SUSAN KARLIN

Susan Karlin, based in Los Angeles, is a regular contributor to Fast Company, where she covers space science and autonomous vehicles. Karlin has reported for The New York Times, NPR, Air & Space, Scientific American, IEEE Spectrum, and Wired, among other outlets, from such locations as the Arctic and Antarctica, Israel/West Bank, and Southeast Asia.
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These genetically engineered houseplants are 30 times better at clearing toxins

French biotech startup Neoplants is genetically engineering soil bacteria and houseplants to metabolize pollutants.
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NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope will create the world’s most complete sky survey

The $488 mission will scan the entire sky to better understand the evolution of the universe and look for ingredients for life.
NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope will create the world’s most complete sky survey
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James Webb Space Telescope lead scientist John Mather takes his next steps

After nearly three decades leading the $10 billion space observatory’s science team, the Nobel laureate looks back on his storied career as he prepares for his next ambitious mission.
James Webb Space Telescope lead scientist John Mather takes his next steps
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How JetZero aims to be the ‘SpaceX of aviation’

The Southern California aviation start-up is rethinking the commercial passenger jetliner to fight climate change with its blended wing body design.
How JetZero aims to be the ‘SpaceX of aviation’
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Universal Hydrogen’s Paul Eremenko is on a mission for zero-carbon flight

The Universal Hydrogen CEO has figured out the logistics to commercialize green hydrogen flight. But can he convince Airbus and Boeing?
Universal Hydrogen’s Paul Eremenko is on a mission for zero-carbon flight
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The first photos from NASA’s Webb telescope are already changing how we view the universe

NASA’s $10 billion space observatory images exceed expectations, promising to reveal more secrets of the universe over the next two decades.
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NASA’s Capstone mission will test-drive Gateway’s lunar orbit

The $30 million mission is an initial step in returning humans to the Moon and a case study in NASA’s efforts to embrace small business diversity.