Sarah Lewin
Sarah Lewin started writing for Space.com in June of 2015 as a Staff Writer and became Associate Editor in 2019 . Her work has been featured by Scientific American, IEEE Spectrum, Quanta Magazine, Wired, The Scientist, Science Friday and WGBH's Inside NOVA. Sarah has an MA from NYU's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program and an AB in mathematics from Brown University. When not writing, reading or thinking about space, Sarah enjoys musical theatre and mathematical papercraft. She is currently Assistant News Editor at Scientific American. You can follow her on Twitter @SarahExplains.
Latest articles by Sarah Lewin

Stephen Hawking's Best Books: Black Holes, Multiverses and Singularities
By Sarah Lewin published
Physicist Stephen Hawking, whose death was announced March 14, wrote prodigiously for both a popular audience and the scientific community over the course of his career. Here are the highlights.

Meet 'Steve,' the Aurora-Like Mystery Scientists Are Beginning to Unravel
By Sarah Lewin published
New work helps to codify the cause and properties of "Steve," an aurora-like phenomenon documented by citizen scientists as it streaked across the sky in western Canada.

Stephen Hawking Remembered by Neil deGrasse Tyson and More on Twitter
By Sarah Lewin published
After physicist Stephen Hawking's death at the age of 76 was announced early this morning (March 14), scientists, thinkers and many more took to Twitter to share their thoughts.

'Stargate Origins' Returns Tonight with 3 Final Episodes
By Sarah Lewin published
The web series "Stargate Origins" will release its final three episodes tonight (March 8) at 7 p.m. EST.

Saturn and Its Rings Meet Sun Glare in Ethereal Cassini Photo
By Sarah Lewin published
Saturn and its rings shine through the glare across the Cassini spacecraft's wide-angle camera in a newly released photo from the planetary mission.

Massive Space Structures Have Surprising Connection to Quantum Mechanics Math
By Sarah Lewin published
Enormous disks of stars or debris can operate under the same rules as subatomic particles, changing based on the Schrodinger equation, which physicists use to model quantum-mechanical systems.

Next-Generation Weather Satellite Launches to Track Extreme Storms
By Sarah Lewin published

Advanced GOES-S Weather Satellite Lifts Off Today: Watch the Launch Live
By Sarah Lewin published

'The Expanse' Returns April 11 for Season 3 — Watch New Trailer
By Sarah Lewin published
Syfy announced today (Feb. 23) that its space-adventure series "The Expanse" will return for a third season on April 11.

'Stargate Origins' Episodes 3 and 4 Released! Watch New Teaser Trailer
By Sarah Lewin published
Two more 10-minute episodes of "Stargate Origins" are now available for paid viewers on Stargate Command.

Pence: To Lead in Space, US Needs Less Red Tape for Commercial Space Companies
By Sarah Lewin published

Mock Mars Mission Suspended Due to Crewmember Accident
By Sarah Lewin published
A crewmember of the mock Mars mission HI-SEAS VI was admitted to the hospital yesterday morning (Feb. 19) after a minor accident, just a few days after the Hawaii-based simulation began.

A Giant Storm on Neptune Is Disappearing as Hubble Telescope Watches
By Sarah Lewin published
A dark storm on Neptune, once big enough to reach from Boston to Portugal, is dwindling to nothing as the Hubble Space Telescope keeps watch.

'Stargate Origins' Brings Classic Sci-Fi Back Tonight
By Sarah Lewin published
The "Stargate" prequel series "Stargate Origins" has begun; the first three episodes are now live, and additional episodes are set to release at least once per week.

Getting to the Heart of the Rosette Nebula: How It Got Its Rose Shape
By Sarah Lewin published
A new simulation explains the hole at the center of the Rosette Nebula that gives the cloud of interstellar gas and dust its distinctive rose-like shape.

Saturn's Contrasting Moons Pair Up in Spectacular Cassini Photo
By Sarah Lewin published
Saturn's cratered moon Rhea passes in front of the hazy giant Titan in an image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which completed its mission by diving into Saturn in September.

Trump's NASA Budget Would Cancel Space Telescope & 5 Earth Science Missions
By Sarah Lewin published

'Crazy Things Can Come True': Elon Musk Reacts to Falcon Heavy Launch Success
By Sarah Lewin published

Buzz Aldrin Is Watching as SpaceX Launches Falcon Heavy from Apollo 11 Pad
By Sarah Lewin published

From Shaking to 'Cannonballing' Ice: Here's What the Falcon Heavy Faces on Epic Test Flight
By Sarah Lewin published
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