Ian O'Neill
Rocks Roll on Mars Too: New Images From HiRISE
The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) on board NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has done it again. When the…
There is No Sun-Link with Global Warming
The connection between solar activity and global warming has been a contentious issue for a long time. The idea that…
Source of the Slow Solar Wind Found (Video)
The solar wind comes in two modes: fast and slow. Solar astronomers have a good idea as to where the…
A Black Hole Observed in the Heart of Mysterious Omega Centauri
Omega Centauri is a strange thing. It's been classified as a star, then a nebula, then a globular cluster and…
Lumpy Neutron Stars can Generate Gravitational Waves
A new simulation of neutron stars suggest they may not be as smooth as predicted. The rapidly spinning exotic bodies…
So, What Does an Anti-Satellite Weapon Actually Look Like?
In February, the Universe Today followed the sad tale about a dead US satellite called US-193, lifelessly floating around in…
NASA to Burn Sponsor Logos into the Surface of Mars
NOTE: This was the Universe Today's contribution to April Fools Day (April 1st), but it isn't all a joke... International…
What is Phoenix? It’s a Mars Mission Question on Jeopardy!
The answer was: "A NASA Mars lander has this mythic name because it was made of parts from a scrapped…
Deepest Canyon on Mars: New Images from the Mars Express
This breathtaking 3D landscape was constructed with high definition images taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board…
The Mysterious Case of Two Spheres Falling to Earth in Australia and Brazil
On the March 24th, a story hit the web from Brazil asking for help identifying a mysterious-looking sphere found in…