Kimberly Hickok
Kimberly Hickock has a bachelor's degree in marine biology from Texas A&M University, a master's degree in biology from Southeastern Louisiana University and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is a former reference editor for Live Science and Space.com. Her work has appeared in Inside Science, News from Science, the San Jose Mercury and others. Her favorite stories include those about animals and obscurities. A Texas native, Kim now lives in a California redwood forest.
Latest articles by Kimberly Hickok
![Graphic illustrating quantum entanglement when two particles are linking together.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WHuxFyyB3J5fZnW7oLyF2h-320-80.jpg)
Quantum Entanglement: Unlocking the mysteries of particle connections
By Jesse Emspak last updated
Reference Quantum entanglement states that two particles are connected and affect one another even if those particles are light-years apart.
![Crewmembers wave and smile at the crowd.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kAgHP3pX3vmf4ZHFZNL4ai-320-80.jpg)
Apollo 13: Facts about NASA's near-disaster moon mission
By Elizabeth Howell, Kimberly Hickok last updated
Reference Apollo 13 was NASA's third moon-landing mission but the astronauts never made it to the lunar surface. It stands as an example of the dangers of space travel.
![composite shows the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant across the spectrum: Gamma rays (magenta) from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope; X-rays (blue, green) from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory; visible light (yellow) from the Hubble Space Telescope; infrared (red) from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope; and radio (orange) from the Very Large Array near Socorro, N.M.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r6VkfLP3F2zbrWXdgeDis-320-80.jpg)
What is a supernova?
By Andrea Thompson last updated
Reference A supernova is what happens when a star has reached the end of its life and explodes in a brilliant burst of light.
![A photo of the first commercial airline flight, a small, two-passenger plane flying over Tampa Bay.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8HDt28kF4jeANnPcKAg5hB-320-80.jpeg)
The world's first commercial airline
By Tim Sharp published
The first scheduled passenger airline service flew from St. Petersburg to Tampa, FL in 1914.
![Artist's illustration of 'Oumuamua, the first confirmed interstellar object ever spotted in our solar system.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pMzKec69rL5DzZe3NQoH4C-320-80.jpg)
Interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua wasn't a nitrogen iceberg, Harvard astrophysicists say
By Kimberly Hickok published
The interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua might not be a nitrogen iceberg after all. But what is it?
![Headshot of NASA astronaut Bob Behnken.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XEeqQMqJjAHgPyMtx4VAid-320-80.jpg)
Bob Behnken: NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew Dragon joint operations commander
By Kimberly Hickok last updated
Here's a summary of Bob Behnken's career.
![The #StrikeforBlackLives, #ShutDownSTEM and #ShutDownAcademia event calls for scientists to cancel their lab meetings, and instead discuss ways their group can take action against anti-Black racism.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NGMZcL5h9L6ob43e5W22Uf-320-80.jpg)
Scientists condemn racism and take action with #StrikeforBlackLives this week
By Kimberly Hickok published
This Wednesday (June 10), thousands of people in the science community will #ShutDownAcademia, #ShutDownSTEM and #StrikeforBlackLives.
![Headshot of NASA astronaut Doug Hurley.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/evh9Nsgz4eMVTEz3Fdkbq7-320-80.jpg)
Doug Hurley: NASA astronaut and first SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft commander
By Kimberly Hickok last updated
Here's a brief summary of Doug Hurley's career as a pilot and pioneering astronaut.
![A photo of Fred Haise visiting NASA Langley historic gantry in 2019.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ACSSNnxo3hMnnApNBLXP3k-320-80.jpg)
Fred Haise: NASA astronaut and Apollo 13 crewmember
By Elizabeth Howell, Kimberly Hickok published
Fred Haise is an ex-NASA astronaut most famous for his role as the lunar module pilot on the nearly-disastrous Apollo 13 mission.
![Jack Swigert](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qvAuuxWrpjDUJhkjuz7ZrD-320-80.jpg)
Jack Swigert: Apollo 13 command module pilot
By Elizabeth Howell, Kimberly Hickok last updated
Jack Swigert was an expert pilot and NASA astronaut most famous for his role as command module pilot for Apollo 13.
![Astronaut Jim Lovell in 2017.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UEVJsAuqCZAUqySzCTEwGo-320-80.jpg)
Jim Lovell: NASA astronaut and Apollo 13 commander
By Kimberly Hickok last updated
Jim Lovell flew on four missions to space, saw the moon twice and almost died on Apollo 13.
![Gray whale surfacing.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xZLaGUkmE2VxXW9DeMEtkQ-320-80.jpg)
Solar storms might be causing gray whales to get lost
By Kimberly Hickok published
Strandings of healthy gray whales increase with the prevalence of solar storms.
![Alexei Leonov, who performed the world's first spacewalk in 1965 and co-led the first joint mission between the U.S. and Russia, died on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 in Moscow at age 85.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ENsNr7v54E9y5j79NLYXSD-320-80.jpg)
Alexei Leonov: Spacewalk Pioneer
By Kimberly Hickok published
Alexei Leonov was the first person to leave the relative safety of his spacecraft and experience the silence of space.
![zombie star forming](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eAGNSyuUEEYFpwbkMUhhWn-320-80.jpg)
Black Holes Can Raise the Cosmic Dead
By Kimberly Hickok published
The Goldilocks of black holes can resurrect dead stars before killing them again.
![southern california subsidence](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oNdHEPebvHFW2Q3WXNSitG-320-80.jpg)
This Amazing Map Shows How California 'Breathes' Water Throughout the Year
By Kimberly Hickok published
Watch how the land in Southern California seems to breathe water.
![NWA 11119 meteorite](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4exMTpZYvfxvQsQQRzLzM8-320-80.jpg)
This Unusual Meteorite Flew Around in Space Before Earth Was Born
By Kimberly Hickok published
The oldest igneous meteorite ever discovered may help scientists learn more about planet formation.
![Uakit meteorite](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CEAjqMDdVQkqcyRzaZJCEJ-320-80.jpg)
That Newfound Mineral Isn't Harder Than Diamond — But It Is from Space
By Kimberly Hickok published
This newly discovered space-borne mineral is tough, but not that tough.
![algae bloom swirls](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TxQ8FmisdSsPyWHQGdpDWM-320-80.jpg)
Swirling Algae Bloom Mixes Beauty and Danger in Landsat 8 Photo
By Kimberly Hickok published
What's deadly about these striking swirls in the sea?
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