Melissa Silva

Space.com contributor

Melissa is a former contributor to Space.com who covered Space Movie and TV, specifically Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Cosmos: Possible Worlds." She also was featured in Ad Astra, the official magazine of the National Space Society, penning, "REACHING FOR THE STARS," Education Is the First Step Toward Space Settlement and "MANY HAPPY RETURNS," Returns on Investment from Space Education

Latest articles by Melissa Silva

The National Space Society will host "A Day in Space" celebration of spaceflight online on July 16, 2020.
Join the National Space Society for 'A Day in Space,' a celebration of spaceflight, this week

By Melissa Silva Published

The National Space Society will launch a "Day in Space" celebration of spaceflight on July 16, 2020. Here's how to watch..

Entertainment
In the season finale of "Cosmos: Possible Worlds," host Neil deGrasse Tyson takes a trip to the 2039 New York World's Fair.
Neil deGrasse Tyson ponders the fate of planet Earth in 'Cosmos: Possible Worlds' finale

By Melissa Silva Published

In the final episode of "Cosmos: Possible Worlds," Neil deGrasse Tyson pays homage to Carl Sagan and ponders the possible futures of planet Earth.

Space Movies & Shows
A young Neanderthal girl kneels at the water's edge as host Neil deGrasse Tyson looks on. Until about 40,000 years ago, our Neanderthal relatives lived very much as we did.
Forged in fire: Earth's past and future explored in 'Cosmos: Possible Worlds'

By Melissa Silva Published

Religion and worship are intrinsically tied with our history as a species, as is fire, and both are recurring motifs in this week's episodes of "Cosmos: Possible Worlds."

Space Movies & Shows
cosmos: possible worlds episode 9
Light and the quantum universe take center stage in 'Cosmos: Possible Worlds'

By Melissa Silva Published

When researchers first discovered atoms, the building blocks of all matter in the universe, it opened up a world of scientific possibilities — and not all of them were good.

Space Movies & Shows
"Cosmos" host Neil deGrasse Tyson enters the Palace of Life, an imaginary place of ancient towers hidden by the mists of time and enshrouded in myth. Here, he moves into its largest, most ancient realm, to walk among the life at the bottom of the sea.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds' brings the search for E.T. down to Earth

By Melissa Silva Published

In "Cosmos: Possible Worlds," host Neil deGrasse Tyson explores themes of science as an instrument of hope and tenacity, and as a means by which the human race can realize its true potential.

Space Movies & Shows
Emanating from the Ship of the Imagination, one human connectome — the singular wiring diagram of all memories, thoughts, fears, dreams — extends outward into space.
'Cosmos: Possible Worlds' episode 5 explores the 'cosmic connectome'

By Melissa Silva Published

In the fifth episode of "Cosmos: Possible Worlds," host Neil deGrasse Tyson explores the evolution of consciousness and the human mind's connection to the cosmos.

Space Movies & Shows