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Author: Mark Zastrow

Mark Zastrow is Editor-in-Chief of Astronomy magazine. He holds masters degrees in astronomy and science journalism and has over a decade of experience covering science in the U.S. and in Asia. In graduate school, he studied exoplanets, M dwarfs, and the water ice plume of Enceladus. Before joining Astronomy, he was a freelance reporter in Seoul for five years, covering topics including the rise of AI and the AlphaGo match, South Korea’s quest to win a science Nobel Prize, research misconduct, and two coronavirus outbreaks.
Exotic Objects, Milky Way

Watch stars slingshot around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole

Planets

Giant exoplanet found around most massive planet-hosting stars known

Science

Sketching the Sun with AI

Space Exploration

How does China’s hypersonic glide vehicle work?

Planets, Robotic Spaceflight, Solar System, Space Exploration

Martian floods filled Jezero Crater, Perseverance finds

Planets, Space Exploration, The Moon

The Moon was volcanically active longer than thought, Chang’e 5 confirms

Planets, Solar System

Jupiter’s aurorae trigger heat waves

Science

The rise and fall of Arecibo Observatory – an oral history

Galaxies

Snapshot: Centaurus A shows off its dusty tendrils

Human Spaceflight

International Space Station saved from out-of-control spin

Human Spaceflight

50 years since Apollo 15: Rovers reach the Moon

Robotic Spaceflight

Hubble waylaid by computer fault

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