Kasandra Brabaw

Kasandra Brabaw

Contributing Writer

Kasandra Brabaw is a freelance science writer who covers space, health, and psychology. She's been writing for Space.com since 2014, covering NASA events, sci-fi entertainment, and space news. In addition to Space.com, Kasandra has written for Prevention, Women's Health, SELF, and other health publications. She has also worked with academics to edit books written for popular audiences. 

Latest articles by Kasandra Brabaw

A dark, snaking line across the lower half of the sun in this image, captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on Feb. 10, 2015, shows a filament of solar material hovering above the sun's surface.

Giant Solar Filament Snakes Across Sun in Stunning NASA Photo

By Kasandra Brabaw published

The Sun
Artist's illustration of the Aragoscope, a space telescope concept that would use a light-diffracting disc to produce ultrasharp images.

New Space Telescope Tech Could Be 1,000 Times Sharper Than Hubble

By Kasandra Brabaw published

Hubble Space Telescope
Artist's impression of "microprobes" headed for Jupiter to probe the gas giant's atmosphere.

Tiny Microprobes Could Explore Jupiter's Atmosphere By 2030

By Kasandra Brabaw published

Jupiter
NGC 7714 Hubble View

Galaxy Merger Caught in Stunning Hubble Telescope Photo, Video

By Kasandra Brabaw published

A spiral galaxy known as NGC 7714 drifted too close to a smaller, neighboring galaxy called NGC 7715. The merger bent both galaxies out of shape.

Hubble Space Telescope
Portable On-Board 3D Printer

Europe's 1st Zero-Gravity 3D Printer Headed for Space

By Kasandra Brabaw published

Europe is set to send its first 3D printer into the final frontier this year to experiment with zero-gravity manufacturing on long space voyages.

Tech
VolcanoBot 1 in Lava Tube

NASA's New Robot Will Take the Plunge ... Into a Volcano

By Kasandra Brabaw published

Tech
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