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Tara Iyer
Science and space correspondent
Tara Iyer covers space missions, astronomy, and scientific research, translating new findings into clear reporting for everyday readers.
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Recent stories by Tara Iyer
ScienceSpace Industry
A New Glenn test explosion and a same-day Atlas V mission put Amazon Leo launch cadence, satellite broadband competition, and provider risk in focus.
Tara IyerMay 29, 202612 min read
Space, discovery, and the science behind the headlines.Read story
ScienceAstronomy and Cosmos
A new JWST measurement of Abell2744-QSO1 suggests a 50-million-solar-mass black hole may have grown before its host galaxy did.
Tara IyerMay 28, 202612 min read
Space, discovery, and the science behind the headlines.Read story
SciencePhysics and Materials
The LHC decay anomaly is one of particle physics' more serious current tensions, but the new B-meson result still needs more data before discovery claims.
Tara IyerMay 26, 202612 min read
Space, discovery, and the science behind the headlines.Read story
ScienceAstronomy and Cosmos
NASA's TESS exoplanet map and new machine-learning surveys show why planet hunting is shifting from finding faint signals to deciding which worlds deserve follow-up.
Tara IyerMay 23, 202612 min read
Space, discovery, and the science behind the headlines.Read story
ScienceAstronomy and Cosmos
Euclid Q2 data release timing and the Space Warps lens hunt make June an important checkpoint for astronomers tracking dark matter and galaxy structure.
Tara IyerMay 21, 202613 min read
Space, discovery, and the science behind the headlines.Read story
ScienceEarth and Environment Science
A new river oxygen loss study tracked more than 21,000 river reaches and found widespread deoxygenation linked to warming, with tropical rivers most exposed.
Tara IyerMay 20, 202612 min read
Space, discovery, and the science behind the headlines.Read story