Passant Rabie

Space.com Staff Writer

Latest articles by Passant Rabie

New Horizons' photo of Pluto showing the heart-shaped area now informally named Tombaugh Region.

Pluto Still Deserves to Be a Planet, NASA Chief Says

By Passant Rabie published

Pluto lost its "official" planet status over a decade ago, but fans of the solar system's underdog are still rooting for it. And NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is one of them.

Pluto
PSO167-13 was discovered by the Pan-STARRS telescope before being observed via Chandra X-ray Observatory.

Cloaked Black Hole Found Hidden Behind Gas Cloud in Early Universe

By Passant Rabie published

A cloaked black hole found lurking behind a cloud of gas dates to the early cosmic years of the universe.

Black Holes
The shape of Earth's magnetic field is the result of both the planet's north and south magnetic poles as well as the stream of particles coming from the sun.

Earth's Last Magnetic-Field Reversal Took 22,000 Years

By Passant Rabie published

Volcanic records revealed the complexity of the magnetic-field reversal.

Geology
An illustration of the super-Earth GJ357 orbiting its dwarf sun.

Alien Planet Twice the Size of Earth May Be Able to Support Life

By Passant Rabie published

GJ 357d could have water on its surface.

Extraterrestrial Life
Laminar beds of sandstone have preserved the crater under the Minch Basin.

Biggest Meteorite Impact in the UK Found Buried in Water and Rock

By Passant Rabie published

Scientists have finally located the site of the biggest meteorite collision in the U.K.

Meteoroids