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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Starlink and other planned services like it will revolutionize internet access in rural areas, but the satellites are a problem for astronomers.
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The Nancy Grace Roman telescope, which is slated to study exoplanets, is currently scheduled for launch by May 2027.
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Once completed, SKA will consist of thousands of dishes working together and have a total collecting area of over one square kilometer.
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The James Webb telescope has given researchers rare insight into the stunning and unique Cartwheel Galaxy.
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Curiosity has spent a decade rolling around the Martian landscape, using a variety of tools to study the planet and send back details about it.
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Spaghettification, a form of gravity pulling, can happen to a star after it moves too close to a black hole.
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One of the challenges for future missions that will send humans to the moon for more than a few days is how to keep them safe from dangerous radiation.
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Out in the depths of the galaxy are all sorts of unusual exoplanets, from freezing cold ice giants to ultra-hot gas giants — and many have weird weather, too.
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Researchers have found what might be the most massive neutron star ever discovered: a black widow at its maximum size, on the black hole brink.
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Researchers shed light on how our planet escaped the fate of Mars. Instead of a desolate wasteland, we got environmental conditions perfect for life.
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From the shakes and shocks of launch to the freezing cold temperatures above Earth's atmosphere, spacecraft have to be ready to endure harsh environments.
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NASA and its partners are working hard to get humans back on the moon in a big way, and VIPER plays an important role in that growing effort.
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NASA's GOES-18 satellite has taken some great photos of the Earth and sun, but will soon be used to monitor weather and provide warning about solar activities.
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NASA will launch its JUICE mission to Jupiter in 2023 to attempt to answer about Jupiter and its many moons.
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There are three theories that explain how Venus came to spin the opposite direction of a majority of the planets.
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A rocket is just the thing that provides lift into orbit. You need a spacecraft to carry humans on a mission, and NASA has one called Orion up its sleeve.
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Researchers using telescopes like Webb can very rarely see a planet directly and instead must utilize a special method to detect an exoplanet's presence.
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Among the images released in the first batch of scientific data from the James Webb Space Telescope was a striking image of a galactic dance.
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A future Mars mission will send a rover to collect sample tubes from Mars and bring them to an ascent vehicle, paving the way for delivery to Earth.
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As promised, the White House teamed with NASA to reveal the very first image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, marking a new era of observation.
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NASA has plans to use a huge balloon the size of a football field when fully inflated to carry a telescope to an altitude of 130,000 feet over Antarctica.
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The James Webb Space Telescope just delivered a set of images that, when combined, create one of the deepest views of outer space we've ever seen.
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Europe has had a Mars orbiter in space for two decades, and so it's not surprising to learn it was using software made with an ancient version of Windows.
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Scientists are searching for evidence of possible ancient life on Mars, but they may be looking in the wrong locations, according to new research.
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The insanely powerful James Webb Space Telescope will look back through the distant parts of the universe, helping astronomers study its secrets.
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At the heart of our galaxy lies a monstrous black hole named Sagittarius A*. Researchers say it is flickering, though probably not for the reason you think.
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New research on the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud shows how stars were born and how more can form in the future.