Dr. Ian O'NeillNuking a Hurricane Is a Stupid IdeaWhy have a hurricane when you could have a RADIOACTIVE hurricane?4 min read·Aug 26, 2019--1--1
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…4 min read·Jul 31, 2019----
Dr. Ian O'NeillWhen a Climate Emergency Turns Into a Human CatastropheThere’s nothing subtle about this deadly consequence of global warming.3 min read·Jul 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.5 min read·Jul 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.10 min read·Jun 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…4 min read·Jun 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 asteroid3 min read·Jun 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…6 min read·Jun 11, 2019--1--1
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…6 min read·Jun 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…5 min read·Apr 9, 2019----
