Ian O'Neill
Disney-Pixar and NASA Join Forces to Explore Space with WALL-E (Video)
Disney-Pixar and NASA have embarked on a project to promote science and technology amongst school children. Walt Disney Studios Motion…
When Cloud Seeding Goes Wrong: Cement Chunk Falls From the Sky
The Russian Air Force, during a mission to clear the skies of potentially rain-filled clouds, dropped a mixture of silver…
2012: Planet X is not Nibiru
The Solar System's outer reaches still contain many minor planets yet to be discovered. Ever since the search for Planet…
Seals Use Astronomy as Navigation Aid
Yes, we've heard bees use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate by. We've also heard about some bird species following…
Phoenix Finds No Water on Mars Surface… So Far
The results are now in from the first sample of Mars regolith to be baked in Phoenix's oven. It's not…
Rare Asteroid Studied by Hawaiian Scientists
Asteroid 10537 (1991 RY16) is a rarity. It is composed of basaltic rock (i.e. rock that cooled quickly after formation…
Where are the Sunspots? Are we in for a Quiet Solar Cycle?
So what's up with our Sun? Is it going through a depression? It seems as if our closest star is…
New Transistor Could Side-Step Space Radiation Problem
Space is a very dangerous place to be, whether you're a human or a transistor. Highly energetic particles may hit…
XMM-Newton Discovers Strange-Shaped Supernova Remnant
XMM-Newton has just released this beautiful image of a supernova remnant and its companion neutron star. To be more accurate,…
Arecibo Joins Forces with Global Antennae to Simulate 6,800 Mile Telescope
The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has joined forces with telescopes located in North America, South America, Europe and Africa…