Dr. Ian O'NeillNuking a Hurricane Is a Stupid IdeaWhy have a hurricane when you could have a RADIOACTIVE hurricane?Aug 26, 20191Aug 26, 20191
Dr. Ian O'NeillTonight’s “Black Moon” Isn’t Actually a ThingWho doesn’t love the moon? You just have to look up when the skies are clear and there it is, our lunar friend, doing its thing, changing…Jul 31, 2019Jul 31, 2019
Dr. Ian O'NeillWhen a Climate Emergency Turns Into a Human CatastropheThere’s nothing subtle about this deadly consequence of global warming.Jul 27, 2019Jul 27, 2019
Dr. Ian O'NeillAlas, ‘Oumuamua Isn’t Piloted By AliensAn international team of experts have teamed up to conclude that the interstellar visitor isn’t what we hoped it was.Jul 6, 2019Jul 6, 2019
Dr. Ian O'NeillIt’s No Teegarden PartyWhile an exciting discovery, the nearby star system is a very alien place with its own unique array of challenges.Jun 24, 2019Jun 24, 2019
Dr. Ian O'NeillWhat’s Our Supermassive Black Hole Eating?The world’s most powerful radio telescope is getting intimate with Sagittarius A*, revealing a never-before-seen component of its…Jun 17, 2019Jun 17, 2019
Dr. Ian O'NeillSomething Massive Is Buried Under the Far Side of the MoonAnd it’s likely the massive metallic corpse of an ancient asteroidJun 12, 2019Jun 12, 2019
Dr. Ian O'NeillHabitable Exoplanets May be Toxic to Complex Alien Life — but Havens for MicrobesDon’t forget your spacesuit: Complex lifeforms, such as humans, would not survive on many of the worlds we thought would be interstellar…Jun 11, 20191Jun 11, 20191
Dr. Ian O'NeillHow Gaia Is Shaping Our Interstellar AdventuresWhen looking up on a starry night, it can be difficult to comprehend that those stars are not fixed in the sky. Sure, on timescales of a…Jun 9, 2019Jun 9, 2019
Dr. Ian O'NeillThe Event Horizon Telescope’s First Image Won’t Look Like “Gargantua”Tomorrow, on April 10, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) will make an international announcement about a “groundbreaking result” from the…Apr 9, 2019Apr 9, 2019