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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Though Mars is often thought of as a dusty red sphere, it is home to incredible rocky landscapes, including some stunning ones shaped by ancient water.
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NASA's InSight lander is nearing the end of its life, but the team has plans to ensure it collects valuable scientific data until it runs out of power.
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It's been the plot for plenty of sci-fi movies, but the threat of an asteroid impacting the Earth is a real one, and space agencies are preparing.
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NuSTAR was able to see high-energy X-rays that were produced by Jupiter's strong magnetic field, even though it's rare to see these coming from planets.
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While missions like Hubble and the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope look in detail at particular targets, other missions have a broader aim.
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The Perseverance rover came across an unexpected piece of debris on Mars. You could say that the Perseverence saw a window into its past.
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It's not a supernova, but what exactly is it? Researchers are studying the death of a hypergiant star to see what happens during the process.
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One of the most exciting targets for future missions isn't a planet, but a moon. NASA is building a spacecraft that'll be able to visit Europa.
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How do you learn more about how the solar system was formed? Build a spacecraft to intercept a comet, something the ESA and JAXA will do together.
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NASA anticipates a future in which astronauts will spend long periods of time in space. To make that possible, it has to figure out how to protect their eyes.
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NASA is working harder than ever at returning to the moon in the biggest way possible, planning everything from scientific missions to crewed launches.
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The James Webb Space Telescope suffered a hit from a micrometeoroid as small as a grain of dust. Yet, even at that size, it's still serious business.
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It's no secret that Mars is full of dust, but researchers are still learning new things about its impact on the planet, including how it shapes its surface.
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The icy planets Uranus and Neptune are both stunning blue colors, but each has its own hue. Now researchers know why these planets don't quite match.
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In addition to the dust on the moon and Mars, NASA plans to study Earth's dust to determine how it may be helping or exacerbating climate change.
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The James Webb Space Telescope's exoplanet studies will include some strange, wild subjects, including a lava-covered "super-Earth" and other rocky planets.
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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter is still flying around Mars, and not only has it outlived its anticipated lifespan, but it also recorded one of its own flights.
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Despite efforts to keep it clean, the International Space Station is home to a variety of microscopic bugs that can cause huge problems over time.
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The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter will bring the closest camera to the sun to date and take incredibly detailed images of the celestial body.
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Citizen scientists have helped to identify more than 1,700 asteroid trails in data from Hubble's archives, made up of more than 37,000 images.
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NASA's InSight lander is nearing the end of its life, and though it probably only has months left, it'll work until the last of its power is depleted.
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We now have definitive proof that black holes exist, even though we can't see them -- and ironically, that proof comes in the form of photographs.
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The MIRI instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope has delivered its first fully-focused image and the results are very exciting.
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New rover data research shows evidence that what we know about water on Mars may have been wrong -- or off by a considerable amount of years.
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Mars, much like Earth, experiences quakes that can be measured using the right instruments. NASA has such tools on the planet right now monitoring these events.
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The International Space Station isn't just home to humans from different countries. Since 2021, it has also been home to a group of very tiny space explorers.
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Hubble studied a tough star that survived its companion going supernova. The data collected could help astronomers learn about how stars evolve and die.