Ian O'Neill
Introducing NASA’s Virtual Universe “Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond”
[/caption] If, like me, you are a fan of first-person computer games and space exploration, you may be more than…
Orbiting Carbon Observatory Launch Failure
[/caption]This morning (Tuesday), shortly after 2am PST (10am GMT), the launch of Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) mission resulted in failure.…
Sounds Painful: Are Deadly Asteroids Stuck in Earth’s Lagrangian Points?
[/caption] Two solar telescopes launched to study coronal mass ejections and the solar wind have been sent to do an…
Next ATV Will Be Named Johannes Kepler
[/caption] The next Automated Transfer Vehicle (A T V) to be launched to supply the International Space Station (ISS) has…
Has Liquid Water Been Detected On Mars?
[/caption] Liquid water may have been discovered by the late Phoenix Mars Lander. This astonishing (and controversial) claim comes from…
Repaired too Late? Tevatron May Beat LHC in Hunt for Higgs Boson
[/caption]The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is billed as the next great particle accelerator that will give us our best chance…
Space Tourist Sub-Orbital Flights From Hawaii?
[/caption]Private spaceflight companies seem to be getting closer and closer to the dream of launching a new breed of tourist…
Orbital Spares: Iridium Already Replaced Destroyed Satellite
[/caption] On Tuesday, a communications satellite in the Iridium fleet suffered complete obliteration at the hands of a defunct Russian…
Stellar Jets are Born Knotted
[/caption] Some of the most beautiful structures observed in the Universe are the intricate jets of supersonic material speeding away…
The Journey of Space Exploration: Ex-Astronaut Views on NASA
[/caption]It reads like the annual progress report from my first year in university. He lacks direction, he's not motivated and…