Ian O'Neill
NASA ISS Supply Contracts to SpaceX and Orbital On Hold
[/caption]A Chicago-based space launch partnership has formally lodged a complaint against NASA's decision to give space station supply contracts to…
SpaceX Falcon 9 Now Vertical at Cape Canaveral (Gallery)
[/caption] Yesterday (Jan. 10th) was a huge day for SpaceX. For the first time ever, one of their rockets (the…
After the Storm: Measuring the Structure and Temperature of a Quiescent Neutron Star
[/caption]So how do you take the temperature of one of the most exotic objects in the Universe? A neutron star…
Hunt is on for “Killer” Third Star in BD+20 307 Binary System
[/caption] In September, it was announced the Chandra X-ray Observatory had spotted something very odd about BD+20 307. The binary…
WR 104 Won’t Kill Us After All
[/caption]Early last year, concern was growing for a Wolf-Rayet star named WR 104 that appeared to be aiming right at…
Could Quark Stars Explain Magnetars Strong Magnetic Field?
[/caption]Magnetars are the violent, exotic cousins of the well known neutron star. They emit excessive amounts of gamma-rays, X-rays and…
AAS Session 328: Black Holes I, January 6th
The debate of whether or not a supermassive black hole (SMBH) was kicked out of the centre of a galaxy…
The Universe Today Top 10 Scientific Endeavours of 2008
The nominations are in, the votes have been counted and the Universe Today writers have been consulted; the Top 10…
2012: No Comet
[/caption]According to 2012 doomsday proponents, something big is out to get us. By "something big" I mean some uncontrollable cosmic…
From “Star Wars” to “Sky Wars” in Development of Aircraft-based Anti-Missile Laser
[/caption] "We remain on track to complete a lethal demonstration in 2009," says an Airborne Laser (ABL) developer. "There's nothing…