Ian O'Neill
Mars Mesas Stripped of Sand, Forming Dunes: Amazing Images from HiRISE
There seems to be a never-ending flow of stunning images coming from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) on…
Russian Memorial for Space Dog Laika (Update)
On Friday Russian officials unveiled a monument to Laika, the pioneering dog that led the way to manned spaceflight on…
Shortest Single-Photon Pulse Generated: Implications for Quantum Communications in Space
Scientists at Oxford University have developed a method to generate the shortest ever single-photon pulse by removing the interference of…
What Happens When Three Black Holes Collide?
The consequences of two black holes colliding may be huge, the energy produced by such a collision could even be…
Space Station Sacrifices Progress Module to Dump Trash into Pacific
After all the excitement about last week's successful docking of the European ATV "Jules Verne", it's time to spare a…
Intel to Protect Microchips from Cosmic Rays
As computers become more advanced, the microprocessors inside them shrink in size and use less electrical current. These new, energy…
Meteorites Make a Big Splash on Mars: New Images of Secondary Craters by HiRISE
They look like pockmarks caused by shrapnel from a huge explosion. Actually they are surface features on Mars as seen…
Did a Cooked Meteorite Seed Life on Earth?
Earth, four billion years ago, was a lifeless, hot and violent place. Not exactly a world where you'd expect life…
Supernova Precursor Discovered in Spiral Galaxy NGC 2397
It's a bit like trying to find a needle in a haystack when looking for a star in a galaxy.…
Star Formation Extinguished by Quasars
According to new research, a galaxy with a quasar in the middle is not a good place to grow up.…