Ian O'Neill
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Hunting Black Holes Through a Gravitational Lens
Posted 8 MINUTES AGO | 0
Need a powerful cosmic magnifying lens to detect that black hole? No problem! All you need is a galaxy and a quirk of Einstein's theory of general relativity. Read more
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NASA to Mars-Bound Rover: We'll Fix Your Glitch
Posted 18 HOURS AGO | 0
Did the "Mars Curse" try to knock out NASA's flagship rover mission to the Red Planet? Read more
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Our Planet, Tangled in Magnetic Spaghetti
Posted Tue Feb 7, 2012 03:40 PM ET | 0
OK, so it's not real spaghetti -- it's a computer visualization of the complex magnetic field that creates Earth's magnetosphere -- but it sure looks tangled. Read more
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Has NASA Scuppered Europe-led ExoMars Mission?
Posted Mon Feb 6, 2012 12:36 PM ET | 0
NASA's concerns for the future financial landscape may end Europe's Martian dreams. Read more
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2012 Mayan Doomsday Inspires Chevy Super Bowl Ad
Posted Fri Feb 3, 2012 02:54 PM ET | 0
It's perhaps as inevitable as seeing a partially-clad Danica Patrick trying to sell us domain names; the 2012 Mayan doomsday phenomenon is coming to this weekend's Superbowl! Read more
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SpaceX Test Fires Awesome New Rocket
Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 01:58 AM ET | 0
The private spaceflight company has test fired a new rocket that will be used to rescue launching astronauts during an emergency and propulsively land on planetary bodies. Read more
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Cosmic Rays Probably Killed Russian Mars Probe
Posted Tue Jan 31, 2012 02:54 PM ET | 0
Forget the conspiracy theories, it was actually the universe that conspired against Phobos-Grunt, knocking out its onboard electronics with high-energy particles. Read more
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Mars-bound Rover Feels Wrath of Sun's Radiation
Posted Mon Jan 30, 2012 04:52 PM ET | 0
Last week, as the sun crackled with flare activity and launched a succession of coronal mass ejections (CMEs), it wasn't only Earth that felt the sun's wrath. Read more
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Hunting Pluto's Dangerous Rings
Posted Fri Jan 27, 2012 02:46 PM ET | 0
If there is a ring system, it could spell doom for the speedy New Horizons probe when it flies by in 2015. Read more
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The Google+ Space Hangout Strikes Back!
Posted Thu Jan 26, 2012 04:48 PM ET | 0
The weekly Google+ Space Hangout aired live once again today, discussing everything from angry solar storms to even angrier black holes! Read more
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11 New Alien Solar Systems Crammed with Exoplanets
Posted Thu Jan 26, 2012 03:57 PM ET | 0
The number of known multi-planetary star systems has just tripled. Read more
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Largest Solar Radiation Storm Since 2003
Posted Wed Jan 25, 2012 05:12 AM ET | 0
As the Earth's magnetic field begins to calm after several days of intense geomagnetic activity, the NOAA has announced that we experienced the largest solar radiation storm since 2003. Read more
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Airline Diverts Aircraft During Solar Storm
Posted Tue Jan 24, 2012 04:43 PM ET | 0
Delta Airlines have diverted "a handful" of polar routes as a precautionary measure as a large geomagnetic storm threatens surface-to-air communications. Read more
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INCOMING! Sun Blasts Another CME at Earth and Mars
Posted Mon Jan 23, 2012 03:49 PM ET | 0
You may not know it, but there's an epic magnetic battle between the sun and Earth raging over our heads. Read more
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Sun Drags Space Junk Out of Earth Orbit
Posted Fri Jan 20, 2012 02:08 PM ET | 0
The uptick in solar activity has caused the Earth's atmosphere to expand, aiding the removal of dangerous space debris from orbit. Read more
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