Ian O'Neill
My blog, therefore 5*'s :-)
Blog Detail
Astroengine.com
http://www.astroengine.com
Tugging at the fabric of the cosmos with Dr Ian O’Neill. Space science blog, discussing physics concepts in an informal, but informed way... Updated daily.
- Added on: Dec 4th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Ian O'Neill
- Listed in: Science News & Media
- Tags: science Opinion space physics space travel new space
Recent Posts
The World Needs Sagan-Man [Update]
Click to see the whole sketch (©xkcd) I love today’s XKCD comic. It depicts Sagan-Man, a superhero who possesses Carl Sagan’s ability to communicate science to the world. In this case Sagan-Man uses his inspirational tone to stop a t...
Some Doomsday Crazy With That Google Search?
wtf? After collecting myself from the bout of giggles when I read The Bloggess’ post about the rather bizarre auto-suggestion in Google Search, I was ready to find some more. (Awesome, the old classic, “french military victories” fo...
The Dawn of a New Age for Sci/Tech Reporting
You may have noticed the increased chatter about the quality of sci/tech reporting in recent years. I know I have. In this age of incredible technological advancements and scientific discovery, it can often be very hard for reporters to root out wh...
A Bevvy of Doom
On the red carpet: John Cusack tells me what he'll be doing on Dec. 21st, 2012. Skiing (credit: Debra O'Neill/Discovery News) Currently sitting in the departure lounge in LAX before I fly out to Washington D.C. to meet up with the Discovery News crew...
Spirit Suffers Another Bout of Amnesia. Spirit Suffers Another Bout of Amnesia.
NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is suffering from amnesia, again. This is hardly surprising if we consider that the lifespan of Spirit should have been 3 months, the fact that it has lasted 69 months (so far) is nothing short of miraculo...
What Will It Take To Blow Up Pluto?
“25 billion of your biggest bombs please. I’ll pay credit, thanks!” "I love the smell of venting volatiles in the morning..." The Pluto debate frustrates me, as you may have noticed. It’s not that I have particularly...
Its the engine of the space community on the web. Its like the space show in blog form. Its like xkcd, PhD comics, every scientific publication related to space; every song you have gotten stuck in your head for years like a crack addiction to the song and the scrips of all the James Bonds movie. Combine all of that and that isn't even 1% of the epic level of this blog. It has the same intensity as the Mac vs PC debate or the console wars. Its a bird, its a place, no, its astroengine.
Just read it, it is required to pass space cadet certification anyway.
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