
Jamie Carter
Jamie Carter is a freelance journalist and regular Live Science contributor based in Cardiff, U.K. He is the author of A Stargazing Program For Beginners and lectures on astronomy and the natural world. Jamie regularly writes for Space.com, TechRadar.com, Forbes Science, BBC Wildlife magazine and Scientific American, and many others. He edits WhenIsTheNextEclipse.com.
Latest articles by Jamie Carter

Can sunspots affect the weather?
By Jamie Carter published
How Earth’s climate is affected by what happens on the sun.

The 7 most terrifying things in space
By Jamie Carter published
Here are seven of the most terrifying things in space, including solar flares, black holes and supernovas.

Bright-green fireballs spotted over New Zealand. Here's what's probably happening.
By Jamie Carter published
A combination of more awareness and chemistry is causing sightings of greenish 'shooting stars' to skyrocket.

Astronomers plan to fish an interstellar meteorite out of the ocean using a massive magnet
By Jamie Carter published
The interstellar asteroid crashed into the Pacific Ocean in 2014 and its recovery would be a world-changing scientific discovery, scientists say.

'Yoda' primates sing duets like opera stars
By Jamie Carter published
Scientists recorded the intricate songs of the small, leaping primates on an Indonesian island.

Huge, potentially disruptive sunspot will swing round to face Earth this weekend
By Jamie Carter published
A huge sunspot that's about to face Earth could disrupt satellites, cause power outages and lead to problems for airplane navigation systems.

Thousands of jellyfish swarm near Israel, mesmerizing images reveal
By Jamie Carter published
Cameras on drones recently captured aerial images of nomad jellyfish as they swarmed by the thousands in coastal waters near Israel.

Mammal ancestor looked like a chubby lizard with a tiny head and had a hippo-like lifestyle
By Jamie Carter published
Fossils found in France are from a previously unknown species of amphibian that belonged to a group of reptiles with mammal-like traits.
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