Conor Feehly

Conor Feehly

Conor Feehly is a New Zealand-based science writer. He has earned a master's in science communication from the University of Otago, Dunedin. His writing has appeared in Cosmos Magazine, Discover Magazine and ScienceAlert. His writing largely covers topics relating to neuroscience and psychology, although he also enjoys writing about a number of scientific subjects ranging from astrophysics to archaeology. 

Articles by: Conor Feehly

A black and white image of an icy moon

Icy moon of Uranus may have once hid watery secret, Voyager 2 archives reveal

By Conor Feehly published

Surface features of Uranus' icy moon Miranda point to the existence of a once deep ocean, one that still may exist today.

An aerial view of Mars showing green spots in the red dirt

Strange green spots on Mars found by NASA's Perseverance rover

By Conor Feehly published

NASA's Perseverance rover found strange green spots in Martian rock, potentially indicating a past interaction with liquid water.

A long-exposure photo showing many meteors streaking across the night sky

Most of Earth's meteorites may have come from the same 3 spots

By Conor Feehly published

Scientists say they've uncovered where the vast majority of Earth's meteorites came from.

An artist's illustration of Proxima Centauri b, one of the watery exoplanet candidates.

NASA identifies 17 planets with possible subsurface oceans, and they could be fit for life

By Conor Feehly published

A new NASA survey identified 17 exoplanets that may have the right conditions for liquid water oceans hidden beneath icy shells. The planets could be good candidates in the search for alien life.

Young galaxies from the early universe as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope.

'Teenage' galaxies from the early universe contain mysterious heavy elements, James Webb telescope reveals

By Conor Feehly published

A sample of galaxies dating to the first 2 to 3 billion years of the universe contain much heavier elements, and appear to be far hotter, than scientists expected.

Artist's impression of WASP-107b and its parent star, orange, red and yellow gaseous masses in the universe.

James Webb telescope detects 'fluffy' alien planet that rains sand

By Conor Feehly published

Clouds of silicate sand exist high in exoplanet WASP-107b's atmosphere, new James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal.

Group of bull sharks at Beqa Lagoon in Fiji.

Sharks are older than the dinosaurs. What's the secret to their success?

By Conor Feehly last updated

Sharks are older than dinosaurs and even trees. What's the secret to their long evolutionary success?

Meet Meraxes, a distant therapod relative of T. rex that also had a large head and undersized front limbs.

Giant meat-eating dinosaur had a fancy skull and wee arms like T. rex

By Conor Feehly published

A newly described Cretaceous dinosaur had puny arms like Tyrannosaurus rex, though the two species were not closely related.

A human brain in a jar filled with liquid.

Can minds persist when they are cut off from the world?

By Conor Feehly published

It may sound like science fiction, but can actual science keep a brain alive in a vat?