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Kasandra Brabaw

Kasandra Brabaw

Kasandra Brabaw is a freelance science writer who covers space, health, and psychology. She's been writing for Space.com since 2014, covering NASA events, sci-fi entertainment, and space news. In addition to Space.com, Kasandra has written for Prevention, Women's Health, SELF, and other health publications. She has also worked with academics to edit books written for popular audiences. 

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Marvel gifts and deals: What to buy for Marvel fans this holiday season

Marvel gifts and deals: What to buy for Marvel fans this holiday season

By Kasandra Brabaw published

Deals We've searched the multiverse for all the best Marvel gifts and deals.

Educational Insights Mars rover circuit kit

Grab this adorable Mars rover, rocket and space station circuit-building kit from Educational Insights on sale now!

By Kasandra Brabaw published

Deals Little space lovers can have hours of fun pretending to be astronauts exploring the cosmos with this circuit-learning set.

Millennium Falcon Star Wars Bluetooth speaker

Save on this Star Wars Millennium Falcon Bluetooth speaker now to make your Life Day holiday sing

By Kasandra Brabaw published

Deals This Star Wars Millennium Falcon Bluetooth speaker is on clearance for $34 at Best Buy right now.

DJI Mini 2 Drone on Sale

You can still save 35% on a DJI Mini 2 Drone in this Adorama deal

By Kasandra Brabaw published

Deals If you're in the market for a beginner-friendly drone, you can't go wrong with the DJI Mini 2 and it's still on sale

Playmobil Back to the Future Delorean

Save up to 40% on Playmobil's Back to The Future DeLorean and other sets for Cyber Monday

By Kasandra Brabaw published

Deals Jumping Gigawatts! You can save on the iconic DeLorean, Marty in the future and his pickup truck.

Orboot Mars by PlayShifu deal

Expired: You can save 20% on an Augmented Reality Mars Globe in this Cyber Monday deal

By Kasandra Brabaw published

Deals Orboot's educational augmented reality Mars globe lets kids explore the Red Planet with a smart device.

Vanguard VEO ED 8x42 Binoculars

This Cyber Monday deal on Vanguard VEO ED 8X binoculars $30 off and the lowest price we've ever seen

By Kasandra Brabaw published

Deals Vanguard's VEO ED 8X42 Lightweight Binoculars are on sale right now at Amazon for $169.10, 15% off the original price of $199.99.

PBS's new NOVA documentary series "NOVA Universe Revealed" examines the universe from start to end on Oct. 27.

'NOVA Universe Revealed' on PBS brings the cosmos down to Earth tonight

By Kasandra Brabaw published

PBS's newest science series, NOVA Universe Revealed, premieres tonight, October 27, at 9 p.m. EDT (0100 GMT Oct. 28).

PBS's new NOVA documentary series "NOVA Universe Revealed" examines the universe from start to end on Oct. 27.

PBS NOVA science series 'Universe Revealed' will explore the cosmos from birth to eventual demise

By Kasandra Brabaw published

In a new PBS series from NOVA, viewers will go on a journey through the universe, exploring everything from the Big Bang to the effects of supermassive black holes.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope caught a glimpse of a "stellar nursery" — a cloud of dust where stars are born.

Hubble telescope spies a stellar nursery through clouds in stunning image

By Kasandra Brabaw published

New stars are born! NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of bright, baby stars peeking out of a "stellar nursery" — a cloud of dust where stars are born.

An artist impression of Solar Orbiter during its second flyby of Venus, scheduled to take place Aug. 10, 2021.

All eyes on Venus: 2 spacecraft gear up for close Venus flybys this week

By Kasandra Brabaw published

BepiColombo and Solar Orbiter will fly by Venus on Monday (Aug. 9) and Tuesday (Aug. 10), respectively.

A 180-mile-high plume of the volcano near Io's north pole.

Jupiter's volcanic moon Io is emitting strange radio waves and NASA's Juno probe is listening

By Kasandra Brabaw published

NASA's Juno spacecraft is "listening" in on radio emissions from Jupiter's volcanic moon Io, allowing researchers to discover what triggers the strange radio waves.

Terraforming Mars is a captivating contest to be the first to terraform the Red Planet.

The best space board games of 2022

By Kasandra Brabaw published

A gift guide for space fans who love game nights.

Grab this cute Baby Yoda 3D night light for 20% off on Prime Day

By Kasandra Brabaw published

This Baby Yoda night light is 20% off at $15.19 for Amazon's Prime Day megasale.

The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine

Blast off to Planet Nine with 'The Crew' space card game for 31% off this Prime Day

By Kasandra Brabaw, Tariq Malik published

If you love a fantastic space-themed game, now is the perfect time to snatch up "The Crew," which is on sale for Amazon Prime Day for 31% off (now $39).

Astronauts got a view of a partial lunar eclipse while onboard the International Space Station, on May 26, 2021.

See the 'Super Flower Blood Moon' from orbit as only astronauts could (photos)

By Kasandra Brabaw published

Astronauts at the International Space Station got some spectacular views of May's lunar eclipse from orbit.

Scientists have identified three brown dwarfs that are spinning faster than any other measured.

These 3 spinning brown dwarfs are the fastest 'failed stars' ever seen

By Kasandra Brabaw published

A new astronomy paper theorizes that three brown dwarfs may be reaching a cosmic speed limit, beyond which they would break apart.

This photo, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, depicts a dying galaxy called NGC 1947.

Hubble telescope captures striking image of a dying galaxy

By Kasandra Brabaw published

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a striking photo of a dying galaxy.

With new processing techniques, NASA's Hubble space telescope has captured the beautiful Veil Nebula in the finest detail ever.

Hubble telescope reveals a gorgeous, detailed new view of the Veil Nebula

By Kasandra Brabaw published

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a stunning photo of the Veil Nebula in more exquisite detail than ever before.

This close-up photo shows the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland as seen in false color by the Landsat 8 satellite three days after the start of volcano's eruption, on March 22, 2021 at 10:25 p.m. local time (2225 GMT).

Gorgeous NASA photo shows a volcano eruption in Iceland at night

By Kasandra Brabaw published

Data from NASA's Landsat satellite shows what a volcano eruption looks like from above the clouds.

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of the brilliant, blue galaxy NGC 2336.

Stunning Hubble image shows a big galaxy full of blue stars

By Kasandra Brabaw published

Imagine a galaxy and what comes to mind likely looks like NGC 2336, a shimmering swirl of stars.

magellanic cloud

Dark energy camera takes hyper-detailed images of nearby dwarf galaxies

By Kasandra Brabaw published

New, stunningly detailed images of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds have the potential to revolutionize our understanding of the stars making up these two dwarf galaxies.

NASA astronauts Shannon Walker and Kate Rubins as seen collecting plant samples on the International Space Station on Jan. 28, 2021.

NASA astronauts in space talk coronavirus and more with the CDC

By Kasandra Brabaw published

Astronauts on the International Space Station spoke to the CDC about how COVID-19 affected training, how the virus has affected their work in space, and how they study microbes aboard the ISS.

In a decades-long tradition, NASA scientists added five special objects to the Perseverance rover, which is slated to land on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021.

5 weird things NASA's Perseverance rover is bringing to Mars

By Kasandra Brabaw published

When NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars on Feb. 18, it will be bringing five "extras," from a message to future explorers on Mars to a slice of Martian meteorite.

(Left) The SOHO observatory spotted comet C/2020 X3, seen in the bottom left-hand corner. (Right) A composite image shows the sun's corona as seen during the total solar eclipse on Dec. 14, 2020.

This tiny comet photobombed the total solar eclipse of 2020

By Kasandra Brabaw published

Looking closely at eclipse images, stargazers can spot a newfound Kreutz sungrazer comet that zoomed by the Sun during Chile and Argentina's solar eclipse.