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
![Elliott Tanner has just graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in physics aged 13.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UKT4SNmmdyhHEV8rhRHZqa-320-80.jpg)
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.
![An image of the Airy-0 crater on Mars taken by the using the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Sept. 8, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fLPQH6ngk9X3bRfmjJcgzV-320-80.jpeg)
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).
![The moon's far side is littered with many more craters than the nearside, which is visible from Earth.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3rPSdvoF7GKZRAg7CU9LFW-320-80.jpeg)
Colossal asteroid impact forever changed the balance of the moon
By Harry Baker published
An ancient collision is to blame for all the "holes" on the dark side of the moon.
![This map shows the direction of magnetic fields in the G47 bone over an image of the filament taken by the Herschel Space Observatory. The red and yellow areas are high-density regions of dust and gas.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/otmtzKGTy8TCcqeGraEHmb-320-80.jpeg)
Galactic bones inside Milky Way's skeleton are a magnetic mess
By Harry Baker published
Astronomers have created the most detailed map yet of the magnetic field within one of the Milky Way's galactic bones.
![An image of the spinning orb of blue light moving across an aurora-filled sky in Alaska.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gL4LGyZ9VSenLrBWkTSFQ-320-80.jpeg)
Chinese rocket photobombs aurora with spinning orb of light
By Harry Baker published
A spinning orb of light that slowly moved across the sky in Alaska on March 29 was actually frozen fuel left by a Chinese rocket, according to experts.
![A colorized image of Cassiopeia A based on data from the Hubble, Spitzer and Chandra space telescopes.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3gabnMDWd3r4GGrqjvWh3B-320-80.jpeg)
Strange 'reverse shock wave' supernova is exploding in the wrong direction
By Harry Baker published
Data collected by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have revealed that a supernova shock wave traveling through the Cassiopeia A nebula is not expanding as evenly as it should be.
![An artist's impression of the planets in the solar system, not to scale.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/56jxMaawkgcXYtHi4qgzQJ-320-80.jpg)
What's the maximum number of planets that could orbit the sun?
By Harry Baker last updated
If a super-advanced civilization had to ability to engineer the solar system from scratch, how many planets could they squeeze around the sun?
![A satellite image of massive 7-story waves crashing into the Portuguese coast near Nazaré on Oct. 29 2020.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2WighSKqmajgQKJ7znLkff-320-80.jpeg)
Immense power of monster 7-story waves in Portugal spotted in satellite image
By Harry Baker published
NASA has released a stunning image of Portugal’s coastline showing the immense power of massive, seven-story-high waves as they crashed toward the shore.
![A photo of the "mineral flower" alongside other diagenetic features on the surface of Mars captured by NASA's Curiosity rover on Feb. 25.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SiRMDTLNDKNmhcJhWnJksh-320-80.jpg)
Curiosity rover snaps close-up of tiny 'mineral flower' on Mars
By Harry Baker published
A new image taken by the Curiosity rover reveals a tiny, flower-like mineral deposit less than half an inch wide on the Martian surface.
![A colorful shot of nebula and stars in deep space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6aTY3Dc9bScdd2oJesC6g8-320-80.jpeg)
What color is the universe?
By Harry Baker last updated
Scientists have figured out the average color of the universe by recording visible light from more than 200,000 galaxies.
![In this image captured Jan. 2 by the Landsat 8 satellite Mount Vesuvius is clearly visible through a circular hole in the clouds.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xgd3jysfLwxBdrybtgYZ6j-320-80.jpg)
Striking satellite photo captures Mount Vesuvius peering through a hole in the clouds
By Harry Baker published
A satellite image captured by Landsat 8 shows Mount Vesuvius "peering" through an eerily circular hole in the clouds.
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Astronaut snaps spectacular shot of crescent moon glowing over stunning sunset
By Harry Baker published
NASA's Earth Observatory has released a photo of a crescent moon above an orbital sunset taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station.
![This satellite image captured on Nov. 20, 2021, by Landsat 8 shows strange wispy ice formations streaking across the sea near Antarctica.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KxWM9rG7W6FxjPfECTkswR-320-80.jpg)
Rare wispy ice formations streak across the sea near Antarctica in beautiful satellite images
By Harry Baker published
Recent satellite images captured by Landsat 8 show a rare windswept sea ice formation over water in Antarctica.
![An illustration of rocky debris around a white dwarf.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c5Rv68ygoQMyCj4UFd33xW-320-80.jpeg)
Never-before-seen rocks found in these exoplanet graveyards
By Harry Baker published
Researchers studying the atmospheres of white dwarfs have discovered previously unknown rock types which made up the exoplanets that once surrounded the stellar remnants.
![NASA's Perseverance rover, which is searching signs of ancient life on Mars.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VnhJF3AybMsFLKbWQZd6BK-320-80.jpeg)
'False fossils' littered across Mars may complicate the search for life on Red Planet
By Harry Baker published
Researchers warn that there are dozens of potential false biosignatures on Mars that could hinder the search for alien life.
![Researchers discovered the mineral davemaoite inside a diamond that was formed in Earth's mantle.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U9moSDniyUUHeSs4NPb6Q5-320-80.jpeg)
Diamond hauled from deep inside Earth holds never-before-seen mineral
By Harry Baker published
Researchers have discovered a new mineral from deep within Earth's mantle; it was trapped inside a diamond and brought to the surface.
![A new study has confirmed a longstanding theory that the Earth's crust was tilted on its side around 84 million years ago.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8qD5v9urqgTrcBy3a3PyAb-320-80.jpeg)
Earth tipped on its side (and back again) in 'cosmic yo-yo' 84 million years ago
By Harry Baker published
A new study has confirmed a longstanding theory that Earth's crust tilted to the side, and eventually back again, around 84 million years ago.
![An artist's impression of a redgiant star undergoing a hypernova explosion.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AEcGTP7Pt6SsbdRQbdMKyF-320-80.jpeg)
Weird stellar remnant may be from one of the first stars in the universe
By Harry Baker published
Astronomers recently identified an unusual star that most likely formed from the hypernova remains of one of the universe's first stars.
![The supernova remnant N 63 A in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy, which bears an uncanny resemblance to Pac-Man.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rgZXArpVTJ7cVBtn7Wy8vX-320-80.jpeg)
Stunning supernova remnant looks like Pac-Man gulping down stars
By Harry Baker published
NASA has released a picture of a Pac-Man-shaped supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy that was recently captured by the Hubble telescope.
![A satellite image of the concentric cloud rings above La Palma created by its erupting volcano.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8NJeQQNHpqTzmi7cjhqcPj-320-80.jpeg)
Striking bull's-eye-shaped clouds form above erupting La Palma volcano
By Harry Baker published
Satellite images released by NASA's Earth Observatory show concentric rings of clouds forming above the erupting volcano on La Palma in the Canary Islands.
![The world's largest Martian meteorite, Taoudenni 002.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oaJhr58NRts7bsqgVP63aJ-320-80.jpeg)
World's largest Martian meteorite goes on display
By Harry Baker published
The largest piece of Martian rock on Earth, weighing around 32 pounds, has gone on display for the first time, at a museum in Maine.
![A 3D visualization of a neutron star.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U8ZBgxvFghrN8DXkdemsNX-320-80.jpeg)
Neutron star 'mountains' may be blocking our view of mysterious gravitational waves
By Harry Baker published
Scientists have used computer models to predict the size of minuscule deformations, or mountains, on the surfaces of neutron stars, which are responsible for causing gravitational waves as they spin.
![Black carbon particulates from wildfires spreads eastward across the U.S. in this image captured July 21, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P68UE4tAgUkreAfuVtnKzT-320-80.jpeg)
Wildfire smoke spreads across US in striking images from space
By Harry Baker published
NASA has released striking satellite images of wildfire smoke clouds covering vast swaths of the U.S., from the West Coast all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.