Sarah Lewin
Sarah Lewin started writing for Space.com in June of 2015 as a Staff Writer and became Associate Editor in 2019 . Her work has been featured by Scientific American, IEEE Spectrum, Quanta Magazine, Wired, The Scientist, Science Friday and WGBH's Inside NOVA. Sarah has an MA from NYU's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program and an AB in mathematics from Brown University. When not writing, reading or thinking about space, Sarah enjoys musical theatre and mathematical papercraft. She is currently Assistant News Editor at Scientific American. You can follow her on Twitter @SarahExplains.
Latest articles by Sarah Lewin
![Brief Answers to the Big Questions discussion panel](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ci22cfvPDkZCK2XiY6qiRR-320-80.jpg)
Stephen Hawking's Children and Colleagues Discuss Physicist's Final Book, Legacy
By Sarah Lewin published
In his final book, released Oct. 16, Stephen Hawking tackles big questions about the universe, delving into physics, cosmology, the existence of God and the future direction of humanity.
![Cosmos: Possible Worlds panel at NYCC](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nz2P8G9mQzfNpgz5FCc29P-320-80.jpg)
'Cosmos: Possible Worlds' Creators Preview New TV Series at Comic Con
By Sarah Lewin published
![Neil DeGrasse Tyson](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4YnVhmYAvNjfyMnwvha8V5-320-80.jpg)
Watch Neil deGrasse Tyson Deliver a Heartfelt Message to 'Birthday Buddy' NASA
By Sarah Lewin published
During a live taping of the podcast StarTalk at New York Comic-Con yesterday (Oct. 5), Neil deGrasse Tyson read an emotional letter to NASA on their shared 60th birthday.
![rocket poster](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w8r3pTYSZ9tpTzfUozmwqV-320-80.png)
Space.com Debuts New Series of Free Posters to Celebrate NASA Milestones
By Sarah Lewin published
The Saturn V rocket and its predecessors soar toward open space in the first of three new posters by Space.com celebrating landmark anniversaries in space history.
![nycc fans](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t7eaEs5hdfVZy6dbBgY9p5-320-80.jpg)
New York Comic-Con 2018: Space Panels to Watch For
By Sarah Lewin published
New York fans of space and science fiction, get ready: It's time for New York Comic-Con 2018!
![First Man Neil Armstrong Biopic](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jB6ZUpWvmXNJcy3baa7M3b-320-80.jpg)
Free Tickets! See Neil Armstrong Biopic 'First Man' for NASA's 60th Anniversary
By Sarah Lewin published
Hurry before they're gone! Theaters across the country are offering free screenings of "First Man" on Oct. 1.
![Yusaku Maezawa, the Japanese entrepreneur who booked SpaceX's 1st private trip around the moon on a Big Falcon Rocket, will bring 6 to 8 artists within him under his project #dearMoon to inspire the world.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wBdGaPbCcoZFNX6pWSvMtA-320-80.jpg)
#dearMoon: SpaceX's 1st Passenger Flight Around the Moon Will Be an Epic Art Project
By Sarah Lewin published
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa announced Sept. 17 that he has chosen to go to the moon in 2023 — and bring six to eight artists along for the ride.
![Hurricane Florence](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gnDFBouNo6H2J8NswjrWCM-320-80.jpg)
Hurricane Florence Is a 'No-Kidding Nightmare' in These New Astronaut Photos
By Sarah Lewin published
![Spiral galaxy NGC 3981](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sVyVEiGuBp9AGEuqvRr3S5-320-80.jpg)
Asteroid Hides Behind Sparkling Spiral Galaxy in This Dazzling Telescope View
By Sarah Lewin published
![People pose as they receive an award in long formal sparkly dresses and suits](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DjiDGwiYGCRPhukDn6qvhK-320-80.jpg)
Cassini's 'Grand Finale' at Saturn Lands NASA an Emmy
By Sarah Lewin published
If you watched the Cassini probe's spectacular dive into Saturn last September, you weren't alone — and now its media campaign has earned NASA an Emmy award.
![Telstar 19 Vantage Mission](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fAUjqb37HFaeyQq8nXWAwi-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX Will Launch Telstar Communications Satellite Tonight: How to Watch Live
By Sarah Lewin published
SpaceX is prepared to loft a hefty communications satellite into orbit tonight (Sept. 9), attempting to land a Falcon 9 rocket's first stage on a drone ship at sea.
![Telstar 19V satellite](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xRit959bZYJw9V7JgKqC3W-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX Sets Weekend Launch Date for Telstar Communications Satellite
By Sarah Lewin published
After a successful engine test-fire, SpaceX is on track for a Saturday night launch of the company's Falcon 9 rocket, which will carry a Telstar communications satellite.
![Saturn's nothern auroras](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JnciXvNxyALENsBFeXrc4D-320-80.jpg)
See Saturn's Stunning Auroras Glow Over Time in These Hubble Photos
By Sarah Lewin published
New images from the Hubble Space Telescope show Saturn's ultraviolet auroras swirling at the planet's north pole in the months before and after the northern summer solstice.
![UFO movie poster](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dMJRmnUhWNNtriBNRS8FhK-320-80.jpg)
'UFO' Movie Delves into Math of Universe Navigation (Exclusive Clip)
By Sarah Lewin published
In a new clip from the upcoming movie "UFO," releasing digitally and on DVD Sept. 4, characters discuss how aliens could use physical constants to navigate across space.
![ISS Crew squeeze shot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kQLPnrKXKpB2B5LbfhdYW8-320-80.jpg)
Space Station Astronauts Squeeze into Tiny Crew Cabin for Fun Photo
By Sarah Lewin published
The six crewmembers on the International Space Station each have their own phone-booth-size sleeping cabin, but they all jammed into one for a fun photo op.
![Vice President Mike Pence speaks about the future of U.S. human spaceflight at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Aug. 22, 2018. Pence is the chair of the National Space Council and toured the space center to see how NASA is working to return astro](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qi64a9C9C8zukTmrb4G939-320-80.jpg)
US Astronauts Could Fly to Moon-Orbiting Station by 2024, Pence Tells NASA
By Sarah Lewin published
![Vesta terrain art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SUhoA6pRQZXBnhTR2dEquG-320-80.jpg)
To Visit Distant Planets, Spacecraft May Need Better Computer Brains
By Sarah Lewin published
Before robotic probes can land on alien worlds far from human influence and perform other ambitious deep-space feats, their brains will need to level up.
![Typhoon Soulik](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/99UwiPDYEP6YPRTroWrZej-320-80.jpg)
Astronaut Captures Whirling Typhoon Soulik from Space
By Sarah Lewin published
NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold caught a spectacular view of Typhoon Soulik swirling toward southern Japan from his post on the International Space Station.
![Mendocino Complex Fire Aug 13, 2018](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7PAxP4A9DhbBnGpKCBLAsN-320-80.jpg)
New NASA Images Show California's Largest Wildfire from Space. Canadian Blazes, Too
By Sarah Lewin published
The Mendocino Complex Fire, the largest blaze in California's history, releases clouds of smoke in new photos from NASA, and fires blazing over Canada are visible from a million miles away in space.
![Pluto's Surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wAf8qonYBm2uWHi5tscBmd-320-80.jpeg)
'Ask a Spaceman' Series Launches with Trip to Pluto
By Sarah Lewin published
"Ask a Spaceman" is live for the first time on Facebook — and astrophysicist Paul Sutter jumps right into it with a trip to Pluto.
![Paul Sutter Ask a Spaceman](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EwUmdw284nYsLSij4TBNob-320-80.jpg)
'Ask a Spaceman' Series Brings Universe's Weirdest Mysteries to Facebook Watch
By Sarah Lewin published
The astrophysicist is in: In the new Facebook Watch series "Ask a Spaceman," pro explainer (and Space.com columnist) Paul Sutter answers your questions about the strangest corners of the universe.
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