
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

SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon spacecraft approaches the ISS | Space photo of the day for Aug. 14, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
SpaceX's Crew-11 mission delivered four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Trailblazing women in space quiz: Can you name the first five female astronauts in space?
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
This quiz tests your knowledge of which female astronauts broke barriers and reached for the stars.

China's moon lander passes key test | Space photo of the day for Aug. 13, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The Chinese lunar lander Lanyue recently passed a test in a simulated moon-like environment.

Hubble spots star-forming area of Tarantula nebula | Space photo of the day for Aug. 12, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The Tarantula nebula was recently captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, where the Scylla program helped create the colored image of this star-forming area.

Can you name all the planets in order in the solar system? Try our new quiz to find out!
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Our quiz will test your smarts of which planets go where in our solar system.

ISS astronaut captures breathtaking star trails | Space photo of the day for Aug. 11, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
This long-exposure image from the International Space Station shows the growing tension between celestial beauty and human expansion into space.

Are these names of real spacecraft or fictional ones? Test your sci-fi smarts in our quiz!
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Both science fiction and real life have some interesting spacecraft names, sometimes borrowing from each other. This quiz will test to see if you know the difference.

How the Red Planet craze started 120 years ago: Interview with 'The Martians' author David Baron
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
In a Q&A interview, author and science writer David Baron discusses the turn-of-the-century Mars craze, which he covers in his new book, "The Martians."

Can you name the 12 Apollo astronauts who walked on the moon?
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
This quiz tests your knowledge of the astronauts who have stepped foot on the moon.

European weather satellite readied for launch on Ariane 6 rocket | Space photo of the day for Aug. 8, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The MetOp-SG-A1 weather satellite is loaded onto the Ariane 6 launch adapter as part of a mission for the European Space Agency.

Planetarium celebrates 1st images from Vera Rubin Observatory | Space photo of the day for August 7, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The Prague Planetarium hosted a first-watch party to unveil the first images captured by the Vera Rubin Observatory

Meteor lights up West Virginia night sky | Space photo of the day for August 6, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The shooting star was part of the Perseid and Alpha Capricornids meteor showers.

Celebrities in space quiz: Do you know the stars among the stars?
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
From movie stars to moguls, test your knowledge of which celebrities have gone to the final frontier.

Extremely Large Telescope gets a roof | Space photo of the day for August 5, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The world's largest optical telescope is still under construction but is raising the roof on its progress.

Sunrise hits SpaceX's Crew-11 rocket on the pad | Space photo of the day for August 4, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The day seemed particularly promising on July 31, 2025.

Big lake in Quebec suddenly disappears, satellite finds | Space photo of the day for August 1, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The lake was completely drained in the spring of 2025.

ERIS spots spiral disc around young star | Space photo of the day for July 31, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
A possible planet may be carving the disc around the young star

Powerful NISAR Earth-observing satellite loaded up for launch in India | Space photo of the day for July 30, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The satellite will scan the Earth twice every 12 days.

SpaceX quiz: Test your private rocket knowledge
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Whether you're a Falcon 9 fan or want to go to Mars, this quiz is your chance to prove it.

ISS astronauts spot lightning strike from space | Space photo of the day for July 29, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Residents both on the ISS and in Singapore were treated to a spectacular show at 3:18 am local time.

Vera Rubin Observatory glows under recalibration LEDs | Space photo of the day for July 28, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The glowing light shows the intricate details that make this cutting-edge telescope work.

SpaceX Dragon carrying 4 astronauts zooms back to Earth | Space photo of the day for July 25, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The spacecraft streaks through the darkness of space to reenter Earth's atmosphere.

New fiber optic telescope 4MOST channels 'The Fantastic Four' | Space photo of the day for July 24, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Marvel's new superhero movie isn't the only thing featuring some of the brightest stars.
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