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Mark Kaufman

Science Editor

Mark was the science editor at Mashable. After working as a ranger with the National Park Service, he started a reporting career after seeing the extraordinary value in educating people about the happenings on Earth, and beyond.

He's descended 2,500 feet into the ocean depths in search of the sixgill shark, ventured into the halls of top R&D laboratories, and interviewed some of the most fascinating scientists in the world.

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A scientist was urged not to take a risky cosmic image. He didn't listen.
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The Hubble Space Telescope as seen from the Space Shuttle Discovery in December 1999.
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Live from space! Watch Earth live streamed on Mashable.
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Earth viewed from the International Space Station
Hubble snaps photo of an eerie part of the universe
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The Hubble Space Telescope viewed orbiting Earth.
Spacecraft spots NASA rover driving through Mars' desert
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An artist's impression of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter flying above Mars.
U.S. satellites snap stunning footage of a punishing desert storm
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NOAA's GOES-19 weather satellite captures a view of an immense dust storm in Northern Mexico on April 19, 2025.
NASA spacecraft zooms by strange asteroid, beams back images
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An artist's conception of the Lucy spacecraft inspecting a Trojan asteroid.
Space camera spots mysterious symbols in the remote desert
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The International Space Station seen orbiting Earth as viewed from the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
Intense drone footage shows desert landing of Blue Origin rocket
By Mark Kaufman
A view of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket booster recently landing in West Texas.
Deep sea craft filmed unprecedented footage of a colossal squid
By Mark Kaufman
An image from the first-ever confirmed footage of a colossal squid.
Webb telescope snaps spectacular view of distant cosmic scene
By Mark Kaufman
A conception of the James Webb Space Telescope orbiting the sun 1 million miles from Earth.
At the site of the dinosaur-killing crater, scientists find a surprise
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A conception of a large asteroid hitting Earth.
The U.S. is building a fuel depot in space
By Mark Kaufman
An artist's conception of the Astroscale U.S. Refueler spacecraft with the sun in the distance.
Scientists find a galaxy that defies conventional wisdom
By Mark Kaufman
The giant spiral galaxy 2MASX J23453268−0449256.
Webb telescope's new photo isn't just rare. It's psychedelic.
By Mark Kaufman
A conception of the James Webb Space Telescope orbiting 1 million miles from Earth.
Millions of Americans are about to see yet another eclipse
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A partial solar eclipse seen beyond the Capitol Building in 2021.
Spacecraft films unprecedented view of sun shooting particles into space
By Mark Kaufman
A conception of the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter transiting the sun.
NASA just made a compelling discovery on Mars
By Mark Kaufman
A Curiosity rover selfie on the Martian surface.
Scaling a mountain, NASA rover sends home glorious Martian view
By Mark Kaufman
The Curiosity rover taking a selfie on Mars.
Scientists filmed something outrageous riding on a shark
By Mark Kaufman
A mysterious sighting of an octopus riding on top of a short-fin mako shark in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf.
A brand new volcanic vent opened up in Yellowstone
By Mark Kaufman
An aerial view of Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park.
Webb telescope just snapped direct image of worlds many light-years away
By Mark Kaufman
A conception of the James Webb Space Telescope orbiting 1 million miles from Earth.
NASA dropped a new report. It's a wake-up call.
By Mark Kaufman
Painters refurbishing the NASA logo the space agency's Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center
NASA footage shows a moon landing like never before
By Mark Kaufman
A NASA SCALPSS camera filming the landing of the Blue Ghost spacecraft on the moon on March 2.
Americans to witness a blood moon. Here's who'll have good viewing weather.
By Mark Kaufman
People witnessing a total lunar eclipse in Melbourne, Australia on July 28, 2018.
An expert's advice for watching the imminent total lunar eclipse
By Mark Kaufman
A man using a telescope at Guwahati Planetarium during a total lunar eclipse on Nov. 8, 2022 in Guwahati, India.
Scientists hunted for planets around our cosmic neighbor. They found 4.
By Mark Kaufman
An artist's conception of a hot rocky planet's view as it orbits Barnard's Star.
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