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Monica Young

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Covers:  Astronomy news
News Editor at Sky & Telescope

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Monica Young’s Biography

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As Sky & Telescope's News Editor, Monica commissions, writes, and edits news and feature articles on the latest in astronomy science and observing.

Monica won the American Astronomical Society's Solar Physics Division Popular Media Award for her November 2020 feature article "To Touch the Sun" on NASA’s Parker Solar Probe's record-breaking journey to study our nearest star.

Monica joined the Sky & Telescope staff in 2012 as web editor, with a primary mission of creating, maintaining, and updat…

What was your first job as a journalist?

I started working for Sky & Telescope as an intern. I lasted two weeks...before they hired me full time.

Why did you become a journalist?

I am an astronomer and love to get into the weeds of a research problem, but journalism allows me to pull back and synthesize information.

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Chasing, playing with, and learning from my three children.

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