Megan Gannon
Megan has been writing for Live Science and Space.com since 2012. Her interests range from archaeology to space exploration, and she has a bachelor's degree in English and art history from New York University. Megan spent two years as a reporter on the national desk at NewsCore. She has watched dinosaur auctions, witnessed rocket launches, licked ancient pottery sherds in Cyprus and flown in zero gravity on a Zero Gravity Corp. to follow students sparking weightless fires for science. Follow her on Twitter for her latest project.
Latest articles by Megan Gannon
Prepping for Zero Gravity: Anti-Barf Briefings and Last-Minute Practice
By Megan Gannon published
College Students to Spark Zero-Gravity Fires for Science This Week
By Megan Gannon published
On famously nauseating zero-gravity flights out of Houston this week, a group of engineering students will investigate how fires burn free of Earth's pull.
Galaxy Cluster Doubles as Cosmic Magnifying Glass for Hubble Telescope (Photo)
By Megan Gannon published
Private Moon Race Will Be Televised, Aims for 2015 Lunar Landing
By Megan Gannon published
Meteorite Appears to Nearly Hit Skydiver During Jump (Amazing Video)
By Megan Gannon published
Washington State's Fatal Landslide Seen from Space (Photos)
By Megan Gannon published
The scar of the deadly landslide that devastated a small community near Oso, Wash., over the weekend can be seen from space.
Giant Balloon Trips to Near-Space: Q&A with World View CEO Jane Poynter
By Megan Gannon published
Space.com caught up with Jane Poynter, CEO of World View, a private company that aims to bring passengers to near-space using a high-altitude balloon.
Astronomy Tourism: Photos from Arizona's Kitt Peak Observatories
By Megan Gannon published
Shooting the Stars Over Arizona's Kitt Peak (Photos)
By Megan Gannon published
This week, I spent my first night under the stars at Kitt Peak in southern Arizona, and I tried to take some pictures of bright spots in the sky.
Spring Break Astronomy: Touring the Cosmos in Arizona's Desert
By Megan Gannon published
Stephen Hawking Tells Explorers to Reach Out Beyond Earth
By Megan Gannon published
Is Alien Life Out There? Vatican Observatory Co-Hosts Science Conference in Arizona
By Megan Gannon published
Yuri's Night Contest Promises Space Prizes for Cosmic Party-Starters
By Megan Gannon published
Astronauts Celebrate 'Cosmos' with Weightless Experiment in Space (Video)
By Megan Gannon published
'Cosmos' Recap: 7 Things We Learned in Last Night's Premiere
By Megan Gannon published
Against a backdrop of sleek graphics and astronomical imagery, host Neil deGrasse Tyson brought a new generation of "Cosmos" viewers up to speed about our place in the universe.
March Stargazing: Jupiter and Gemini Twins Shine While Asteroids Fly By
By Megan Gannon published
Vintage 'Cosmos' Marathon Airs This Weekend on National Geographic Channel
By Megan Gannon published
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