Georgina Torbet
Former Space Writer
Author/Co-Author of 2981 articles
Georgina has been the space writer at Digital Trends space writer for six years, covering human space exploration, planetary science, and cosmology. In that time she's covered a whole lot of space news as well as features on topics like the upcoming exploration of Venus, the nitty gritty of the geology of Mars, and what it takes to build a next-generation observatory.
Though she's been in science journalism for six years, she started off life in academia in quite a different field, doing a PhD in psychology. Doing science experiments was fun, but communicating about them to other scientists and the public was even better, hence the switch in careers.
She has also written for outlets like The Verge, Ars Technica, and Futurism, and likes to attend planetary science conferences whenever possible to get a glimpse into the day to day work of scientists in the field.
One of her favorite things she's ever written is the Digital Trends series Life on Mars, which dug into all the technical details of what it will take to put humans on Mars - including the technologies we haven't developed yet. That series won a Dotcomm Platinum award for excellence in digital communication, and remains something she's very proud of.
Georgina lives in Berlin, Germany, where it's cold but good fun. When she isn't at work she's tending to her ever-growing collection of houseplants or enjoying a great Gin & Tonic, as she also writes about cocktails for The Manual.
Celebrating a white Christmas — martian style
The Mars Express spacecraft has snapped an image of icy and snowy hillsides on Mars.
Boeing Starliner astronauts will stay in space a little while longer
Two astronauts who traveled to space on the troubled Boeing Starliner spacecraft will have their stay extended a little longer.
Chinese astronauts perform record-breaking 9-hour spacewalk
Two Chinese astronauts have performed the longest-ever single spacewalk, from the Tiangong space station.
NASA telescopes capture a cosmic wreath for the holidays
Two NASA telescopes have worked together to capture a stunning view of a star cluster.
NASA orbiter captures one last image of retired InSight lander on Mars
An image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows one last view of the now-retired InSight lander mission.
See the majestic Southern Pinwheel Galaxy in this Dark Energy Camera image
The striking Southern Pinwheel Galaxy is one of the brightest barred spiral galaxies in the sky.
Group wants to launch a telescope to study black holes from space
The next phase in imaging black holes is to study them from space.
NASA learns how the Ingenuity helicopter ended up crashing on Mars
The Ingenuity helicopter flew on Mars for an incredible 72 flights. Now, NASA has shared findings of why the mission came to an end.
Astronomers spot strange exoplanet with a tail 350,000 miles long
The recently spotted exoplanet WASP-69 b has a long tail of gas, like a comet.
Feast your eyes on 10 years of Hubble images of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
The Hubble Space Telescope has been imaging the outer planets of our solar system for a decade, learning about their strange weather conditions.
Jupiter will be at its biggest and brightest this weekend. Here’s how to see it
There's a special chance to see Jupiter in the sky this weekend as it comes closest to Earth.
NASA pushes back its Artemis moon missions due to heat shield issues
NASA is delaying its Artemis II and Artemis III missions to 2026 and 2027 respectively due to issues with the Orion capsule's heat shield.
James Webb spots ancient Spiderweb cluster that’s 10 billion years old
An image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a group of galaxies called the Spiderweb protocluster, and it dates to when the universe was young.
Watch Europe’s Vega-C rocket return to flight after two years
Europe's Vega-C rocket is back in action after a failure in 2022. It will launch the Sentinel-1C satellite tomorrow -- here's how to watch.
This pair of satellites is going to create an artificial solar eclipse
A pair of spacecraft are launching on a mission to observe the sun's corona by having one cast a precise shadow from which the other can observe.
Take a flight over Mars’ Ares Vallis in a new video from Mars Express
A video shows a flight over one of Mars's longest channels, the Ares Vallis.
It lives! 47-year-old Voyager 1 is back in action
Despite its age and an ever-dwindling power supply, the Voyager 1 probe is back in action following an issue with its communication system.
Webb and Hubble snap the same object for two views of one galaxy
Two different space telescopes have looked at the same galaxy, so you can see the difference in how they observe the universe.
SpaceX to launch NASA’s Dragonfly drone mission to Titan
In 2028, a NASA mission called Dragonfly will launch using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on a trip to Saturn's moon Titan.
Stunning view of the Sombrero Galaxy captured by James Webb
The James Webb Space Telescope recently captured a new image of a galaxy famously named after the Mexican hat style.
Watch Blue Origin launch its latest space tourism flight this morning
Blue Origin will shortly be launching its ninth space tourism flight that will carry six private crew members on a 10-minute flight.
Astronomers snap first up-close image of a star outside our galaxy
Astronomers have taken a detailed image of a star outside of the Milky Way for the first time.
Check out this incredible panorama of Mars taken by Curiosity
A stunning panorama shows the haunting terrain of the Gediz Vallis channel, where the Curiosity rover has been exploring.
Scientists discover a baby exoplanet ‘just’ 3 million years old
Scientists have discovered a nearby exoplanet that is just a baby by planetary standards, located 520 light-years away.
SpaceX makes nail-biting sixth Starship test flight, but fails to catch booster
The SpaceX Starship sailed through a sixth test flight, but unlike the previous historic test, this time the company wasn't able to catch the booster.
Here’s what NASA plans to do with its shiny new SpaceX spacecraft
NASA has big plans for its two new lunar spacecraft, currently under development by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Stunning images of nearby galaxies from the VLT Survey Telescope
A telescope in Chile has taken five beautiful images of nearby galaxies.
Starliner astronauts are healthy and not losing weight, NASA says
NASA has denied rumors that two of its astronauts are losing weight on the ISS, saying they are in outstanding health.
See SpaceX’s mighty Starship on the launchpad ahead of sixth test flight
SpeceX is gearing up for another test flight of the Starship on Monday, November 18.
Don’t miss the Beaver Moon, the last supermoon of 2024
Keep a look out tomorrow night for the moon to appear bigger and brighter in the sky.
How to watch the prolific Leonid meteor shower, which peaks this weekend
The Leonid meteor shower is an impressive yearly astronomical event that you can catch this weekend.
Planetary defense mission Hera blasts off toward Mars
The European Space Agency's Hera mission is on its way toward Mars, where it will get a gravity assist before going on to its asteroid target.
NASA astronauts keep quiet about medical issue returning from ISS
Three NASA astronauts who recently returned from the International Space Station have declined to discuss a medical issue that occurred following landing.