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Tag Archives: Keck Observatory

Matter coming together in a simulation of the universe. Credit: S. Cantalupo
Featured Articles, Nature

New searchlight on the web—the cosmic web, that is

Link January 19, 2014 Ron Cowen

New searchlight on the web—the cosmic web, that is.

astronomyKeck ObservatoryscienceSebastiano CantalupospaceUniversity of California Santa Cruz
Featured Articles, Nature

Shredded remains of watery asteroid boosts chance of life beyond the solar solar system

Link October 10, 2013 Ron Cowen

Shredded remains of watery asteroid boosts chance of life beyond the solar solar system

Credit: Mark A. Garlick, Space-Art.co.uk, University of Warwick, and University of Cambridge
Credit: Mark A. Garlick, Space-Art.co.uk, University of Warwick, and University of Cambridge
asteroidsastronomyHubble TelescopeJay FarihiKeck Observatorysciencespace

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.