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
See Mars 'peek out' from behind the moon in stunning eclipse photo
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An astrophotographer has captured a highly detailed image of the Red Planet reappearing from behind the moon after a lunar occultation.
Massive eruption from icy volcanic comet detected in solar system
By Harry Baker published
Astronomers observed a major eruption from a volcanic comet flying through the solar system, likely spewing more than 1 million tons of debris into space.
Mars may be slowly ripping its largest moon apart
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A new study has revealed that the weird parallel grooves on the surface of Mars' largest moon Phobos could be a sign that the Red Planet's gravity is ripping the satellite apart.
World's largest iceberg is getting swept away from Antarctica to its doom, satellite image shows
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A new satellite image shows that the world's largest iceberg, A-76A, has entered the Drake Passage.
Solar storm smashes hole in Earth's magnetosphere, triggering extremely rare pink auroras
By Harry Baker published
On Nov. 3, a solar storm caused a temporary crack in Earth's magnetic field. The resulting hole enabled energetic particles to penetrate deep into the planet's atmosphere and set off extremely rare pink auroras.
How many atoms are in the observable universe?
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Atoms are the building blocks of all matter in the universe, but how many are there in the part of it we can see from Earth?
Trio of yellow, blue and green lakes in Ethiopia stuns in striking satellite image
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The Landsat 8 satellite recently snapped a striking image of three closely situated lakes, each one a different color, in Ethiopia.
Bizarre blue blobs hover in Earth's atmosphere in stunning astronaut photo. But what are they?
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An astronaut onboard the ISS recently captured a peculiar image of Earth with two unrelated blue blobs of light shining in the planet's atmosphere.
Largest asteroid ever to hit Earth was twice as big as the rock that killed off the dinosaurs
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New research suggests that the asteroid responsible for forming Earth's largest impact crater was even bigger than researchers had previously estimated.
1 million-mile-long plasma plume shoots out of the sun in stunning photo
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An astrophotographer has captured a stunning composite image of a massive coronal mass ejection shooting out of the sun.
Massive ancient lava flow seen from space looks like a giant black scar on the New Mexico desert
By Harry Baker published
A new astronaut photo shows the Carrizozo Malpaís lava flow in New Mexico in stunning detail.
Acid lake atop real-life 'Mount Doom' captured in striking new image from space station
By Harry Baker published
An astronaut's photo of Mount Ruapehu, the real-life "Mount Doom" volcano shows the contrast between the hydrothermal lake at its summit and the snow surrounding its peak.
Climate 'points of no return' may be much closer than we thought
By Harry Baker published
A new study that reassessed decades of work of climate "tipping points" has revealed they are more numerous and closer to being triggered than researchers initially feared.
'Doomsday Glacier' is teetering even closer to disaster than scientists thought, new seafloor map shows
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A new study has revealed that the Thwaites glacier, also known as the "Doomsday Glacier," could melt away much faster than previously believed.
Stunningly perfect 'Einstein ring' captured by James Webb Space Telescope
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A new image using data collected by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows off one of the most perfect "Einstein rings" ever captured.
Tonga's eruption injected so much water into Earth's atmosphere that it could weaken the ozone layer
By Harry Baker published
A new study has revealed that a record-breaking amount of water vapor entered Earth's atmosphere after a volcanic eruption in Tonga in January.
'First of its kind' triple star system likely gobbled up a 4th star
By Harry Baker published
Astronomers have detected a new triple star system that is unlike any similar system seen before. Computer simulations revealed that the strange system likely used to contain a fourth star.
Red supergiant stars 'dance' because they have too much gas
By Harry Baker published
A new study has revealed why red supergiant stars appear to dance around in the space.
Never-before-seen crystals found in perfectly preserved meteorite dust
By Harry Baker published
Researchers have discovered tiny, never-before-seen carbon crystals in meteorite dust left over from the explosion of the Chelyabinsk meteor in 2013.
Scientists find remains of cannibalized baby planets in Jupiter's cloud-covered belly
By Harry Baker published
Jupiter's innards are full of the remains of baby planets that the gas giant gobbled up as it expanded to become the behemoth we see today, scientists have found.
Expect another above-average hurricane season in 2022, NOAA predicts
By Harry Baker published
NOAA has announced that the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be more active than average for the seventh year in a row.
Meet Elliott Tanner, the 13-year-old who just got his college degree in physics
By Harry Baker published
13-year-old prodigy Elliott Tanner has graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in physics and mathematics.
Martian crater looks just like a human fingerprint in this incredible new image
By Harry Baker published
NASA recently released an image of Mars' Airy-0 crater, which bears a remarkable resemblance to a human fingerprint and marks the Red Planet's prime meridian (zero degrees longitude).