Al Jazeera Network http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/profile/ian-oneill.html http://www.aljazeera.com/Media/images/AJLOGOGOOGLE.png http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/profile/ian-oneill.html © 2013 Aljazeera Network feedback@aljazeera.net webmaster@aljazeera.net Aljazeera Generator Although settling humans on Mars is a good idea, the Mars One proposal is shortsighted. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/04/2013425113744245797.html 2013425113744245797 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:41:18 GMT We should take the discovery of Pluto's new moons seriously due to naming conventions and as a spacecraft hazard. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/03/201336115717299579.html 201336115717299579 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:07:44 GMT Although asteroid 2012 DA14 will not impact Earth, other small undocumented asteroids could. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/02/201321212834710672.html 201321212834710672 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:59:15 GMT Voyager 1 has become our eyes and ears on an interstellar trip to the ultimate frontier. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/02/201326102812269246.html 201326102812269246 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:48:54 GMT The media was too quick to infer the existence of organics on Mars simply due to the excitement of one scientist. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/12/2012121920397614.html 2012121920397614 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 09:39:30 GMT A meteor impacting Earth is not a matter of 'if', but 'when' - and Obama's vision for NASA is critical. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/11/20121114142120721507.html 20121114142120721507 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:47:55 GMT Although the Curiosity Rover didn't detect any methane on Mars, it still tells a lot about the Red Planet. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/11/201211414422680111.html 201211414422680111 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:49:48 GMT Although newly discovered exoplanet Alpha Centauri Bb is hellish, it's a very important find nevertheless. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/10/20121022162921481412.html 20121022162921481412 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 06:47:06 GMT The world needs more people who are willing to break their 'risk averse' nature and do great things. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/10/201210171020365230.html 201210171020365230 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:43:06 GMT To understand Mars is to envision a world that could, one day, "become a second home for mankind", writes O'Neill. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/09/20129991933925841.html 20129991933925841 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:28:40 GMT The landing of Curiosity alone will be an engineering triumph; anything the rover does after will be a scientific bonus. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/08/201284141854880348.html 201284141854880348 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 08:21:09 GMT If the discovery is verified, it is time to unravel some of the most vexing scientific questions of our time. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/07/201271114848814266.html 201271114848814266 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:50:08 GMT The US space programme needs to turn to private entrepreneurs to fund its astronauts, or face being overtaken by China. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/07/201275132159110978.html 201275132159110978 Sat, 07 Jul 2012 15:09:54 GMT One of Jupiter's moons is thought to have conditions that are 'ripe for life'. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/05/20125251112584467.html 20125251112584467 Sat, 26 May 2012 12:37:32 GMT The Fomalhaut star system proves to hold many surprises for scientists studying planetary formation. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/04/201242412222540878.html 201242412222540878 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:13:20 GMT Those claiming that shapes found on Mars are 'artificial' are merely suffering from pareidolia. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/04/2012414123942111212.html 2012414123942111212 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:20:31 GMT Although our technology is vulnerable to coronal mass ejections, technological advancement help to mitigate the effects. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/04/201244123922360473.html 201244123922360473 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:55:39 GMT Satellites, 'kinetic impactors' and nuclear weapons are some of the ways threatening asteroids could be pacified. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/201232110854436189.html 201232110854436189 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:10:27 GMT Brown dwarfs and so-called "nomad planets" could effectively be "rest stops" in future interstellar travel. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/201237125643262951.html 201237125643262951 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:15:24 GMT The largest obstacle in manned interstellar travel may not actually technological, but human. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/02/2012228912705553.html 2012228912705553 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:25:11 GMT Although we've reached a time when we can identify exoplanets, we have yet to find one that is habitable. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/02/201221374553450349.html 201221374553450349 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:12:59 GMT The botched launch of Phobos-Grunt highlights Russia-US distrust, failed rockets and conspiracy theories. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/01/2012122133916672690.html 2012122133916672690 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:36:46 GMT