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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

In this digital illustration, three small rocky planets orbit a pulsar. One planet is large in the foreground and has a polar aurora and cratered surface. The other two are smaller in the background. A pulsar appears at top left in the image and is depicted as a bright white point source emitting white beams at 5 o’clock and 11 o’clock. Purple and green loops and swirls surround the point of light and represent the strong magnetic field of a pulsar.
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Pulsar Planets Are Exceedingly Rare

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 16 August 202216 August 2022

A new survey of hundreds of pulsars could help solve the mystery of why planets exist around these dead stars.

A panoramic image of a tall waterfall in a verdant and lush tropical valley. The waterfall is along the left side of the valley, and trees with bright green, dark green, and yellow leaves fill the valley floor and cover the valley walls. A grayish sky with mist is above the valley.
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Maui Endures More Drought and Drier Streams

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 29 July 202229 July 2022

Drought continues to threaten Maui’s native land-based and marine ecosystems, water resources, and traditional ways of life. But conservationists have hope—and ways to fight back.

Edgard Rivera-Valentín stands at the far left of a group of members of the Boricua Planeteers advocacy group
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Edgard Rivera-Valentín: Boricua Planeteer

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 25 July 202225 July 2022

Inspired by the science infrastructure in their own backyard.

Emil Cherrington stands on a boat in the middle of a river in Belize in May 2019.
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Emil Cherrington: Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 25 July 202225 July 2022

Showing how eyes in the sky can help people on the ground.

A gif showing the five first images from JWST, split into six images that flash for 2 seconds each. In order they are: the first deep field, the spectrum of WASP-96B, Stephan’s Quintet, the Southern Ring Nebula in near-infrared light, the Southern Ring Nebula in midinfrared light, and the Carina Nebula. Further descriptions of each image can be found within the article.
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The First Look at Our New Astronomy Paradigm

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 12 July 202215 July 2022

Five galaxies, two nebulae, an exoplanet, and the early universe—JWST’s first images provide a cross section of the science yet to come.

The Sun, a round orange orb, is observed through an ultraviolet filter that gives its surface a mottled deep orange look. There are a few prominences along the edge of the circular disk and one loop at around one o’clock, but there are no sunspots visible on the surface.
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Why Did Sunspots Disappear for 70 Years? Nearby Star Holds Clues

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 10 June 202227 March 2023

Five decades of data revealed a star undergoing a pause in magnetic activity similar to what the Sun experienced almost 400 years ago.

Planta Arabidopsis de dos semanas cultivada en un regolito lunar. La planta es pequeña y ella y el regolito se encuentran al centro de la imagen dentro de un recipiente de cristal transparente.
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El suelo lunar permite cultivar plantas

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 1 June 202227 March 2023

Plantas cultivadas en regolito lunar recolectado por las misiones Apollo crecieron con éxito desde la semilla hasta el retoño, brindando así información sobre las futuras perspectivas de la agricultura lunar.

An Arabidopsis plant grown in lunar soil for about 2 weeks
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Lunar Soil Can Grow Plants

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 13 May 202227 March 2023

Plants grown in lunar regolith collected by Apollo missions successfully grew from seed to sprout, lending insight into future lunar agriculture prospects.

The dark blue orb of Neptune is viewed by Voyager 2 at an upward angle from the south pole. A dark navy storm spot, the Great Dark Spot, is just to the right of the center of the planet, and white high-altitude clouds are scattered around the planet.
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Diagnosing Neptune’s Chilly Summer

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 28 April 202228 April 2022

A pandemic project analyzing a trove of infrared images revealed an unexplained phenomenon taking place in Neptune’s atmosphere.

A tarnished copper water pipe and spigot with dripping water sits in front of a blurred green outdoor background.
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Uranium Detected in Latinx Communities’ Water Systems

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 21 April 202221 April 2022

The unsafe contaminant levels could not be attributed to differences in regional geology, water source, or community size. Researchers suggest they are due to a failure of regulatory policy.

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