Georgina Torbet
School
University Of Southampton, King's College London, Birkbeck University Of London, Humboldt University Of Berlin
Expertise
Planetary Science, Human Space Exploration, Cosmology
- Georgina's "Life on Mars" series, which centers on human exploration of the red planet, received the Dotcomm Platinum Award for excellence in digital communication.
- Her writing has been featured in outlets like The Verge, Supercluster, and Futurism.
- She's the go-to person for everyone who knows her about all things Mars.
Experience
Georgina trained as an academic in psychology and philosophy before deciding that her real passion was in science communication. For the last five years, she has worked in science and technology journalism, with a particular emphasis on subjects related to space. This journalistic focus has led her to interview hundreds of experts on everything from rocket fuel to black holes.
Education
Georgina has a bachelor's degree in philosophy, master's degrees in philosophy and neuroscience, and a Ph.D. in psychology.
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Stories By Georgina Torbet
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Even the most advanced technology can break down from time to time. When that happens in space, it can be a complicated process to conduct repairs.
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Another rover will be join the Mars exploration rush as the European Space Agency's Rosalind Franklin is back on track to head to the planet.
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NASA has been tracking the El Niño event, which began in 2023 and had its biggest effects through the end of 2023 and into the early months of 2024.
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NASA plans to launch many more spacecraft to study celestial bodies, but first it has to make sure they can handle space. That's where this simulator comes in.
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These stars, called B-types and O-types number more than 200, and are hot, massive, and in an early phase of life.
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The JWST has discovered a new solar system forming and what's surprising researchers is the way it is forming. We have all the details for you.
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The spacecraft will carry a special surprise aboard alongside its components and instruments: a commemorative plate.
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Two supermassive black holes have been orbiting one another for billions of years, stubbornly refusing to merge. Scientists are trying to learn more about them.
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Researchers have found a dying white dwarf star that is eating the planets in its orbit with some interesting patterns on its surface. Here's what we know.
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As humanity seeks to expand beyond Earth, research on our home planet could help in the search for habitable locales outside of our solar system.
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Everything worth knowing about Lucy, NASA's long-distance asteroid probe: the mission, the mistakes, and how it could discover the origin of the solar system.
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NASA has been setting fire to its spacecraft on purpose for years now and it's for a very important reason. We'll break it all down for you here.
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Zoozve is neat for its novelty, but it's also famous for another reason - and that's because of its unusual name.
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We all know that one Earth year lasts 365 days, but this isn't an exact figure, hence the leap year..
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Black holes are impossible to see directly, but that doesn't mean scientists can't detect them. They recently caught one showing "bad table manners."
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NASA's next big launch will be the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set for 2027 - originally called the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope.
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Though these spherical robots were originally developed to assist NASA in exploring the outer reaches of our galaxy, the tech also has important uses on Earth.
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The pair of rovers touched down on the surface of Mars in January 2004, positioned on opposite sides of the planet to maximize exploration.
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The search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or SETI, is a field that has one huge primary challenge, and that's the sheer size of space.
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The sample will be shared between NASA and other space agencies like JAXA, the Japanese space agency for research and testing.
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The ISS facilitates high-concept research is into quantum phenomena, including the behavior of atoms, in a way that wouldn't be possible on Earth's surface.
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The app uses data from NASA's observations and allows you to click on an object to bring up more information about it.
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Watching out for these asteroids is an important task for space agencies like NASA, but with so many objects to track, no one organization can spot them all.
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Both NASA and JAXA have sent robots to the International Space Station. They help as assistants, be it repetitive tasks or those a robot could do better.
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NASA has launched a new mobile app that makes it much easier to see the International Space Station from your own backyard. Here's how to use it.
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Radiation is a major issue for spacecraft embarking on deep space trips, but NASA is working on solutions.
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, named for the woman who discovered the first evidence of dark matter, is currently under construction.