Katherine Kornei

All Stories by Katherine Kornei

  1. Earth

    The sun shines brightest in South America’s Atacama Desert

    Solar rays in this high-altitude desert at times rival the light intensity on Venus.

  2. Planets

    Mars might still be volcanically active, quakes there suggest

    Seismic rumblings picked up by NASA’s InSight lander hint at molten rock moving deep below the planet’s fractured surface.

  3. Space

    A massive rogue roaming our galaxy may be a black hole

    Alternatively, this unseen wanderer might be a hefty neutron star. Whatever it is, its gravity caused starlight to be warped — and that gave it away.

  4. Planets

    The InSight lander has caught a large ‘earthquake’ on Mars

    This magnitude 5 quake is offering scientists a peek at what’s going on beneath the Martian surface.

  5. Climate

    Coastal cities around the world are sinking, satellite data show

    Of 99 coastal cities studied, nearly one-third are sinking. This leaves coastal communities increasingly vulnerable to rising seas.