Samantha Mathewson
Samantha Mathewson joined Space.com as an intern in the summer of 2016. She received a B.A. in Journalism and Environmental Science at the University of New Haven, in Connecticut. Previously, her work has been published in Nature World News. When not writing or reading about science, Samantha enjoys traveling to new places and taking photos! You can follow her on Twitter @Sam_Ashley13.
Latest articles by Samantha Mathewson
Star-studded stellar nursery shines in new Hubble Telescope photo
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The Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 photographed a massive protostar lurking behind star-forming clouds of dust and gas in the constellation Ara.
Hubble Space Telescope captures 'ghostly' glow of distant galaxy (photo)
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A distant galaxy sparkles from the soft glow of its many tiny stars in a new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope.
Bright cluster packed with stars shines in gorgeous new infrared image
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ESO's Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) snapped a new photo of the globular cluster NGC 6723 containing hundreds of thousands of gravitationally-bound stars.
Hubble telescope captures a 'ghostly' galaxy glowing in distant space (photo)
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A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a distant galaxy cloaked in a ghostly haze some 44 million light-years from Earth in the Pavo, or "peacock" constellation.
NASA's Juno probe finds giant swirling waves in Jupiter's magnetosphere
By Samantha Mathewson published
Data from NASA's Juno mission shows that the spacecraft routinely encounters giant swirling waves, or vortices, at the boundary between the planet's magnetic field and the solar wind.
Hubble telescope spots a bright spiral galaxy with a violent past (photo)
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A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a stunning head-on view of a distant galaxy with tightly wound spiral arms.
Satellites watch as wildfires rage across Greece (photos)
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Wildfires have been burning across several Greek islands since July 17, causing catastrophic damage and a mass evacuation. New satellite images capture the impact of the fires from space.
A cosmic chameleon reveals its true colors in stunning infrared image (photo)
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A cosmic chameleon shows off its bright colors in a new image from the European Southern Observatory (ESO).
Hubble telescope captures a brave star trying to outshine a huge galaxy (photo)
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The Hubble Space Telescope tried to capture an image of a weirdly shaped galaxy. A bright star almost got in the way.
Hubble telescope captures stunning shot of spiral galaxy (photo)
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A dazzling new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a distant galaxy that hosted a supernova explosion not long ago.
See Wimbledon from space in new satellite image
By Samantha Mathewson published
A new satellite photo from the Earth-imaging company Planet captures the grass courts of the All England Club, which hosts the famous Wimbledon tennis tournament every summer.
Hubble telescope captures the making of a 'cosmic monster' (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson published
The Hubble Space Telescope captured massive galaxy clusters in the process of merging to form one big 'cosmic monster' eight billion light-years from Earth.
NASA is celebrating 1 year of James Webb Space Telescope science on July 12. Here's how to participate
By Samantha Mathewson published
This week marks one year since the powerful James Webb Space Telescope shared its first images of deep space, and you can celebrate the milestone with NASA.
NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet looks ready to fly in new photos
By Samantha Mathewson published
New photos of NASA's X-59 supersonic plane show the aircraft parked on the flight line as it prepares for a series of ground and initial flight tests.
Astronaut shares stunning view of July's supermoon from space (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson published
July's full Buck Moon — the first of four consecutive supermoons — rose on July 3, and an astronaut aboard the ISS snapped a stunning view of the celestial sight.
See Europe's powerful new Ariane 6 rocket on launch pad (photos)
By Samantha Mathewson published
The European Space Agency shared a new view of the Ariane 6 rocket on its launch pad ahead of engine tests.
How many people can fly on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo space plane?
By Samantha Mathewson published
Virgin Galactic's first commercial spaceflight, a four-passenger mission, is scheduled to launch on Thursday (June 29). How many people can the company's SpaceShipTwo really carry?
Dark nebula dominates gorgeous new view of Orion constellation (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson published
A telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona has captured a striking new view of a dark nebula called LDN 1622, located in the nearby Orion complex.
You've never seen Mars like this. Amazing NASA photos reveal Red Planet in ultraviolet light
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN spacecraft photographed the Red Planet in July 2022 and January 2023, showcasing its rapidly changing seasons.
NASA will study the Great North American Solar Eclipse of 2024 with these 5 experiments
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA has selected five science experiments that it will fund to study the sun and Earth during the Great American Eclipse of 2024.
James Webb Space Telescope spies on rocky TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet, finds bad news for life
By Samantha Mathewson published
New data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows that the atmosphere of a rocky exoplanet in the TRAPPIST-1 system is either nonexistent or incredibly thin.
Use the dark new moon of June to see 5 visible planets in the sky tonight
By Samantha Mathewson published
The new moon phase officially occurs on June 18 at 12:38 a.m. EDT (0438 GMT). During this phase, the moon will not be visible, making it a great night for skywatching.
Look up and see Saturn as it changes directions in the sky tonight
By Samantha Mathewson published
Saturn enters retrograde on June 17, shifting from its usual eastward movement to travel westwards through the constellations until early November.
Astronaut watches Cyclone Biparjoy swirl over the Arabian Sea from space (video)
By Samantha Mathewson published
United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi shared a video clip from the International Space Station of Cyclone Biparjoy swirling over the Arabian Sea.
Young star shoots out jet like a garden sprinkler in Orion Nebula (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson published
The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope captured a snaking jet of matter expelled from a young stellar object in the Orion Nebula, a stellar nursery not far from our solar system.