Marina Koren
marinakoren.bsky.social
Marina Koren
@marinakoren.bsky.social
Freelance science journalist. Bylines in National Geographic, The New York Times, and elsewhere. Former staff writer and union boss at The Atlantic.
www.marinakoren.com / Signal: @marinakoren.08
I am further taken out.. "and... the other one"
October 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Thrilled to share that I'm in the October issue of National Geographic, with a story about two photography buddies—one standing on Earth, the other floating 250 miles above it—and the breathtaking views they captured:
www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/...
October 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Lede and kicker, both sufficiently stuffed with space feels:
July 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Tag yourself, I'm the dense clump of dark matter
June 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Rubin's debut pictures are out today, and they're just gorgeous. This one, of nebulas, combines 678 images taken over seven hours—quick work for a telescope like this.

My story on what we might find over the next 10 years of glittering views: www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
June 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🥲
June 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Umm
June 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Remember when Jim Bridenstine ordered a workplace-culture review at SpaceX after Musk smoked weed on Joe Rogan's podcast? Wonder how Jared Isaacman might handle this, if he becomes the next NASA chief www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
May 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
for the beautiful writing, but also for the cosmic tea 👀
May 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
At my neighborhood science-themed gift shop
November 24, 2024 at 5:13 PM