Nola Taylor Tillman
Nola Taylor Tillman is a contributing writer for Space.com. She loves all things space and astronomy-related, and enjoys the opportunity to learn more. She has a Bachelor’s degree in English and Astrophysics from Agnes Scott college and served as an intern at Sky & Telescope magazine. In her free time, she homeschools her four children. Follow her on Twitter at @NolaTRedd
Latest articles by Nola Taylor Tillman
How Jupiter Is Helping the Hunt for Habitable Alien Worlds
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In a planetary-science first, astronomers used their knowledge of Jupiter's magnetic field to model what kinds of radio signals might be emitted naturally by the fields of smaller, rocky worlds.
High School Students Help Unravel Mystery of Weirdly Dimming 'Tabby's Star'
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Two new studies shed light on the cosmic dust that's likely responsible for the weird and dramatic dimming of "Tabby's star."
No Need for Planet Nine? Small Objects' Gravity Could Explain Weird Orbits
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
Small but rowdy space rocks pushing and jostling one another may have created the unusual orbits some astronomers cite as the signature of the hypothesized "Planet Nine," a new study suggests.
Extremely Large Telescope: The Biggest Eye on the Sky
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The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) will be capable of collecting more light than all of the existing 8-to-10-meter telescopes on the planet, combined.
Very Large Telescope: Powerful Eyes on the Sky
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The Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile can spot objects that are 4 billion times fainter than what can be seen with the unaided eye.
Vesta: Facts About the Brightest Asteroid
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Vesta is the second largest asteroid in the solar system.
Chang'e-4: Visiting the Far Side of the Moon
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China's Chang'e-4 mission will become the first mission to make a soft landing on the far side of the moon.
Black Hole Traffic Accidents May Produce Monster Mergers
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Cascades of black hole collisions could lead to the formation of more-massive black holes.
A Pioneering NASA Satellite Just Fell to Earth After 2 Decades in Space
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After a lifetime spent probing the hazardous environments around black holes and neutron stars, NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer met its fate, burning up in Earth's atmosphere.
Rubber-Ducky Comets May Have Taken a Violent Beating
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Violent collisions may help solve the mystery behind peanut-shaped comets like 67P.
An Exoplanet First! Helium Spotted on Bizarre Comet-Like World
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
For the first time, helium has been spotted in the atmosphere of an exoplanet. A new method of probing these atmospheres may make it easier to study more worlds.
We Could Find Aliens by Spotting Their Satellites
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Alien civilizations with technology levels similar to that of Earth could be visible with current instruments, if they've hoisted enough satellites into orbit, a new study suggests.
Giant Impact May Have Created Mars' Moons
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A collision between Mars and a large asteroid may have created the planet's two moons, Phobos and Deimos.
Landmarks on Pluto's Moon Charon Get Their First Official Names
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
The names of explorers and the authors of journeys make up some of the first feature names for Charon.
'Traffic Jam' from Collapsing Ring May Have Carved Saturn Moon
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
The slow death of a ring may have built up the distinctive ridges on Saturn's walnut-shaped moon.
Alien Atmospheres Cooked Up in Lab May Aid Exoplanet Search
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Hazes baked in a lab may help researchers to understand the atmosphere of exoplanets.
Scientists Spot the Ghostly Aurora Footprint of Jupiter's Moon Callisto
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Researchers may have finally found the ghostly footprint of Jupiter's moon Callisto in the planet's auroras.
72 Mysterious Cosmic Flashes Puzzle Astronomers
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Fast and furious cosmic flashes leave scientists flummoxed.
Defying Theories, This Ghostly Galaxy Has Almost No Dark Matter
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
A ghostly galaxy has almost no dark matter.
Titan: Facts About Saturn's Largest Moon
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
Titan is the only moon in the solar system with a thick atmosphere. See more Titan facts here.
A Hungry Black Hole Devoured a Star, and Its 'Burp' Reveals How It Chowed Down
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
As a black hole consumes a star, an echoing "burp" reveals insight into the process.
How Artists Turn Hubble's Space Discoveries into Gorgeous Stellar Images
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
Graphic designers reveal how they translate hard science collected by Hubble into some incredibly artistic designs, while keeping the science as accurate as possible.
Water on Dwarf Planet Ceres Is Driving an Active Surface
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
Water may continue to play a vital role on the dwarf planet Ceres.