Ron Cowen

Search
Skip to content
  • Home
  • My Stories
  • Media Appearances
  • Awards
  • Bio
Featured Articles, Nature

Radiation risk for Mars-bound astronauts is now unacceptably high

June 3, 2013 Ron Cowen

Radiation risk for Mars-bound astronauts is now unacceptably high

High radiation levels of Mars makes astronaut entry dangerous. Credit: JPL
High radiation levels of Mars makes astronaut entry dangerous. Credit: JPL
astronomyMarsNASAplanetssciencespace

Post navigation

Previous PostKnight Science Journalism Tracker Recognition for Kepler CoverageNext PostThe original version of Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, a cornerstone of quantum theory, may finally have been proved

Science Writer

Ron Cowen

Award-winning science writer with a passionate interest in the intersection of popular culture and the physical sciences. Articles include features and news stories on the earliest known recorded sounds, an essay on Hubble Space Telescope photography and evidence suggesting the universe is a hologram.

Dubbed “the scoop machine,” by the Knight Science Journalism Tracker, Ron has been published in National Geographic, Nature, The New York Times, Science, Science News, Scientific American, and US News & World Report.

To get in touch with Ron, email him at roncowen [at] msn.com.