Lee Pullen
Lee Pullen is a science writer and communicator from the city of Bristol, UK. He has a degree in Astronomy and a master’s in Science Communication. He has written for numerous organizations, including the European Space Agency and the European Southern Observatory. In his spare time Lee enjoys taking photos of the night sky, and runs the website Urban Astrophotography.
Latest articles by Lee Pullen
New Lander Could Probe Dwarf Planet Ceres For Life
By Lee Pullen published
A lander mission to the dwarf planet Ceres could hunt for life.
Could Life on Earth Have Come From Ceres?
By Lee Pullen published
Scientists theorize life on Earth could have come from the dwarf planet Ceres.
Plate Tectonics Could Be Essential for Alien Life
By Lee Pullen published
Scientists are weighing the importance of plate tectonics to life on alien planets.
Human Spaceflight Should Drive Evolution
By Lee Pullen published
There is fierce debate over the direction humanity should take when exploring the solar system.
Habitable Planets: Four Types Proposed
By Lee Pullen published
A new idea proposes that potentially habitable worlds can be split into four categories.
Cold Storage: Moon Might Preserve Alien Life
By Lee Pullen published
Some lunar craters may be perfect for preserving samples of life from Earth or Mars.
'Alien' Water Bears Amaze Scientists
By Lee Pullen published
Tardigrades' survival in space gives more credence to the panspermia idea.
Earth Hot Spots Spark Alien Ideas
By Lee Pullen published
Researchers found hydrothermal vents supporting an extremophile ecosystem.
Drilling Into Alien Oceans
By Lee Pullen published
A new method of exploring thick icy sheets and below them has been devised.
Dress Rehearsal for Mars
By Lee Pullen published
Life-searching instruments are tested in Rio Tinto for an mission to Mars.
How Mars and Alaska Are Alike
By Lee Pullen published
Bucknell professors predicted an important planetary observation.
Strange Asteroid Shapes Explained
By Lee Pullen published
A vast database that shows asteroids are shaped by small impacts over time.
Life Found Where You Least Expect It
By Lee Pullen published
Microbes can change conditions to make barren areas suitable for life.
Alien Life-Searching Techniques Tested
By Lee Pullen published
Signs of life on Mars can be spotted using instruments on robotic probes.
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