Ian O'Neill
Soyuz Crew Safe After a Violent Re-entry and Landing 400km Off-target
The Russian Soyuz re-entry capsule, carrying the first South Korean astronaut back to Earth, suffered a "ballistic re-entry" on Saturday,…
NASA Official Wants a Six Month Stay on Moon
NASA is exploring the possible designs for lunar bases, intended for an extended stay on the Moon. A NASA official…
Galactic Ghosts Haunt Their Killers
The title may sound dramatic, but it is very descriptive. New observations of two galaxies have shown huge streams of…
The Pioneer Anomaly: A Deviation from Einstein Gravity?
Both Pioneer probes are approximately 240,000 miles (386,000 km) closer to the Sun than predicted by calculation. Scientists have been…
Radiation Sickness, Cellular Damage and Increased Cancer Risk for Long-term Missions to Mars
There is a nagging problem under the surface of the excitement surrounding the future of long-term missions into space. Human…
Coolest, Darkest Brown Dwarf Discovered
The coolest brown dwarf has been discovered, with a surface temperature of 623 Kelvin (that's only 350 Celsius or 660…
What was Before the Big Bang? An Identical, Reversed Universe
So what did exist before the Big Bang? This question would normally belong in the realms of deep philosophical thinking;…
Russia to Send Monkeys to Mars
Russia has a long history of scientific discovery and space exploration through the use of animals. Beginning with space dog…
Japanese Moon Mission Returns Detailed Maps of the Lunar Surface
The Japanese SELENE lunar orbiter has returned some of the most detailed maps of the Moon to date. The new…
Mysterious Omega Centauri Dazzling in Infrared: New Spitzer Observations
By combining ground-based optical observations with space-borne infrared images from Spitzer, an incredible new view of mysterious Omega Centauri has…