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
How scientists are tackling the biggest problems of returning humans to the Moon
Here’s how scientists test the next generation of lunar equipment without leaving Earth.
NASA’s dirty dilemma: How Martian dust is crippling space probes
Dust has always been a problem when exploring Mars.
How we'll explore the unknown Universe
A new epoch of spaceflight is upon us. Here, we explore the next generation of spacecraft that will take us to parts of our Solar System that we’ve never seen before.
The Boötes void: Why the Universe has a mysterious hole 330 million light-years across
Space is full of holes.
Who owns the Moon?
Many have visited – but who does it belong to?
How humanity will return to the Moon: The future of lunar exploration
The next few years will see an explosion of lunar explorers. But what will they be looking for when they get there?
Hubble's hidden gems | 8 beautiful images you probably haven't seen before
The Hubble Space Telescope launched 30 years ago on 24 April 1990.
Hubble at 30 | What Hubble had to teach us about our home galaxy
The story of the stars is written across our Galaxy, and the Hubble Space Telescope has helped us read it.
Hubble Space Telescope | "It’s like keeping a laser pointer on a dime 330km away for 24 hours"
Hubble’s science operations manager Kevin Hartnett about the future of the iconic telescope.
How Hubble gave us a new perspective on the planets
The Hubble Space Telescope has changed the way we see our cosmic neighbours, as it works with other probes to bring our Solar System into focus.
Black holes and dark energy | How Hubble discovered the Universe's darkest secrets
The Hubble Space Telescope has helped to peer back across the aeons of time and shown that the Universe is growing at an ever-faster rate.
The Voyager mission | Exploring the interstellar void
How the twin probes will tackle a mission they were never built for.
Messages from the edge of the Solar System: What New Horizons is still revealing about Pluto and beyond
As the New Horizon’s spacecraft ventures deeper into the distant Kuiper belt, we take a look at what we’re learning from this groundbreaking mission.
Sky At Night Magazine | Apollo 11: the story of the Moon landing
The Apollo 11 mission saw humans walk on the surface of the Moon for the first time. This is how it happened.
SpaceX | Everything you need to know about Crew Dragon
In early March, SpaceX successfully sent its Crew Dragon craft to the ISS, and returned it safely to earth. What does this historic mission mean for space travel?
The race to dodge an asteroid
Practising smashing a satellite into a large space rock could one day save Planet Earth
The next great search for life on Mars
NASA is sending another rover to search for signs of life.
Space mining: the new goldrush
While space mining is still a decade or so off, next year the industry is ramping up their efforts.
What will we learn from the Juno mission?
As NASA’s Juno spacecraft arrives at the Solar System’s largest planet, we investigate what it will discover about Jupiter.