Ian O'Neill

astrophysicist and science writer

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Ian O'Neill is an astrophysicist and science writer. He is a former space science producer for Discovery News and Seeker.com.

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A total solar eclipse is seen on Monday, August 21, 2017 above Madras, Oregon.

Why the eclipse could 'make America great again'

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The  Cassini  spacecraft is one of NASA’s greatest achievements… exploration of the planet Saturn, its moons and its rings. But all good things much come to an end.

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The Cassini spacecraft is one of NASA’s greatest achievements… exploration of the planet Saturn, its moons and its rings. But all good things much come to an end.

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Futurist entrepreneur Elon Musk says humanity has only one alternative to inevitable extinction here on Earth: the colonization of outer space and other planets.

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