Ashley Hamer
Ashley Hamer is a contributing writer for Live Science who has written about everything from space and quantum physics to health and psychology. She's the host of two podcasts: Curiosity Daily and Taboo Science. She has also written for the YouTube channels SciShow and It's Okay to Be Smart. With a bachelor's and master's degree in jazz saxophone from the University of North Texas, Ashley has an unconventional background that gives her science writing a unique perspective and an outsider's point of view.
Latest articles by Ashley Hamer
![Jupiter is a gas giant, but it has rocky moons, including Ganymede (shown here), the largest moon in the solar system.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gcdCWHDZxkydqATJVdCXL9-320-80.jpeg)
Are there any moons that are made of gas?
By Ashley Hamer published
What would happen if Earth's moon were made of gas?
![Researchers discovered how to create a quantum phenomenon known as a "domain wall," shown in this image as the lighter line between two groups of atoms. (Image adapted and color added from experiment data.)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o8YnVxp7m2hoD8BDXCC92E-320-80.jpg)
Physicists create bizarre quantum 'domain walls' in new experiment
By Ashley Hamer published
Strange 'domain walls' act like independent quantum object in the new experiment.
![The three-body problem, which has plagued science since the days of Isaac Newton, is closer to being solved, scientists say.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2KdNHHWuJTeCqedJVNf88T-320-80.jpg)
Physicists crack unsolvable three-body problem using drunkard's walk
By Ashley Hamer published
The three-body problem, which has plagued science since the days of Isaac Newton, is closer to being solved, scientists say.
![The Milky Way galaxy, as seen from Earth. Astronomers believe there are around 1 billion stars in the galaxy.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/azbNYBb87TU5MKGGCghr83-320-80.jpg)
Does every star have planets?
By Ashley Hamer published
Some stars don't have planets orbiting them. Here's why.