Robert Lea

Robert Lea

Robert Lea is a science journalist in the U.K. who specializes in science, space, physics, astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, quantum mechanics and technology. Rob's articles have been published in Physics World, New Scientist, Astronomy Magazine, All About Space and ZME Science. He also writes about science communication for Elsevier and the European Journal of Physics. Rob holds a bachelor of science degree in physics and astronomy from the U.K.’s Open University

Latest articles by Robert Lea

The exoplanet K2–18b, a super-Earth capable of both water and temperatures that could support life.

Exoplanets: Alien worlds beyond our solar system

By Robert Lea published

Reference As long as humanity has been gazing at the stars we have dreamed about life on other worlds, now known as exoplanets.

Reference
The gold foil experiments gave physicists their first view of the structure of the atomic nucleus and the physics underlying the everyday world.

What is the 'Gold Foil Experiment'? The Geiger-Marsden experiments explained

By Robert Lea published

The Geiger-Marsden experiment, also called the gold foil experiment, gave physicists their first view of the structure of the atomic nucleus.

Physics & Mathematics
Upsilon Andromedae b is an exoplanet of varying extremes of temperature. Its dayside which permanently faces its parent star experiences hellishly high temperatures, whilst its nightside is below freezing.

These 10 extreme exoplanets are out of this world

By Robert Lea, All About Space magazine published

From worlds that rain iron and glass to diamond worlds and planets that have escaped the grip of their parent stars, here are 10 of the most extreme alien planets.

Exoplanets
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Archives