Abha Jain
Abha Jain is a freelance science writer. She did a masters degree in biology, specializing in neuroscience, from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India, and is almost through with a bachelor's degree in archaeology from the University of Leicester, UK. She's also a self-taught space enthusiast, and so loves writing about topics in astronomy, archaeology and neuroscience.
Latest articles by Abha Jain
![a deep, dark crater stands out on a reddish-orange planet](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5uQN4sn6xpsNZ4Xb4jgMaD-320-80.jpg)
Mars is more prone to devastating asteroid impacts than we thought, new study hints
By Abha Jain published
Potentially hazardous asteroids pose a risk to Mars missions, but they can also yield insight into the history of the Red Planet and the early solar system, new research suggests.
![Mars and its two moons, Phobos and Deimos.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FWSZNkzdtZb5nuhmangiia-320-80.jpg)
Lost photos suggest Mars' mysterious moon Phobos may be a trapped comet in disguise
By Abha Jain published
Previously unpublished photos of Mars' moon Phobos hint that the mysterious satellite may actually be a trapped comet — or perhaps just a piece of one, along with its twin moon Deimos.