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:
- Destination: Europa May 8, 2023
- A New Model For How Earth Acquired Its Water April 26, 2023
- Pam Conrad: The NASA Astrobiologist Who Also Became a Minister April 13, 2023
- What the JWST is Learning About Exoplanet Atmospheres April 5, 2023
- The Strange Interstellar Object Oumuamua Was a Comet and Not The Space Probe Some Had Proposed March 22, 2023
- What Would Happen If Our Solar System Had a Super-Earth Like Many Others? Chaos. March 13, 2023
- A Scientific Bonanza From Asteroid Ryugu and Hayabusa2 February 23, 2023
- New Martian Surprise From The Curiosity Rover February 13, 2023
- A New Twist On Planet Formation January 30, 2023
- The JWST Discovers its First Earth-Sized Exoplanet January 17, 2023
- The World of Water Worlds December 22, 2022
- Many Complex Organic Compounds –Evolved Building Blocks of Life — Are Formed Where Stars Are Being Born December 14, 2022
- 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
