
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

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.

Rare sight from space: Snow dusts the dry Atacama Desert | Space photo of the day for July 23, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The Atacama Desert in Chile recently received some snowfall, causing issues for the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) telescope.

Night sky glows purple above Vera Rubin Observatory | Space photo of the day for July 22, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The Vera Rubin Observatory in the Atacama Desert recalibrated under a purple night sky.

Astronauts collect blood aboard the ISS | Space photo of the day for July 21, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station collect blood samples as part of a project to study human health in space.

A lunar eclipse steals the show in a colorful sky | Space photo of the day for July 18, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
A lunar eclipse was seen over the U.S. Naval Observatory Deep South Telescope in Chile.

NASA preps key piece of Artemis IV moon rocket for lunar mission | Space photo of the day for July 17, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
NASA moved its payload adapter at the Space Flight Center in Huntsville to prepare for the upcoming Artemis IV mission

NASA's sci-fi-looking X-59 feels the supersonic wind blow in test tunnel | Space photo of the day for July 16, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) tested a model of the X-59 experimental aircraft in a supersonic wind tunnel to measure the noise underneath the jet.

Snow covers the SOAR Telescope in Chile | Space photo of the day for July 14, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
An unexpected dusting high in the Andes mountains caused some concern.

NASA SLS rocket booster spews fire | Space photo of the day for July 11, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The test encountered an anomaly.

Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes show 2 sides of star cluster duo | Space photo of the day for July 10, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
In a combined image from the two space telescopes, two star clusters shine in the darkness of space.

ISS astronaut spies sunglint from Lake Titicaca | Space photo of the day for July 9, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The astronaut was able to capture the lake reflecting direct sunlight at the camera.

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers works on experiment in microgravity | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Aboard the International Space Station, Ayers pulls out physics research hardware inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox

See asteroid Donaldjohanson up close thanks to NASA's Lucy mission | Space photo of the day for July 7, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
On April 20th, NASA's Lucy was in the sky, not with diamonds, but with an asteroid.

Satellite spies both ISS and China's Tiangong space station | Space photo of the day for July 4, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Both stations are hubs of scientific research.

See Vega-C rocket's 3rd stage hoisted for upcoming launch | Space photo of the day for July 3, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The Zefiro-9 was hoisted in preparation for the Vega-C flight VV27.
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