Asteroid Vesta has revealed itself as colorful, diverse – and even older than Earth – in the first-ever orbit of an asteroid by a space probe.
Jorge Salazar has conducted thousands of in-depth interviews with scientists in the process of creating science content for EarthSky. He is EarthSky's Lead Producer, and helps host the 90-second EarthSky and 8-minute EarthSky Clear Voices for Science podcasts. He leads the EarthSky community on Twitter. He is lead host for EarthSky 22, our all-new and exciting weekly science and music show. Plus he serves on EarthSky's Editorial Board, for both our English and Spanish content. These boards are responsible for choosing which scientists we will interview. Jorge has a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Texas at Austin. He knows a lot about a lot of different things. For EarthSky, he has explored subjects as diverse as nanotechnology, ecosystem-based management, climate change, global health, international environmental treaties, astrophysics and cosmology, and environmental security. His penetrating research style, poetic writing, and ability to track down and speak with Nobel prize-winning laureates, all make him a huge asset to EarthSky.
Posts by Jorge
May 18, 2012
Human World
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Scientists have found the world’s oldest known human blood in the 5,300 year-old mummy known as the Iceman.
Apr 25, 2012
Human World
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How climate change might have driven turning points in human evolution.
Apr 12, 2012
Space
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Frank Hill told EarthSky that — while his team did suggest a drop in solar activity beginning around 2019 — they did not suggest Earth would cool as a result.
Apr 10, 2012
Space
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Astronomers have found evidence that billions of rocky planets might orbit the habitable zones around red dwarf stars in our Milky Way.
Mar 23, 2012
Space
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Scientists have discovered evidence of underground lakes as big as the Great Lakes on Earth inside of Jupiter’s moon Europa. The icy moon might support life.
Mar 16, 2012
Human World
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EarthSky spoke with George Whitesides – perhaps the most influential chemist alive – about what it means to be a chemist today.
Mar 15, 2012
Earth
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EarthSky’s Science Communicator of the Year says that telling people about how scientists work is a key to communicating the science of climate change.
Mar 08, 2012
Space
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What better goal for the world’s biggest telescope than to probe details of how stars like our sun and planets like Earth came to be?
Mar 02, 2012
Space
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A team of astronomers has devised a better yardstick for measuring distances across space.
