
Victoria Corless
A chemist turned science writer, Victoria Corless completed her Ph.D. in organic synthesis at the University of Toronto and, ever the cliché, realized lab work was not something she wanted to do for the rest of her days. After dabbling in science writing and a brief stint as a medical writer, Victoria joined Wiley’s Advanced Science News where she works as an editor and writer. On the side, she freelances for various outlets, including Research2Reality and Chemistry World.
Latest articles by Victoria Corless

Mars orbiter captures Red Planet scar that's longer than the Grand Canyon (image)
By Victoria Corless published
ESA's Mars Express orbiter has captured images of a huge crevice on Mars that looks awfully like a "scar" from above.

We could terraform Mars with desert moss — but does that mean we should?
By Victoria Corless published
A desert-dwelling moss could survive the extremes of a Martian environment and bounce back every time.

Phosphate in NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample suggests space rock Bennu hails from an ocean world
By Victoria Corless published
NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission brought pieces of space rock Bennu to Earth in 2023. An analysis of these samples has revealed interesting data.

NASA dips into futuristic AR tech to build powerful Roman Space Telescope
By Victoria Corless published
NASA engineers are incorporating augmented reality while constructing the next-gen Roman Space Telescope. Here's how.

If we really want people living on the moon, we need an astronaut health database
By Victoria Corless published
Scientists have started building a space medicine biobank as humans look to the moon and beyond.
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