David Crookes

David Crookes is a UK-based science and technology journalist who has been writing professionally for more than two decades. Having studied at the University of Durham in England, he has written for dozens of newspapers, magazines and websites including The Independent, The i Paper, London Evening Standard, BBC Earth, How It Works and LiveScience. He has been a regular contributor to Space.com's sister publication, All About Space magazine since 2014.

Articles by: David Crookes

Extinction threatens one in five reptile species, researchers say

By David Crookes published 11 May 22

Researchers have carried out the most comprehensive study of reptile species to identify extinction risks.

Buzz Aldrin: Facts about the second man on the moon

By David Crookes published 6 December 21

Reference Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin was one of the first to set foot on another planetary body. Since that famous day in 1969, he has continued to show a desire to explore. This is his life story.

A 'strange signal' is coming from the Milky Way. What's causing it?

By David Crookes, All About Space magazine published 6 July 21

A fast radio burst was detected from within our galaxy for the first time. We may be closer to uncovering its origin.

Roswell UFO crash: What is the truth behind the 'flying saucer' incident?

By David Crookes, All About Space magazine published 6 May 21

Did an unidentified flying object really crash land at a New Mexico ranch in 1947, only to be hushed up by the government?

Artist's depiction of a nebula in space.

Can our brains help prove the universe is conscious?

By David Crookes, All About Space magazine published 26 April 21

Leading scientists have long pondered how matter gives rise to our subjective experience of reality and believe consciousness could even permeate space and time.

Yuri Gagarin: How the first man in space sparked a conspiracy theory

By David Crookes, All About Space magazine published 12 April 21

Gagarin became the first of humankind to blast off into space on April 12, 1961, but rumors continue to circulate that another cosmonaut had beaten him to the punch days before.

Something mysterious is going on inside the ice giant Neptune.

There's Something Strange Going On Inside Neptune

By David Crookes, All About Space magazine published 4 November 19

Neptune is warmer than Uranus and astronomers are trying to figure out why.

An artist's impression of the Black Knight satellite. The spacecraft has sparked a long-lived conspiracy theory.

The Black Knight Satellite: A Hodgepodge of Alien Conspiracy Theories

By David Crookes, All About Space magazine published 28 October 19

Some think it could be an extraterrestrial spacecraft — but is it?

This Digitized Sky Survey image shows the oldest star with a well-determined age in our galaxy. Called the Methuselah star, HD 140283 is 190.1 light-years away. Astronomers refined the star's age to about 14.5 billion years (which is older than the universe), plus or minus 800 million years. Image released March 7, 2013.

How Can a Star Be Older Than the Universe?

By David Crookes published 19 October 19

Somebody is lying about their age.

Where Do Black Holes Lead?

By David Crookes published 21 September 19

If you could journey through the cosmos' most monstrous objects, what tales — if any — would you be able to tell?

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