Ezzy Pearson
Science journalist
Ezzy Pearson is the Features Editor of BBC Sky at Night Magazine. Her first book about the history of robotic planetary landers is out now from The History Press.
Recent articles by Ezzy Pearson
The best, safest ways to view a solar eclipse, from low-cost, simple options to expert astronomer techniques
What are the best and safest ways to view an eclipse?
How did Pluto and its moon come together?
Astronomy explained | What are stars?
What is a star? How does a star form and die? Find out in our guide packed with facts about stars and answers to some of the most commonly-asked questions.
New proof of Theia Moon formation theory
A third of black holes in the Universe could be hiding from view
A guide to the planets | Saturn
Saturn's rings make it the most eye-catching planet in the Solar System
Is dark matter light? Mysterious chemistry at the centre of our Galaxy points to a new feather weight option
NASA’s new SPHEREx telescope set to reveal what happened just a fraction of a second after the Big Bang
Mars's moon Phobos is spiralling towards the Red Planet and may one day form a ring system
Mars’s moon Phobos is being pulled towards its host in a process that could eventually tear it apart and create rings around the Red Planet.
How to find, observe and photograph potential 'planet killer' asteroids
T Coronae Borealis nova set to become a 'new star' in the sky, and will be as bright as the North Star
Why is life on Earth left-handed?
Webb and the Firefly Sparkle Galaxy
NASA’s Perseverance rover reaches top of Jezero Crater’s rim
A new Space Race begins – Blue Origin’s New Glenn reaches orbit during first test flight
Astronomy Photographer of the Year | How to enter
Watch the live as SpaceX launch two new private Moon landers – one of which is a phoenix, and the other a ghost
The chances of alien life just got slimmer, according to new study looking at mysterious dark energy
"Exciting and bizarre". Uranus's moon may have once had an ocean beneath its surface
The Parker Solar Probe passed closer to the Sun than any spacecraft ever before on Christmas Eve 2024
Mars was once a wet planet with a thick atmosphere, then 3 billion years ago both disappeared. Now, scientists may have finally found Mars’s missing atmosphere and water
Apollo 8 | The Christmas mission to the Moon
On Christmas Eve 1968, the first mission to the Moon changed how we view our home planet forever.
