Nola Taylor Tillman
Nola Taylor Tillman is a contributing writer for Space.com. She loves all things space and astronomy-related, and enjoys the opportunity to learn more. She has a Bachelor’s degree in English and Astrophysics from Agnes Scott college and served as an intern at Sky & Telescope magazine. In her free time, she homeschools her four children. Follow her on Twitter at @NolaTRedd
Latest articles by Nola Taylor Tillman
Dione: Saturn's Turned-Around Moon
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
A collision may have spun Saturn's fourth moon around 180 degrees.
A Year After the Great American Solar Eclipse, the Excitement Remains
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
Solar scientists look back on what we've learned in the year since the Great American Solar Eclipse.
NASA Planetary Science Program Remains on Track, Report Finds
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
NASA has met or exceeded many of the goals set by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine in the 2013-2022 planetary decadal survey, according to a new midterm assessment.
Water on Mars: Exploration & Evidence
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
Mars has water trapped in the polar ice caps. More water may lie just beneath the surface. A new study suggests that water also flows on the surface.
Omega Centauri Is a Terrible Place to Look for Habitable Planets
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
The globular cluster Omega Centauri hosts an estimated 10 million stars, but they may be too tightly packed to hold on to habitable planets, a new study suggests.
XMM-Newton: Europe's Powerful X-ray Telescope
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
XMM-Newton studies some of the most violent space phenomena. It investigates the X-ray emission characteristics of galaxies, black holes, neutron stars and pulsars.
What Is the Most Massive Star?
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
The most massive known star is R136a1, more than 300 times as massive as the sun.
Sweet Super-Puffs: These 2 Exoplanets Have the Density of Cotton Candy
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
It turns out, exoplanets can be as sweet as a trip to the state fair: Two worlds discovered by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope have about the same density as a package of cotton candy.
Universe Expansion 'Detective Story' Examined with New Tool
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
A new technique that analyzes clashing observations may help solve the mystery behind the expansion of the universe.
IceCube: Unlocking the Secrets of Cosmic Rays
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
Buried deep in the Antarctic ice, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory may solve one of the biggest mysteries in astronomy, answering the questions behind the origin of neutrinos and cosmic rays.
Celebrating 40 Years of Pluto's Largest Moon, Charon
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
Forty years ago, Pluto's largest moon Charon was discovered.
Geometry Helps Solve the Mystery of Mars' Water
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
Studying the angles of river features on Mars helped a trio of scientists determine that the water fell from the air rather than seeping up from the ground.
Neutrino-Discovery Inside Scoop: Q&A with 'Godfather of IceCube' Francis Halzen
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
IceCube Neutrino Observatory principal investigator Francis Halzen talks about how researchers worked together to track a high-energy neutrino to its source for the first time.
'Godfather of IceCube' Talks Hunting Neutrinos
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
IceCube principle investigator Francis Halzen discusses how the unique observatory was built and the plans for its future.
Massive Mars Dust Storm Won't Stop NASA's Next Lander
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
The global dust storm currently raging on Mars shouldn't disrupt the touchdown of NASA's InSight lander this fall, agency officials said.
Milky Weigh: New Method Pins Down Our Galaxy's Mass
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
Astronomers now have a much better idea of just how much the Milky Way weighs.
Alien Life May Be Rare in Our Galaxy Today
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
The hunt for E.T. may have gotten more difficult. New research suggests that alien life may not be as widespread as we had hoped.
Rarely Seen Middleweight Black Hole Gobbles Star
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
A rare, midsize black hole has been spotted as it devours a star. Intermediate-mass black holes are typically challenging to spot; the new finding is the best observation to date.
Solving the 200-Year-Old Mystery of a Strange Eclipsing Star
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
The two-century-old mystery of what causes a star to dim for two years out of every 27 may be close to being solved, thanks to the ESA's Gaia spacecraft.
When Evenly Matched Galaxies Collide, They Ignite 2 Blazing Quasars
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
Violent collisions between two galaxies of equal sizes are more likely to power up both of the supermassive black holes at the galactic centers.
How Jupiter Is Helping the Hunt for Habitable Alien Worlds
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
In a planetary-science first, astronomers used their knowledge of Jupiter's magnetic field to model what kinds of radio signals might be emitted naturally by the fields of smaller, rocky worlds.
High School Students Help Unravel Mystery of Weirdly Dimming 'Tabby's Star'
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
Two new studies shed light on the cosmic dust that's likely responsible for the weird and dramatic dimming of "Tabby's star."
No Need for Planet Nine? Small Objects' Gravity Could Explain Weird Orbits
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
Small but rowdy space rocks pushing and jostling one another may have created the unusual orbits some astronomers cite as the signature of the hypothesized "Planet Nine," a new study suggests.
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