
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

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.

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.
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