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:
- Sample Return in the Time of Coronavirus July 7, 2020
- Close and Tranquil Solar System Has Astronomers Excited June 25, 2020
- For First Time, Tiny CubeSat Locates a Distant Exoplanet June 8, 2020
- The WFIRST Space Observatory Becomes the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. But Will it Ever Fly? May 26, 2020
- Mapping the Surfaces of Our Solar System May 4, 2020
- Viruses, the Virosphere and Astrovirology April 17, 2020
- Everything Changes: The Rise and Fall of the Northern Ocean of Mars April 1, 2020
- What, Exactly, Is A Virus? March 23, 2020
- Planetary Protection and the Moons of Mars March 4, 2020
- Exploring Our Sun Will Help Us Understand Habitability February 20, 2020
- Big News for SETI Enthusiasts February 14, 2020
- Tales From the Deep Earth January 19, 2020
- Tatooine Worlds January 13, 2020
- Using Climate Science on Earth to Understand Planets Beyond Earth January 2, 2020
- How Long Were the Wet Periods on Early Mars, and Was That Water Chemically Suitable For Life? December 10, 2019
- Icy Moons and Their Plumes December 5, 2019
- Mapping Titan, the Most Earth-Like Body in Our Solar System November 18, 2019
- A Southern Sky Extravaganza From TESS November 7, 2019
- A Telling Nobel Exoplanet Faux Pas October 30, 2019
- PIXL: A New NASA Instrument For Ferreting Out Clues of Ancient Life on Mars October 23, 2019
