Lisa Grossman

Lisa Grossman

Astronomy Writer

Lisa Grossman is the astronomy writer for Science News. Previously she was a news editor at New Scientist, where she ran the physical sciences section of the magazine for three years. Before that, she spent three years at New Scientist as a reporter, covering space, physics and astronomy. She has a degree in astronomy from Cornell University and a graduate certificate in science writing from UC Santa Cruz. Lisa was a finalist for the AGU David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism, and received the Institute of Physics/Science and Technology Facilities Council physics writing award and the AAS Solar Physics Division Popular Writing Award. She interned at Science News in 2009-2010.

All Stories by Lisa Grossman

  1. Planetary Science

    Saturn’s moon Dione has stripes like no others in the solar system

    Icy moon Dione has long, thin, bright lines at its equator that run surprisingly parallel to each other for tens to hundreds of kilometers.

  2. Particle Physics

    What the electron’s near-perfect roundness means for new physics

    The electron remains stubbornly round, meaning we may need to build beyond the Large Hadron Collider to find physics outside of the standard model.

  3. Astronomy

    The Neil Armstrong biopic ‘First Man’ captures early spaceflight’s terror

    At a time when NASA is considering how to return astronauts to the moon, ‘First Man’ is a sobering reminder of how risky the first giant leap was.

  4. Astronomy

    The first observed wimpy supernova may have birthed a neutron star duo

    Scientists have spotted a faint, fast supernova for the first time, possibly explaining how pairs of dense stellar corpses called neutron stars form.

  5. Astronomy

    If the past is a guide, Hubble’s new trouble won’t doom the space telescope

    Hubble is in safe mode, but astronomers are optimistic that the observatory will keep working.

  6. Cosmology

    The universe’s continued existence implies extra dimensions are tiny

    The strictest limits yet on the size of extra dimensions come from the fact that black holes haven't destroyed the universe.

  7. Astronomy

    Hubble may have spotted the first known exomoon

    A single sighting with the Hubble Space Telescope seems to confirm that there’s a Neptune-sized moon orbiting exoplanet Kepler 1625b.

  8. Physics

    Groundbreaking ways of manipulating light win trio the 2018 physics Nobel

    Three scientists, including the third woman to win a physics Nobel, are honored for their laser inventions.

  9. Astronomy

    We may not have found aliens yet because we’ve barely begun looking

    A new calculation says SETI searches have combed the equivalent of a hot tub out of Earth’s oceans looking for extraterrestrial intelligence in space.

  10. Astronomy

    Paula Jofré makes stellar connections

    Astrophysicist Paula Jofré is a galactic archaeologist, mapping out generations of stars.

  11. Astronomy

    Astronomers may have spotted the birth of a neutron star

    Scientists say they’ve witnessed a type of neutron star called a pulsar being born in the wake of a massive supernova for the first time.

  12. Planetary Science

    The first rovers to explore an asteroid just sent photos home

    Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has deployed a pair of rovers to the surface of asteroid Ryugu.