Victoria Corless

Victoria Corless

Space.com Contributing Writer

A chemist turned science writer, Victoria Corless completed her Ph.D. in organic synthesis at the University of Toronto and, ever the cliché, realized lab work was not something she wanted to do for the rest of her days. After dabbling in science writing and a brief stint as a medical writer, Victoria joined Wiley’s Advanced Science News where she works as an editor and writer. On the side, she freelances for various outlets, including Research2Reality and Chemistry World.

Latest articles by Victoria Corless

a small orb circles a large burning orb while leaving a trail of fire in its wake

Astronomers discover doomed planet shedding a Mount Everest's worth of material every orbit, leaving behind a comet-like tail

By Victoria Corless published

Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing into space.

Exoplanets

Powerful solar winds squish Jupiter's magnetic field 'like a giant squash ball'

By Victoria Corless published

A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter's magnetosphere "like a giant squash ball," a new study reports.

Jupiter
a mesmerizing swirl of space gases of every color

Scientists found one of the largest carbon-based space molecules ever. Here's why that's a big deal

By Victoria Corless published

Scientists have identified one of the largest carbon-based molecules in space yet. It could help us decode the origins of life as we know it.

Astronomy
craggy grey rocks float above a reddish orange planet

200 meteorites on Earth traced to 5 craters on Mars

By Victoria Corless published

Astronomers have traced the origins of 200 meteorites to five impact craters in two volcanic regions on Mars, known as Tharsis and Elysium.

Mars