Ashley Hamer

Ashley Hamer

Contributing Writer

Ashley Hamer is a contributing writer for Live Science who has written about everything from space and quantum physics to health and psychology. She's the host of two podcasts: Curiosity Daily and Taboo Science. She has also written for the YouTube channels SciShow and It's Okay to Be Smart. With a bachelor's and master's degree in jazz saxophone from the University of North Texas, Ashley has an unconventional background that gives her science writing a unique perspective and an outsider's point of view.

Latest articles by Ashley Hamer

Jupiter is a gas giant, but it has rocky moons, including Ganymede (shown here), the largest moon in the solar system.

Are there any moons that are made of gas?

By Ashley Hamer published

What would happen if Earth's moon were made of gas?

The moon
Researchers discovered how to create a quantum phenomenon known as a "domain wall," shown in this image as the lighter line between two groups of atoms. (Image adapted and color added from experiment data.)

Physicists create bizarre quantum 'domain walls' in new experiment

By Ashley Hamer published

Strange 'domain walls' act like independent quantum object in the new experiment.

The Universe
The three-body problem, which has plagued science since the days of Isaac Newton, is closer to being solved, scientists say.

Physicists crack unsolvable three-body problem using drunkard's walk

By Ashley Hamer published

The three-body problem, which has plagued science since the days of Isaac Newton, is closer to being solved, scientists say.

The Universe
The Milky Way galaxy, as seen from Earth. Astronomers believe there are around 1 billion stars in the galaxy.

Does every star have planets?

By Ashley Hamer published

Some stars don't have planets orbiting them. Here's why.

Stars
Image of the Hubble eXtreme Deep Field

Weird quantum objects known as Q balls could explain why we exist

By Ashley Hamer published

Bizarre quantum objects called Q balls could explain why the universe if filled with matter and ultimately why we exist.

The Universe
water droplets

Water's ultimate freezing point just got lower

By Ashley Hamer published

By creating ice from tiny droplets only a few hundred molecules in size, researchers have pushed water's freezing point lower than ever before and changed what we know about how ice forms.

New Horizons