Ian O'Neill
Phoenix Team Divided: Are the Mars Liquid Water Observations a “Matter of Belief”?
[/caption] Last month, it was announced that in the few days after the landing of the Phoenix lander in May…
Life on Ceres: Could the Dwarf Planet be the Root of Panspermia?
[/caption] It has been theorised for a long time that the dwarf planet Ceres may be harbouring a lot of…
A Bizarre View From HiRISE: The Melting Volcano
[/caption] This image is probably more suited to Nancy's "Where In The Universe" series, but judging by the resolution and…
Opportunity, the Dune Buggy: HiRISE Watches the Rover’s Trek
[/caption] Its pictures like these that put the Mars Program into perspective for me. We have two operational rovers that…
Russia Will Send Life to Phobos
[/caption] How ironic. Not content with searching for life on Mars, the Russian space agency and the US-based Planetary Society…
Is There a Mysterious Black Hole Constant?
[/caption]If you found yourself in the unfortunate situation of orbiting a black hole, you may be in for a rather…
New Technique Allows Astronomers to Discover Exoplanets in Old Hubble Images
[/caption] The Hubble Space Telescope has recently provided us with some astonishing images of exoplanets orbiting distant stars. This is…
Could a Second Ares I-X Test Flight Close the 5-Year Gap?
[/caption] Approximately $400 million extra has become available for NASA manned space flight and managers are currently discussing the possibility…
Powerful Fusion Laser to Recreate Conditions Inside Exoplanets
[/caption]We've all heard that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will collide particles together at previously unimaginable energies. In doing so,…
Obama Will Retire Shuttle in 2010, US Will Go Back to the Moon in 2020
[/caption]In a budget blueprint released by the White House on Thursday, President Barack Obama has confirmed his intent to carry…