Kelen Tuttle

Contributor

A former contributor to Space.com, Kelen is currently the Senior Director of Creative Services for GeneDx where she acts as an in-house agency dedicated to bringing the GeneDx brand to life consistently and effectively. Prior to this position she was a freelance science writer and editor after stints as the EIC of Symmetry Magazine and six years at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory,  She obtained her MS in Science Journalism from Boston University after her undergraduate work in Physics and Astrophysics from Carleton College.

Latest articles by Kelen Tuttle

Milky Way Image from Planck telescope

Did Cosmic Inflation Really Jump-Start the Universe? (Kavli Hangout)

By Kelen Tuttle published

After the latest from BICEP2 and Planck, does cosmic inflation still hold up?

Astronomy
The European Space Agency's Planck space telescope

Planck Satellite Brings Early Universe into Focus (Kavli Hangout)

By Kelen Tuttle published

The Planck space telescope has been one of science's most powerful tools to explore the fabric of space-time.

Solar System
Hints of the Fermi bubbles' edges

Will Enormous Galactic Bubbles Expose Dark Matter? (Kavli Q+A)

By Kelen Tuttle published

Three astrophysicists who discovered the "Fermi bubbles" place the discovery in context, and share what the mysterious bubbles may reveal about the history of our Milky Way galaxy.

Astronomy
Artist conception of black hole

'Interstellar': A Sci-Fi Film with Plenty of 'Ifs'

By Kelen Tuttle published

In 'Interstellar,' science had a front seat.

Space Movies & Shows
Bullet Cluster, universe, dark matter, space, Kavli

Will We Ever Find Dark Matter?

By Kelen Tuttle published

Scientists working on the newest dark matter experiments hope to uncover the "missing link" of the universe.

Astronomy
Supermassive black hole conception, Interstellar

Breaking Down the Science of Interstellar (Google Hangout)

By Kelen Tuttle published

Three leading physicists explore the science of "Interstellar."

Space Movies & Shows
dark matter, WIMP, axion, ADMX, LUX-ZEPLIN, CDMS

Lighting the Way: A Conversation with 3 Dark Matter Explorers (Q+A)

By Kelen Tuttle published

Astronomy
A planet-like star with water clouds

Someplace Like Home? Hunting for Life-Supporting Worlds

By Kelen Tuttle published

A recently discovered planet-like star may offer insight into which of the thousands of planets so far discovered in the universe could support life.

Search for Life
Black hole visualization

Bringing the Universe to Life

By Kelen Tuttle published

By immersing viewers in dramatically intricate 3D universes, Ralf Kaehler, Stuart Levy and Dylan Nelson enable new perspectives on the cosmos.

Astronomy
Artist's impression of Kepler 186f

The Hunt for Exoplanets Heats Up

By Kelen Tuttle published

Where is humanity in the search for planets beyond our solar system, and what will the next decade bring?

Exoplanets
BICEP2 sunset

Cosmic Inflation: Have Scientists Indeed Found the Smoking Gun? (Q+A)

By Kelen Tuttle published

How strong is the proof for cosmic inflation, the event that drove the Big Bang?

Astronomy
BICEP2 telescope, origins of theuniverse

BICEP2 and the Origins of the Universe: Behind the Buzz

By Kelen Tuttle published

Digging deeper into the findings from BICEP2 — how and what drove the Big Bang.

Astronomy