Marina Koren

Washington, D.C.

Freelance journalist, covering space, climate, & more. Previously @theatlantic. Former union boss. Repped by @trellislit. Ask me about Space Feels.

Articles

The 4 biggest mysteries the new Vera Rubin Observatory could solve

1 week ago | nationalgeographic.com | Marina Koren

On a mountaintop in Chile's sprawling Atacama Desert, a new telescope has turned its mechanical eyes to the heavens, stargazing with unprecedented intensity. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will take hundreds of pictures, every night, for the next 10 years. Astronomers around the world are absolutely giddy over Rubin, which is named for the late astronomer who discovered evidence for the existence of dark matter.
How Trump Initiated a Struggle for NASA's Future

3 weeks ago | notus.org | Marina Koren

On Saturday, the Trump administration withdrew its nomination of Jared Isaacman to be the next leader of NASA. Isaacman — a tech billionaire who had flown to space twice with Elon Musk’s SpaceX — had appeared before the Senate Commerce Committee in April and was expected to be confirmed soon by the Senate.
¿Qué podemos esperar de la reforma de Musk en la Administración Trump?

Nov 16, 2024 | lavozdegalicia.es | Marina Koren

Como había prometido, Donald Trump ha dado un cargo a Elon Musk en su segunda Administración, o al menos uno adyacente. Se trata de una nueva organización extragubernamental nombrada en honor a un meme convertido
The ‘Move Fast and Break Things’ Administration

Nov 13, 2024 | msn.com | Marina Koren

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What to Expect From Elon Musk’s Government Makeover

Nov 13, 2024 | theatlantic.com | Marina Koren

As promised, Donald Trump has given Elon Musk a job in (or at least adjacent to) his second administration, in a brand-new extragovernmental organization named for a meme turned cryptocurrency: the Department of Government Efficiency, a.k.a. DOGE.
Elon Musk Is Betting Mars on Trump

Nov 5, 2024 | theatlantic.com | Marina Koren

Listen1.0x0:008:39Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration. If NASA’s current schedule sticks, the next American president will oversee the first moon landing since the Apollo era and preside over the agency’s plans for sending astronauts deeper into the solar system. Elon Musk, the CEO of the world’s most successful private-spaceflight company, has made clear who he thinks that president should be.
A Moon-Size Hole in Cat Research

Oct 21, 2024 | msn.com | Marina Koren

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Is the Moon Driving My Cat Insane?

Oct 21, 2024 | theatlantic.com | Marina Koren

Listen1.0x0:006:59Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration. Like many pet owners, my partner and I have a long list of nonsensical nicknames for our 10-year-old tabby, Ace: sugarplum, booboo, Angela Merkel, sharp claw, clompers, night fury, poof ball. But we reserve one nickname for a very specific time each month, when Ace is more restless than usual in the daytime hours, skulking around from room to room instead of snoozing on a blanket.
Hurricanes Are the Last Thing Scientists Could Hack

Oct 12, 2024 | msn.com | Marina Koren

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Hurricanes Are the Last Thing Scientists Could Hack

Oct 12, 2024 | theatlantic.com | Marina Koren

Over the past month, as meteorologists warned millions of Americans to protect themselves from impending major hurricanes, they were forced to contemplate another, unexpected danger. Threatening messages spilled into forecasters’ inboxes. Meteorologists, those messages said, are in cahoots with the government to create hurricanes out of thin air and steer the storms toward specific places and people. They should suffer for it.