Articles by Robin Lloyd, Contributor

Robin Lloyd was a senior editor at Space.com and Live Science from 2007 to 2009. She holds a B.A. degree in sociology from Smith College and a Ph.D. and M.A. degree in sociology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. She is currently a freelance science writer based in New York City and a contributing editor at Scientific American, as well as an adjunct professor at New York University's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program.

Articles by: Robin Lloyd

Hubble: The Telescope That Almost Never Flew

By Robin Lloyd published 11 May 09

Just after World War II, when astronomy via a "spaceship" got its first concrete proposal, it sounded outlandish.

New Search for Cosmic Inflation Mounted

By Robin Lloyd published 24 February 09

A telescope is being fine tuned to search for gravity waves. If confirmed to exist, they would reveal convincing evidence for a big cosmology theory.

Out There: Billions and Billions of Habitable Planets

By Robin Lloyd published 19 February 09

There are about ten thousand billion billion habitable planets in the observable universe, and some of these Earth-like worlds could be found soon.

Massive Star Mystery: Do They Explode?

By Robin Lloyd published 7 April 08

New findings stir up debate about whether or not most massive stars go supernova.

Study: Earth-like Planets Common

By Robin Lloyd published 17 February 08

Rocky planets like Earth could be found around most sun-like stars in our galaxy

Mars Water Was Very Salty

By Robin Lloyd published 15 February 08

Mars' liquid water was probably incredibly salty, making it tough on possible life there.

Galaxy's Ghostly Arms Finally Explained

By Robin Lloyd published 16 April 07

Scientists have discovered the source of a galaxy's two extra, ghostly spiral arms that show up only in some telescope images, cracking a 45-year-old mystery.

Hubble Catches Saturn's Orbital Dance in New Movies

By Robin Lloyd published 20 March 07

New Images: Huge Seas on Saturn's Moon Titan

By Robin Lloyd published 13 March 07

Antarctic Microbes Handle Mars-Like Conditions

By Robin Lloyd published 31 October 06

New study finds creatures huddle together as a survival strategy. Might Mars harbor similar organisms?

In Formative Years, the Sun Had Sisters

By Robin Lloyd published 24 October 06

The Sun had sisters when it was born, according to new research. Hundreds to thousands of them.

Mysterious Radio Hiss Blamed on Space Weather

By Robin Lloyd published 3 October 06

Huge Black Holes Stifle Star Formation

By Robin Lloyd published 5 September 06

Strange Space Pinwheels Spotted

By Robin Lloyd published 4 September 06

The heart of one of the Milky Way galaxy's most massive star clusters harbors as many as five pinwheels, a strange and relatively newly discovered type of stellar object, astronomers say.