
Mike Wall
Michael Wall is a Senior Space Writer with Space.com and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life, "Out There," was published on Nov. 13, 2018. Before becoming a science writer, Michael worked as a herpetologist and wildlife biologist. He has a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology from the University of Sydney, Australia, a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona, and a graduate certificate in science writing from the University of California, Santa Cruz. To find out what his latest project is, you can follow Michael on Twitter.
Latest articles by Mike Wall

Brand-new Falcon 9 rocket sends 23 Starlink satellites to orbit on SpaceX's 2nd launch of the day
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX sent another batch of Starlink satellites to orbit tonight (April 28), its second liftoff of the day.

Amazon launches 27 satellites to begin building huge 'Project Kuiper' internet constellation (video)
By Mike Wall published
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched the first big batch of satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband constellation to low Earth orbit today (April 28).

Watch Vega-C rocket launch European forest-monitoring satellite to orbit today
By Mike Wall published
The European Space Agency's Biomass forest-monitoring satellite will launch atop a Vega-C rocket early Tuesday morning (April 29), and you can watch the liftoff live.

'I didn't look too good because I didn't feel too good': NASA astronaut Don Pettit explains why he seemed so unwell after landing (video)
By Mike Wall published
Seventy-year-old NASA astronaut Don Pettit looked pretty peaked shortly after returning to Earth from the ISS this month. And he was pretty peaked — he'd just thrown up on the Kazakh steppe.

Watch Atlas V rocket launch 1st big batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites today afer delay
By Mike Wall last updated
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch Amazon's first big batch of Project Kuiper broadband satellites today (April 28), and you can watch it live.

Watch Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket launch for 6th time ever today after delay
By Mike Wall last updated
Firefly Aerospace plans to launch its Alpha rocket for the sixth time ever on Tuesday morning (April 29), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX launches 250th Starlink satellite mission, lands rocket at sea (video, photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched its 250th dedicated Starlink mission on Sunday night (April 27), sending 23 of the broadband satellites to low Earth orbit.

Senators press Jared Isaacman, Trump's pick for NASA chief, on his ties to Elon Musk
By Mike Wall published
Multiple Democratic senators have expressed concern about the business relationship between Jared Isaacman, President Trump's pick for NASA administrator, and SpaceX chief Elon Musk.

Mars orbiter snaps 1st image of Curiosity rover driving on the Red Planet (photo)
By Mike Wall published
A NASA Mars orbiter recently spotted the Curiosity rover driving across the Red Planet's surface, capturing an unprecedented off-Earth action shot.

China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts arrive at Tiangong space station (video)
By Mike Wall published
The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 20 mission arrived at the nation's Tiangong space station today (April 24), about 6.5 hours after lifting off.

Could astronauts visit the Hubble Space Telescope again?
By Mike Wall published
Astronauts repaired and upgraded NASA's Hubble Space Telescope over the course of five servicing missions from 1993 to 2009. Could yet another astronaut visit be in the cards?

SpaceX launches 3 rockets from 3 pads in less than 37 hours (photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX continues to keep up its torrid launch pace, sending three missions to orbit from three different pads over the course of a day and a half.

SpaceX CRS-32 Dragon cargo capsule arrives at the ISS with 6,700 pounds of supplies (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule arrived at the International Space Station this morning (April 22), docking to the orbital lab after more than a day catching up in orbit.

SpaceX launches European reentry capsule on 'Bandwagon-3' rideshare mission (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX sent a pioneering private reentry capsule to space today (April 21) on a rideshare mission called Bandwagon-3.

Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut at 70, arrives in Houston after 7-month space mission (photo)
By Mike Wall published
NASA's oldest active astronaut, the 70-year-old Don Pettit, has returned home to Houston after a seven-month stint aboard the International Space Station.

SpaceX launching Dragon cargo capsule to ISS early April 21: Watch it live
By Mike Wall published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a robotic Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station early Monday morning (April 21), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX launches 10th batch of 'proliferated architecture' spy satellites for US government (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched the 10th batch of "proliferated architecture" spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base today (April 20).

Watch NASA astronaut Don Pettit and 2 cosmonauts return to Earth today
By Mike Wall published
NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two cosmonaut colleagues will return to Earth from the International Space Station this evening (April 19), and you can watch it live.

'Take care of our station. It's our everything.' Russian cosmonaut hands control of ISS over to Japanese astronaut (video)
By Mike Wall published
Russia's Alexey Ovchinin handed the keys of the International Space Station to Japanese spaceflyer Takuya Onishi in a change-of-command ceremony today (April 18).

Possible signs of alien life found on nearby exoplanet, study reports
By Mike Wall published
Scientists have found further evidence of possible biosignature gases on the planet K2-18b, strengthening its case as an abode for alien life. But the case is far from closed.

US and UK militaries pick Rocket Lab's HASTE launcher to help test hypersonic tech
By Mike Wall published
The militaries of the U.S. and the U.K. have selected Rocket Lab as a potential partner for their multibillion-dollar programs to develop hypersonic technology.

Minotaur 4 rocket, repurposed from intercontinental ballistic missile, launches secret US spy satellites to orbit from California (video)
By Mike Wall published
A Minotaur IV rocket sent multiple classified payloads skyward for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday (April 16).

'I feel super connected to love': Katy Perry reflects on her historic space launch with Blue Origin (video)
By Mike Wall published
Katy Perry just flew to suborbital space on a historic all-female flight with Blue Origin. The trip, though brief, changed her in significant ways the pop star said.

Katy Perry and Gayle King launch to space with 4 others on historic all-female Blue Origin rocket flight
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin launched the first all-female spaceflight in more than 60 years today (April 14), sending Katy Perry and five crewmates on a brief trip to suborbital space.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit on record-breaking 27th flight (video, photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX broke its rocket-reuse record yet again early Monday (April 14), launching a batch of Starlink internet satellites atop a Falcon 9 rocket that flew for the 27th time.
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