Lee Cavendish

Lee Cavendish

Lee Cavendish holds a degree in Observational Astronomy from the University of South Wales, United Kingdom, where his research interests focused on studying the main types of eclipsing binary star systems: Algol, Beta Lyrae and W Ursae Majoris. He is the former staff writer for our sister publication All About Space magazine, where he covered everything from the latest space technologies and mission launches to planetary science and complexities of the universe.

Latest articles by Lee Cavendish

Artist's illustration of the surface of Venus. A yellow-hued image has a barren surface with small rocks in the foreground and a thick hazy atmosphere above.

Planet Venus: 20 interesting facts about the scorching world

By Lee Cavendish published

Reference Venus is one of the weirdest planets in the solar system. We explore the scorching planet in more detail with 20 interesting facts about Venus.

Reference
NASA robot stretches out its arm.

Welcome to the future: 11 ideas that went from science fiction to reality

By Lee Cavendish, All About Space magazine last updated

These science fiction technologies have revolutionized humanity.

Space Movies & Shows
An electric car is just one of the many unusual objects that have left the confines of Earth.

Photo gallery: Eight of the strangest things sent into space

By Lee Cavendish, All About Space magazine last updated

From Legos to pizza, how did they end up in space?

Astrophotography
Artist's illustration of a prototype of SpaceX's Starship vehicle. Starship is designed to help humanity explore and settle the moon, Mars and other distant destinations.

Meet SpaceX's Starship Hopper

By Lee Cavendish published

Elon Musk has teased the world with sneak peeks of what the spaceship to take humans to Mars could look like.

Launches & Spacecraft
NASA's InSight Mars lander comes in for a landing in this artist illustration of its touchdown on the Red Planet on Nov. 26, 2018.

Journey to the Center of the Red Planet: NASA's InSight Lander to Reveal the Secrets Inside Mars

By Lee Cavendish published

Mars is the second-most studied planet — only behind our own — but we know virtually nothing about its interior. That's about to change with NASA's InSight.

Mars