Listen to Terra Chat Live Tonight: Cosmic Occurances, Planet X and Space Travel (Update)
Update: The Terra Chat show recording is now available online as an mp3 if you missed the live broadcast... In…
Particle Physicists Discover Lowest Energy “Bottomonium” Particle
Particle physicists working with the BaBar detector at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center have discovered a new particle in the bottomonium…
Large Hadron Collider Could Generate Dark Matter
One of the biggest questions that occupy particle physicists and cosmologists alike is: what is dark matter? We know that…
“Almost Perfect” Samples are Scraped From Mars Surface For Analysis
With the Phoenix Mars lander in full science-operation-swing, the robotic arm has just scraped an "almost perfect" mix of regolith…
President Sarkozy and the French (Space) Revolution (Updated)
It seems to be the week for big politics and space exploration. Yesterday, the Universe Today reported that Buzz Aldrin…
Aldrin Warns that NASA will fall Behind Russia and China in Space Exploration
The world knows the huge potential China and Russia have for space exploration. Russia is maintaining a strong presence in…
Forget Neutron Stars, Quark Stars Might be the Densest Bodies in the Universe
So neutron stars may not be the densest exotic objects in the cosmos after all. Recent observations of ultra-luminous supernovae…