Marc Kaufman is the author of two books about space: “Mars Up Close: Inside the Curiosity Mission” and “First Contact: Scientific Breakthroughs in the Search for Life Beyond Earth.” He is also an experienced journalist, having spent three decades at The Washington Post and The Philadelphia Inquirer. He began writing the column in October 2015, when NASA’s NExSS initiative was in its infancy. While the “Many Worlds” column is supported and informed by NASA’s Astrobiology Program, any opinions expressed are the author’s alone.
To contact Marc, send an email to marc.kaufman@manyworlds.space.
Recent Posts by Marc:
- Tantalizing Organic Compounds Found on Mars November 29, 2022
- The Late Heavy Bombardment Brought Oceans of Water to Ancient Mars, New Research Says November 17, 2022
- The Cosmos, As Viewed By The James Webb Space Telescope November 7, 2022
- Clues About Conditions on Early Earth As Life Was Emerging October 27, 2022
- Did Ancient Mars Life Kill Itself Off? October 21, 2022
- Where Might Plumes of Water Vapor Come From on Icy Moons? October 12, 2022
- The Juno Spacecraft Images Jupiter’s Moon Europa as it Speeds Past September 30, 2022
- Spacecraft Smashes Into A Near-Earth Asteroid in the First Major Test of NASA’s Planetary Defense Program September 26, 2022
- How Planetary Orbits, in Our Solar System and Beyond, Can Affect Habitability September 22, 2022
- The Virtual Planetary Lab and Its Search for What Makes an Exoplanet Habitable, or Even Inhabited September 14, 2022
- A Detailed New Mapping of Where Mars Once Had Plentiful Water September 8, 2022
- NASA Suceeds in Making Precious Oxygen from Carbon Dioxide on Mars August 31, 2022
- The James Webb Space Telescope Begins Looking at Exoplanets August 24, 2022
- Icy Moons, And Exploring The Secrets They Hold August 18, 2022
- Despite Everything, American-Russian Relations on the International Space Station Appear To Be Solid August 5, 2022
- The First Major Image From The James Webb Space Telescope is a Show-Stopper July 11, 2022
- Reports From Inside the Sun’s Corona July 11, 2022
- Mars Was Once Wetter and Warmer And It Had Life-Essential Organic Carbon. Was There Enough for Life to Emerge? July 6, 2022
- New Research Finds The Very Early Solar System Went Through an Especially Intense Period of Asteroid Collisions June 14, 2022
- Evolving Views of Our Heliosphere Home June 7, 2022
