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Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org

Kimberly M. S. Cartier

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, Senior Science Reporter for Eos.org, joined the Eos staff in 2017 after earning her Ph.D. studying extrasolar planets. Kimberly covers space science, climate change, and STEM diversity, justice, and education

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Pluto’s Atmosphere May Be Collapsing

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 11 September 202611 September 2026

Don’t worry, it’s supposed to do that.

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Sharpest-Ever Image of the Sun Shows Small but Mighty Swirls

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 10 September 202611 September 2026

These tiny instabilities could play an outsized role in energizing the Sun’s corona.

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Roman Telescope Begins Quest to Reveal Evolving Universe

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 30 August 202630 August 2026

A new era of space exploration began today with the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

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Swift Observatory Rescue Mission Fails

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 20 August 202620 August 2026

NASA’s attempt to rescue the falling Swift Observatory has failed. Look back at some of Swift’s most exciting discoveries.

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Forest Service to End Protection for 45 Million Acres of Forest

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 18 August 202619 August 2026

The U.S. Forest Service has moved forward with a rule to withdraw protections from 45 million acres of pristine national forests.

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Kelsey Young: “Copy, Moon Joy”

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 3 August 20263 August 2026

She came to NASA with the goal of making planetary science front and center of the Artemis missions. She succeeded.

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NASA Announces “Realignment” Toward Human Spaceflight

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 22 May 202622 May 2026

NASA announced an agencywide realignment that includes combining related mission directorates to sharpen the agency’s focus on human spaceflight.

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What Winds Whip Up Otherworldly Waves?

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 21 May 202621 May 2026

New research goes back to the basics to explain how atmospheric conditions affect the creation of wind-driven waves on other worlds.

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Sea Level Rise is Accelerating, Scientists Confirm

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 20 May 202620 May 2026

New research closes the sea level budget gap and takes account of the drivers of sea level change.

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Mongolian Mountains Rose When the Crust Bounced Back

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 15 May 202618 May 2026

A plate folded, the lithosphere sank, and up popped a mountain range.

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