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Nola Tillman

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Covers:  space, astronomy, planetary science, astrophysics, climate, science
Doesn't Cover: non-science issues
Freelance #science writer with a focus in #space and #astronomy. Formerly Nola Taylor Redd She/her **Moved to Bluesky** @astrowriter.bsky.social

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Nola Taylor Tillman (formerly Redd) is a freelance science journalist who writes primarily about space and astronomy. She has written for publications such as Scientific American, Science, National Geographic, the BBC, Sky & Telescope, and Astronomy magazine.

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What Methane Jets Might Tell Us About Enceladus - Eos

What Methane Jets Might Tell Us About Enceladus - Eos

Plumes on Saturn's moon Enceladus are dumping methane into space-fast. Something must be resupplying the orga…

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A raging river and frost-tipped dunes reveal watery history on Mars

A raging river and frost-tipped dunes reveal watery history on Mars

Both NASA's Perserverance and China's Zhurong rovers have recently found signs that Mars may have had more wa…

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Early Mars may have boasted a large ocean and cool climate

Early Mars may have boasted a large ocean and cool climate

When Mariner 4 buzzed Mars in 1965, it revealed a dry, desiccated world that stood in stark contrast to the h…

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How NASA's New Telescope Will Help Astronomers Discover Free-Floating Worlds

How NASA's New Telescope Will Help Astronomers Discover Free-Floating Worlds

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be able to detect small, distant planets without stars

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Mars Had Landslide-Powered Tsunamis That Put Earth's Mega-Waves to Shame

Mars Had Landslide-Powered Tsunamis That Put Earth's Mega-Waves to Shame

A huge mass of material fell down a mountain and into the Red Planet's ancient ocean.

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First asteroid found within Venus's orbit could be a clue to missing 'mantle' asteroids

First asteroid found within Venus's orbit could be a clue to missing 'mantle' asteroids

Earlier this year, astronomers discovered an oddball asteroid inside the orbit of Venus—the first member of a…

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Strange cosmic objects spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope may be baby 'platypus' galaxies - or something entirely new

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Generate Key Takeaways When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The James Webb Space Telescope recently captured these strange cosmic objects. . | Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, S. Finkelstein (UT Austin), Image Processing: A. Pagan (STScI) Strange cosmic objects spotted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are presently puzzling astronomers.
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Best space board games to play this Christmas

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After upwards of two decades and four different developers, the team behind Kindred Resort said they are in the homestretch but have pushed back …
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Target: Enceladus

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NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured images of Saturn’s moon Enceladus on October 9, 2008 that researchers used to create this mosaic. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Saturn’s exuberant moon, Enceladus, will receive a pair of visitors in the near future. The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing a combined orbiter and lander to visit the icy satellite. Still in the planning stages, the mission is slated to study the saturnian system in the 2050s.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Intern for Sky

When's the best time to pitch you?

During the week, ideally Monday so I have a fresh start. But I'm flexible.

What's the best pitch you ever got?

As a freelancer I'm usually doing the pitching. Which generally means I get to write stories I'm interested in.