Megan Gannon

Megan Gannon

Space.com Contributing Writer

Megan has been writing for Live Science and Space.com since 2012. Her interests range from archaeology to space exploration, and she has a bachelor's degree in English and art history from New York University. Megan spent two years as a reporter on the national desk at NewsCore. She has watched dinosaur auctions, witnessed rocket launches, licked ancient pottery sherds in Cyprus and flown in zero gravity on a Zero Gravity Corp. to follow students sparking weightless fires for science. Follow her on Twitter for her latest project.

Latest articles by Megan Gannon

China's Shijian 11-06 Satellite Launch
China's President Xi Wants More Military Use of Space: Report

By Megan Gannon Published

Technology
UCSD Team Suits Up for Flight Week
Ignition! College Students Light Tiny Fires in Zero-G

By Megan Gannon Published

Technology
Semaan Farah practices using the controls to operate UCSD's biofuel experiment.
Prepping for Zero Gravity: Anti-Barf Briefings and Last-Minute Practice

By Megan Gannon Published

Technology
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NASA Releases More Than 1,000 Computer Codes to Spark Innovation

By Megan Gannon Published

Technology
Fire in space
College Students to Spark Zero-Gravity Fires for Science This Week

By Megan Gannon Published

On famously nauseating zero-gravity flights out of Houston this week, a group of engineering students will investigate how fires burn free of Earth's pull.

Technology
MACS J0454.1-0300 Galaxy Cluster
Galaxy Cluster Doubles as Cosmic Magnifying Glass for Hubble Telescope (Photo)

By Megan Gannon Published

Hubble Space Telescope
Artist's view of Astrobotic Technology's Google Lunar X Prize Moon Rover
Private Moon Race Will Be Televised, Aims for 2015 Lunar Landing

By Megan Gannon Published

Private Spaceflight
Meteorite Passes Skydiver
Meteorite Appears to Nearly Hit Skydiver During Jump (Amazing Video)

By Megan Gannon Published

Meteors & Meteor Showers
View of Astronauts and Mars One Colony
One-Way Mars Colony Project to Simulate Red Planet on Earth

By Megan Gannon Published

Mars
Rosetta's comet destination
Comet-Chasing European Spacecraft Spies Icy Target (Photos)

By Megan Gannon Published

Comets
Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser
Space Tech Expo Lands in California Next Week

By Megan Gannon Published

Technology
Landslide Near Oso, Wash. Seen from Space
Washington State's Fatal Landslide Seen from Space (Photos)

By Megan Gannon Published

The scar of the deadly landslide that devastated a small community near Oso, Wash., over the weekend can be seen from space.

Earth
World View Enterprises Balloon Flight
Giant Balloon Trips to Near-Space: Q&A with World View CEO Jane Poynter

By Megan Gannon Published

Space.com caught up with Jane Poynter, CEO of World View, a private company that aims to bring passengers to near-space using a high-altitude balloon.

Private Spaceflight
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Astronomy Tourism: Photos from Arizona's Kitt Peak Observatories

By Megan Gannon Published

Astrophotography
Orion and Sirius Over Hiltner Telescope
Shooting the Stars Over Arizona's Kitt Peak (Photos)

By Megan Gannon Published

This week, I spent my first night under the stars at Kitt Peak in southern Arizona, and I tried to take some pictures of bright spots in the sky.

Meteors & Meteor Showers
Kitt Peak National Observatory, 1993
Spring Break Astronomy: Touring the Cosmos in Arizona's Desert

By Megan Gannon Published

Astronomy
Professor Stephen Hawking experiences the freedom of weightlessness during a zero gravity flight.
Stephen Hawking Tells Explorers to Reach Out Beyond Earth

By Megan Gannon Published

Space Exploration
This artist's illustration represents the variety of planets being detected by NASA's Kepler spacecraft.
Is Alien Life Out There? Vatican Observatory Co-Hosts Science Conference in Arizona

By Megan Gannon Published

Exoplanets
On 12 April 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space when he launched into orbit on the Vostok 3KA-3 spacecraft (Vostok 1).
Yuri's Night Contest Promises Space Prizes for Cosmic Party-Starters

By Megan Gannon Published

Entertainment
NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio shows how Newton's third law of motion works in microgravity.
Astronauts Celebrate 'Cosmos' with Weightless Experiment in Space (Video)

By Megan Gannon Published

Human Spaceflight
'Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey' is a 21st-century reboot of astronomer Carl Sagan's iconic 1980 science television series. The new 13-part series, hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, begins March 9, 2014 on Fox.
'Cosmos' Recap: 7 Things We Learned in Last Night's Premiere

By Megan Gannon Published

Against a backdrop of sleek graphics and astronomical imagery, host Neil deGrasse Tyson brought a new generation of "Cosmos" viewers up to speed about our place in the universe.

Space Movies & Shows
The Moon Close to Venus, March 2014
March Stargazing: Jupiter and Gemini Twins Shine While Asteroids Fly By

By Megan Gannon Published

Stargazing
Carl Sagan’s ‘Cosmos’ Returns to Television
Vintage 'Cosmos' Marathon Airs This Weekend on National Geographic Channel

By Megan Gannon Published

Space Movies & Shows
Mark and Scott Kelly in their flight suits
NASA Picks 10 Experiments for Unprecedented Astronaut Twin Study (Video)

By Megan Gannon Published

Scott and Mark Kelly, the only set of astronaut twins, are set to become test subjects in an unprecedented NASA investigation into how weightlessness impacts the human body.

Human Spaceflight
'Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey' Television Show
'Cosmos' for a New Generation: Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains We Need It

By Megan Gannon Published

Astrophysicist and science popularizer Neil deGrasse Tyson explains why every generation needs a "Cosmos" in an interview with Space.com.

Space Movies & Shows
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