Harry Baker
Harry is a U.K.-based staff writer at Live Science. He studied Marine Biology at the University of Exeter (Penryn campus) and after graduating started his own blog site "Marine Madness," which he continues to run with other ocean enthusiasts. He is also interested in evolution, climate change, robots, space exploration, environmental conservation and anything that's been fossilized. When not at work he can be found watching sci-fi films, playing old Pokemon games or running (probably slower than he'd like).
Latest articles by Harry Baker
Intergalactic 'stream of stars' 10 times longer than the Milky Way is the 1st of its kind ever spotted
By Harry Baker published
While hunting for dark matter, astronomers accidentally discovered the first known stellar stream stretching between galaxies. The trail of stars is also the longest ever seen.
Experts are certain 2023 will be 'the warmest year in recorded history'
By Harry Baker published
After the warmest autumn ever, researchers are confident 2023 will be the hottest year on record before it has even finished.
Ethereal halo of light around full moon spotted during recent SpaceX rocket launch
By Harry Baker published
An eerily-perfect ring of light was spotted around the full moon in Florida during the recent launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, creating a stunning new photo.
Gigantic 'hole' in the sun wider than 60 Earths is spewing superfast solar wind right at us
By Harry Baker published
A monstrous dark patch, known as a coronal hole, recently appeared near the sun's equator. The temporary gap enables unusually fast solar wind to race toward Earth.
Satellite map of North America's largest glacier shows 'hidden lagoon' and other secrets
By Harry Baker published
NASA has revealed a new false-color image of Alaska's Malaspina Glacier that highlights several recent findings about the massive ice mass.
SpaceX rockets keep tearing blood-red 'atmospheric holes' in the sky, and scientists are concerned
By Harry Baker published
Experts are concerned that these blood-red light shows could be causing unknown problems for astronomy and communication.
Water leaking into Earth's core may have birthed a mysterious layer that churns out crystals
By Harry Baker published
A new series of experiments has shown that the mysterious "E-prime layer," which surrounds Earth's outer core, is created by water that leaks deep into our planet's interior.
'Sunspot archipelago' 15 times wider than Earth could soon bombard us with solar storms
By Harry Baker published
The "archipelago" of dark patches is rapidly unleashing solar storms, and Earth may soon be in the firing line.
City-size 'devil comet' headed for Earth loses its iconic horns and turns green after latest volcanic eruption
By Harry Baker published
The latest eruption of the cryovolcanic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which will make its closest approach to Earth next year, shows that the icy object may have lost its iconic devil horns for good.
Satellites watch Russia's tallest volcano spew 1,000-mile-long plume of smoke (photos)
By Harry Baker published
Russia's Klyuchevskoy volcano, which is the tallest volcano in Europe and Asia, violently erupted on Nov. 1 and left behind a trail of smoke and ash that was photographed by NASA satellites.
Volcanic 'devil comet' resprouts its horns after erupting again
By Harry Baker published
The massive volcanic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which grows giant horns when it erupts, has exploded for a third time in five months as it continues to race toward the sun.
Sci-fi inspired tractor beams are real, and could solve a major space junk problem
By Harry Baker published
Researchers are developing a real-life tractor beam, with the goal of pulling defunct satellites out of geostationary orbit to alleviate the space junk problem.
Solar storm causes 'impossible,' pumpkin-colored auroras to fill the sky
By Harry Baker published
A striking new image shows bright orange auroras dancing in the night sky above Canada. But auroras should never be this color, so what's going on?
Astronaut captures image of a glowering 'skull' lurking in a giant volcanic pit in the Sahara
By Harry Baker published
NASA has released a new image of an eerie, cranium-shaped caldera in the Sahara Desert, which looks like it is staring right at the orbiting camera.
World's smallest particle accelerator is 54 million times smaller than the Large Hadron Collider — and it works
By Harry Baker published
Scientists have created the world's first nanophotonic electron accelerator, which speeds negatively charged particles with mini laser pulses and is small enough to fit on a coin.
Strange anomaly in sun's solar cycle discovered in centuries-old texts from Korea
By Harry Baker published
Aurora records in royal chronicles from Korea show that during the 'Maunder Minimum' between 1645 and 1715, the sun's solar cycles became several years shorter than they are today.
City-size comet regrows 'horns' after massive volcanic eruption
By Harry Baker published
The cryovolcanic comet 12P/Pons–Brooks, which will make its closest approach to Earth next year, has re-sprouted its distinctive "horns" after its second major eruption in four months.
Earth's solid inner core is 'surprisingly soft' thanks to hyperactive atoms jostling around
By Harry Baker published
Atoms within the enormous ball of iron in Earth's inner core may move around much more than previously thought, which could explain recent findings about the core's surprising softness.
Satellite time-lapse shows 45-mile long iceberg colliding with Clarence Island in Antarctica
By Harry Baker published
Hefty iceberg D-30A has collided with Clarence Island — an important refuge for breeding penguins in Antarctica. But luckily, the penguins weren't at home when the berg struck.
Supernova in James Webb Space Telescope image could help solve one of the universe's biggest mysteries
By Harry Baker published
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a distant supernova that appears three times in the same photo. The new observations could help solve one of the universe's biggest inconsistencies.
See green comet Nishimura's tail get whipped away by powerful solar storm as it slingshots around the sun (video)
By Harry Baker published
After surviving its closest approach to the sun, Comet Nishimura was buffeted by a possible coronal mass ejection that briefly blew its tail away. The rare event was captured by a NASA spacecraft.
'Einstein ring' snapped by James Webb Space Telescope is most distant gravitationally lensed object ever seen
By Harry Baker published
The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a stunning image of a perfectly formed Einstein ring, which is also the most distant gravitationally lensed object ever detected.
US Space Force launch may have accidentally punched a hole in the upper atmosphere
By Harry Baker published
A rocket carrying a Space Force surveillance satellite may have created a hole in the ionosphere as it shot into space. The launch was carried out with just 27 hours' notice, which is a new record.
New poppy seed-sized fuel pellets could power nuclear reactors on the moon
By Harry Baker published
Scientists have developed a nuclear fuel source no larger than a seed, which NASA will test for use in future moon missions.
Green comet Nishimura survives its superheated slingshot around the sun. Will we get another chance to see it?
By Harry Baker published
Comet Nishimura, which was only discovered in August, has survived its closest approach to the sun and will brighten over the next week. But is it still visible from Earth?
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