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[NOTE: Rather than posting haphazardly to this blog, my current plan is to publish haphazardly to my Substack.

I’m late on sharing this one, but for The New Yorker, I describe a breakthrough in the search for Martian life—and how the Trump administration is killing a NASA mission that’s the culmination of fifty years of effort.

For the New Yorker, I share a personal story about a little white dog, unwanted and set for euthanasia, his escape, and the nine surreal months an unlikely team spent trying to rescue him.

For the New Yorker, I look at how the Trump Administration’s actions are undermining the Department of Veterans Affairs, and its promise to fire 75,000 V.A. employees risks destroying the system.

The Trump administration is remaking NASA in its own image.

Over at The New Yorker, you can find my coverage of the launch of Europa Clipper, NASA’s flagship to the Jovian system, and the story of one of the scientists who’s spent her career making it happen.

For The New York Times, I tell the inside story of the desperate race to save NASA’s flagship mission to Jupiter’s ocean moon.

For the New York Times, I reveal details about a critical issue affecting Europa Clipper, NASA’s flagship mission to Jupiter’s ocean moon.

In my latest essay for The New Yorker, I explore why the moon is so busy these days, and what that means for life on Earth.

My latest for the New Yorker was seven years in the making.

For The New Yorker, I interviewed the astrophysicist Dr.

In the June/July issue of Wine Enthusiast, I write about my time at the extraordinary, not-to-be-missed Big Sur Food & Wine Festival.

Image credit: The New Yorker In a special digital issue of The New Yorker for the week of April 24, I have a story about NASA’s failure on the methane emission detection issue, and how NGOs have taken it on themselves to pick up the slack.

In the November 28, 2022 issue of The New Yorker, I have a magazine cover story recounting my most recent expedition to Antarctica.

For The New Yorker, I write about NASA’s efforts to stave off doomsday from above.

For over a year now, I have written for The Drop, an online magazine edited by the inimitable Felicity Carter for Pix.wine.

I am thrilled and honored to present the cover for the paperback edition of THE MISSION, which lands in bookstores on January 25, 2022!

Over the last few weeks, I’ve done scores of interviews for THE MISSION.

Two months ago, my book, THE MISSION, hit bookstores in the United States.

I was very proud to write my first essay for the Wall Street Journal—the cover story for the weekend review.