Robert Lea

Feature Writer

B.Sc. STEM

Robert is a Freelance Science Journalist with a STEM BSc. He specializes in Physics, Space, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Quantum Physics, and SciComm. Robert is an ABSW member, and aWCSJ 2019 and IOP Fellow.

Articles from Robert

Scientists Make a Step Toward Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing

Experiments with atom-thin semiconductor flakes and hints at strange “quasiparticles” could point the way to less easily disturbed qubits.

15 Aug 2023

The Theoretical Implications of Gravitational Waves

Gravitational waves, tiny ripples in spacetime that Einstein believed are too faint ever to be detected, are revolutionizing both our understanding and our view of the cosmos.

15 May 2023

Neutrinos Detected in Particle Accelerator for the First Time

The weakly interacting “ghost particles” were created in the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s most powerful particle accelerator.

22 Mar 2023

TOI-700 e: NASA Discovers New Earth-Like World Around Distant Star

Using a revolutionary NASA telescope, astronomers have discovered a remarkably Earth-like world orbiting in the habitable zone of a distant red dwarf star.

15 Feb 2023

Regional Spotlight: Quantum Technology in the Netherlands

The race is on for nations to establish themselves at the forefront of the quantum revolution, with academic, federal, and private investments of time, resources, and brainpower flooding into the field. One country that is well on the way to marking itself as a world leader in quantum technology is the Netherlands.

30 Jan 2023

The JWST Studies Star Formation in the Small Magellanic Cloud

The most powerful telescope ever devised zoomed in on the dynamic star-forming region NGC 346 for a clue as to how stars were born in the early universe.

26 Jan 2023

The Curiosity Rover Discovers Water-Rich Opal on Mars

The discovery points to a vast subsurface fracture network that may be more habitable for microbial life than the harsh Martian surface.

16 Jan 2023

The James Webb Space Telescope Investigates New Exoplanet Atmosphere

New data from the JWST has provided insights into the atmospheric composition of the exoplanet WASP-39B. What does this breakthrough mean for our understanding of other worlds and our search for life elsewhere in the universe?

7 Dec 2022