Kenna Hughes-Castleberry

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry is the Content Manager at Space.com. Formerly, she was the Science Communicator at JILA, a physics research institute. Kenna is also a freelance science journalist. Her beats include quantum technology, AI, animal intelligence, corvids, and cephalopods.

Latest articles by Kenna Hughes-Castleberry

Purple and blue patterns dot the sky over a reflective surface with a streak of light running down the right side

Fireball streaks through aurora-filled skies | Space photo of the day for June 5, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Skywatchers in Chelsea, Canada are treated to a stunning aurora display that has a little something extra.

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A green land mass with streaks of red and white clouds above it showing a volcano eruption of Mt. Etna

Mount Etna's terrifying eruption from orbit | Space photo of the day for June 4, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

A satellite from the European Space Agency captured huge plumes of ash and smoke from Europe's largest volcano.

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