
Jane Rigby: Sky hunter
This astronomer had a key role in getting the James Webb Space Telescope into space and working properly.
I'm a science journalist in Boulder, Colorado.
I report on the earth, planetary and astronomical sciences. See below for selected clips, and find more recent thoughts at @alexwitze.
My book ISLAND ON FIRE, coauthored with my husband Jeff Kanipe, is about the extraordinary 18th-century eruption of the Icelandic volcano Laki.
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