Meghan Bartels

Space.com Senior Writer

Meghan is a senior writer at Space.com and has more than five years' experience as a science journalist based in New York City. She joined Space.com in July 2018, with previous writing published in outlets including Newsweek and Audubon. Meghan earned an MA in science journalism from New York University and a BA in classics from Georgetown University, and in her free time she enjoys reading and visiting museums. Follow her on Twitter at @meghanbartels.

Latest articles by Meghan Bartels

europa

Search for Alien Life Should Be a Priority, Scientists Tell Senators

By Meghan Bartels published

Four scientists made the case Aug. 1 to a panel of senators that they should fund NASA's search for life beyond Earth.

Extraterrestrial Life
Earth and Kepler-452b

Life Needs Sunlight — and That Could Change Where We Look for Aliens

By Meghan Bartels published

With every new exoplanet discovered, the same question arises: Could this world host life? That capability requires so much more than liquid water.

Extraterrestrial Life
Trappist 1

This Scale Ranks Extraterrestrial-Life Discoveries, Grounding Overblown Headlines

By Meghan Bartels published

A team of researchers pursuing the search for extraterrestrial intelligence has decided to revive a scale meant to ground alien-detection alerts in reality.

Extraterrestrial Life
Total Lunar Eclipse of July 2018 from Rome

Longest Lunar Eclipse of the Century Dazzles Skywatchers

By Meghan Bartels published

The 21st century's longest total lunar eclipse entranced skywatchers around the globe today (July 27).

Astronomy
mars

Who Discovered Mars, Anyway? A Look Back at the History of the Red Planet

By Meghan Bartels published

Just because we'll never be able to give one sharp-eyed human a name doesn't mean there's nothing interesting to learn about the history of observing Mars.

Mars
Mars Express art

12-Mile-Wide Lake May Be Hiding Beneath Martian Surface

By Meghan Bartels published

Mars
binary asteroid

Rare (Adorable) Asteroid Twins Discovered Near Earth

By Meghan Bartels published

Surprise — it's twins! A near-Earth asteroid called 2017 YE5 turns out to be two separate rocks.

Asteroids
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