Victoria Corless

Victoria Corless

Contributing Writer

A chemist turned science writer, Victoria Corless completed her Ph.D. in organic synthesis at the University of Toronto and, ever the cliché, realized lab work was not something she wanted to do for the rest of her days. After dabbling in science writing and a brief stint as a medical writer, Victoria joined Wiley’s Advanced Science News where she works as an editor and writer. On the side, she freelances for various outlets, including Research2Reality and Chemistry World.

Latest articles by Victoria Corless

Two pieces of rocky material are seen with blueish areas highlighted.

Phosphate in NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample suggests space rock Bennu hails from an ocean world

By Victoria Corless published

NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission brought pieces of space rock Bennu to Earth in 2023. An analysis of these samples has revealed interesting data.

Asteroids
A person in a dark red shirt and jeans stands in the background behind a web of metal beams. They bend over reaching out their arm to seemingly thin air. On their head, a pair of goggles covers their eyes and emits a red dot.

NASA dips into futuristic AR tech to build powerful Roman Space Telescope

By Victoria Corless published

NASA engineers are incorporating augmented reality while constructing the next-gen Roman Space Telescope. Here's how.

Tech
An artist's impression of astronauts working on the surface of the moon.

If we really want people living on the moon, we need an astronaut health database

By Victoria Corless published

Scientists have started building a space medicine biobank as humans look to the moon and beyond.

Human Spaceflight
Two planets, the left one with pinkish hues, connected by a jagged line like a heart rate monitor to the right planet, earth. A small moon hangs top left of earth, between the planets.

A missing link in the timeline of Earth's chemistry may have been found

By Victoria Corless published

Scientists may have found missing pieces in the timeline that connects ancient Earth chemistry to modern day metabolic reactions.

Solar System
An image of Uranus on the left and Neptune on the right. They look almost indiscernible as they're both light blues.

Why is Neptune's magnetic field so weird? An exotic molecule may be the answer

By Victoria Corless published

An exotic molecule stabilized by intense pressure found in the icy depths of Neptune and Uranus could help explain a long-standing mystery.

Solar System