Adam Mann

Adam Mann

Live Science Contributor

Adam Mann is a freelance journalist with over a decade of experience, specializing in astronomy and physics stories. He has a bachelor's degree in astrophysics from UC Berkeley. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, New York Times, National Geographic, Wall Street Journal, Wired, Nature, Science, and many other places. He lives in Oakland, California, where he enjoys riding his bike. 

Latest articles by Adam Mann

The green glow in the sky is, sadly, not the Incredible Hulk.

Incredible Hulk? Nah, This Glowing, Green Light in the Night Sky Is a Comet

By Adam Mann published

Comet flash!

Comets
Woman spraying bug spray on daughter.

Your Summer May Be Full of Mosquitoes

By Adam Mann published

Opinion Not only are their bites itchy and annoying, but mosquitoes also carry diseases. Here's a look at why some years are worse for the pesky insects.

Opinion
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Aliens Could 'Slingshot' Their Way Off Earth-Like Worlds (Well, Maybe)

By Adam Mann published

Slingshot your way to space.

Extraterrestrial Life
galaxy pileup

What's the Most Massive Object in the Universe?

By Adam Mann published

Hint: It holds 3.3 trillion stars.

Cosmology
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This Quantum Random Number Generator Can Never Be Hacked

By Adam Mann published

A special experimental setup produces certifiably random numbers to use in the creation of "unhackable" messages

Quantum Physics
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