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
!["Google" is spelled out in stars, and also includes a sketch of a man's face.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GsR5ysjPvTZGjwaujpkp7U-320-80.png)
Google Doodle Celebrates Mexican Astronomer Guillermo Haro
By Sarah Lewin published
Google's latest homepage Doodle celebrates Guillermo Haro, a Mexican astronomer who in 1959 became the first Mexican elected to the Royal Astronomical Society.
![A Soyuz rocket is raised upright at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in preparation for its launch on March 21, 2018, to the International Space Station. The spacecraft will carry NASA astronauts Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel, along with Russian cosm](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kr9KcXJdG6go75egvy3xQ8-320-80.jpg)
Veteran Crew Launches to the Space Station Today: Watch It Live
By Sarah Lewin published
Three veteran space fliers lift off today (March 21) on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, beginning a 50-hour journey to the International Space Station.
![NASA's Goes-EAST image](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GYjtZLoFQ3pw45Y8vXR8eh-320-80.jpg)
Vernal Equinox 2018: Satellite Sees First Day of Spring
By Sarah Lewin published
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) celebrated a crisp start to spring today (March 20) in the Northern Hemisphere with a stunning view of Earth from sunset to sunrise.
![NASA astronaut Steve Swanson poses with the robot Robonaut 2 on the International Space Station after completing an upgrade that gave the robot legs.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m2h3ikXL2hpFVkXaFf4SQ3-320-80.jpg)
NASA's Broken Robonaut Will Head Back to Earth This Spring
By Sarah Lewin published
NASA's robotic space station crewmember could head down to Earth as early as May for repairs.
![stephen hawking](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aCXMV7nXnbfHytRDP8rBng-320-80.jpg)
Stephen Hawking's Best Books: Black Holes, Multiverses and Singularities
By Sarah Lewin published
Physicist Stephen Hawking, whose death was announced March 14, wrote prodigiously for both a popular audience and the scientific community over the course of his career. Here are the highlights.
![Steve phenomenon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HCaw8K5E42fUTGjB4zhwkU-320-80.jpg)
Meet 'Steve,' the Aurora-Like Mystery Scientists Are Beginning to Unravel
By Sarah Lewin published
New work helps to codify the cause and properties of "Steve," an aurora-like phenomenon documented by citizen scientists as it streaked across the sky in western Canada.
![Professor Stephen Hawking experiences the freedom of weightlessness during a zero gravity flight.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dDqGLiXPxhUckpsp47sbFe-320-80.jpg)
Stephen Hawking Remembered by Neil deGrasse Tyson and More on Twitter
By Sarah Lewin published
After physicist Stephen Hawking's death at the age of 76 was announced early this morning (March 14), scientists, thinkers and many more took to Twitter to share their thoughts.
![Stargate Origins screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jd8soW5HCWf6ig44uDuNWN-320-80.jpg)
'Stargate Origins' Returns Tonight with 3 Final Episodes
By Sarah Lewin published
The web series "Stargate Origins" will release its final three episodes tonight (March 8) at 7 p.m. EST.
![Hazy Saturn and its rings June 23, 2013](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NKTXE2hxvF5CZAhsPEYYHP-320-80.jpg)
Saturn and Its Rings Meet Sun Glare in Ethereal Cassini Photo
By Sarah Lewin published
Saturn and its rings shine through the glare across the Cassini spacecraft's wide-angle camera in a newly released photo from the planetary mission.
![A disk can be shown drawn around a ray of light, bending and warping. An equation and illustration of electron shells can be seen in the corner, as well as a cat.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y2xgjZ2KrppQQMJL6GuwMf-320-80.jpg)
Massive Space Structures Have Surprising Connection to Quantum Mechanics Math
By Sarah Lewin published
Enormous disks of stars or debris can operate under the same rules as subatomic particles, changing based on the Schrodinger equation, which physicists use to model quantum-mechanical systems.
![A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the GOES-S weather satellite soars toward space during a successful launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on March 1, 2018.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yVg8AiqxWwxMcgZKWq8SkW-320-80.jpg)
Next-Generation Weather Satellite Launches to Track Extreme Storms
By Sarah Lewin published
![A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the GOES-S weather satellite is rolled to Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Launch is scheduled for 5:02 p.m. EST on March 1, 2018.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/irLmANLUSRKq49zkh8qdsY-320-80.jpg)
Advanced GOES-S Weather Satellite Lifts Off Today: Watch the Launch Live
By Sarah Lewin published
![The Expanse season 3 trailer screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qfwHofRaJgvtUwfGefafFZ-320-80.jpg)
'The Expanse' Returns April 11 for Season 3 — Watch New Trailer
By Sarah Lewin published
Syfy announced today (Feb. 23) that its space-adventure series "The Expanse" will return for a third season on April 11.
![Stargate Origins screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7s5HahotrNsW3GRAGQJsK3-320-80.jpg)
'Stargate Origins' Episodes 3 and 4 Released! Watch New Teaser Trailer
By Sarah Lewin published
Two more 10-minute episodes of "Stargate Origins" are now available for paid viewers on Stargate Command.
![A man stands and looks strict at a podium](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PrJcURkxK7W3mmr3VEDAr8-320-80.jpg)
Pence: To Lead in Space, US Needs Less Red Tape for Commercial Space Companies
By Sarah Lewin published
![HI-SEAS mission's dome by drone](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4TtxWZ8vgAQAiPa87qg7bK-320-80.jpg)
Mock Mars Mission Suspended Due to Crewmember Accident
By Sarah Lewin published
A crewmember of the mock Mars mission HI-SEAS VI was admitted to the hospital yesterday morning (Feb. 19) after a minor accident, just a few days after the Hawaii-based simulation began.
![Storms on Neptune](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HsGvQiZCQeFYw6kUQYDAkH-320-80.jpg)
A Giant Storm on Neptune Is Disappearing as Hubble Telescope Watches
By Sarah Lewin published
A dark storm on Neptune, once big enough to reach from Boston to Portugal, is dwindling to nothing as the Hubble Space Telescope keeps watch.
![Stargate Origins screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EoFx2PCFsNaM4y8864DFrU-320-80.jpg)
'Stargate Origins' Brings Classic Sci-Fi Back Tonight
By Sarah Lewin published
The "Stargate" prequel series "Stargate Origins" has begun; the first three episodes are now live, and additional episodes are set to release at least once per week.
![Rosette nebula, ngc 2244](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Fp4yWhkLE66eGReS2GuoXg-320-80.jpg)
Getting to the Heart of the Rosette Nebula: How It Got Its Rose Shape
By Sarah Lewin published
A new simulation explains the hole at the center of the Rosette Nebula that gives the cloud of interstellar gas and dust its distinctive rose-like shape.
![Saturn's moons Titan and Rhea](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ydZqdLu7cLVbWPvEtB5UVQ-320-80.jpg)
Saturn's Contrasting Moons Pair Up in Spectacular Cassini Photo
By Sarah Lewin published
Saturn's cratered moon Rhea passes in front of the hazy giant Titan in an image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which completed its mission by diving into Saturn in September.
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