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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Astronauts onboard the International Space Station have photographed lightning from space before, but now they're preparing to substantially up their game.
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Sleeping in space is quite an ordeal, and not just because you might float away if you're not strapped down. Two ongoing tests may help improve things, though.
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One of the biggest issues to impact human health in space is muscle atrophy, but scientists are working to prevent that.
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If you thought storms on Earth were meddlesome, imagine what it's like on Saturn. The gas giant's storms can last for more than 100 years before chilling out.
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These telerobotics tests, dubbed "Surface Avatar," could prove vital training for astronauts during a future mission to the Moon.
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NASA is well-known for its space exploration, but the agency also dedicates its time to Earth-related matters. Case in point? Spotting grape disease from above.
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Scientists have discovered an object, GPM J1839−10, which sends out pulses every 22 minutes. The thing is, it shouldn't be able to do that at all.
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Because it's hard to observe coronal rain, researchers combined two sets of imaging data and then enhanced it with an AI algorithm.
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When a rocket attempts a landing, it throws up material off the planet's surface which can damage the rocket. Researchers are trying to navigate that.
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NASA, the ESA, and other organizations are working on simulated Mars habitats on Earth, all in an effort to eventually put humans there in the future.
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a huge trove of digital renderings of the red planet.
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Kilonovas are a type of explosion that is smaller than a supernova, but still epic in scale and important to study.
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The moon doesn't have soil like Earth. Here's how scientists are planning to grow crops there anyway.
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The Hubble Space Telescope has been a valuable tools for astronomy since 1990. Here is what the Hubble Space Telescope achieved in Its 33rd year in orbit.
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Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have been journeying away from Earth since their launches in 1977. Here is how NASA keeps the Voyager spacecraft running.
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Astronauts' meals may one day include loads of fresh fruit and veggies. Here's how NASA is working to make gardening in space a viable activity.
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Recent research shows that even long after a supernova has happened, there can still be a danger to planets within a few hundred light-years.
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NASA recently released some figures for TESS's achievements from its first five years in space, including the discovery of an impressive 329 new exoplanets.
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How do you look for something that absorbs light, therefore making itself invisible? That's the challenge for astronomers who want to study black holes.
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The Curiosity rover has been exploring Mars for over ten years, and now it's getting its first software update since 2016 which will help it in one key way.
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A galaxy called Messier 87 (M87) has a monster at its heart that became famous when it was captured in the first-ever image of a black hole.
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Now you can explore Mars from the comfort of your home. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently shared an annotated, interactive map of the red planet.
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This week will see an exciting spacecraft launch, as the European Space Agency (ESA) launches its JUICE craft to visit the icy moons of Jupiter.
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Set for launch in July 2023, the European Space Agency's Euclid telescope aims to investigate two of the strangest phenomena in astrophysics.
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This extremely dense exoplanet is located 730 light-years away, orbiting around a star called TOI-4603.
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The European Space Agency (ESA) is working on a new mission called Near-Earth Object Mission in the Infrared, or NEOMIR, which aims to detect asteroids.
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Astronomers discovered a record-breaking black hole which is thought to be one of the biggest ever found.