Ashley Yeager is the associate news editor at Science News. Her first book, Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter and Beyond: The Life of Astronomer Vera Rubin, was published in August 2021. Her portfolio can be found here.

Thesis: Cosmos Incognito: Vera Rubin Shines Light on Dark Matter

Recent Publications Include:

• How Mindfulness-Based Training Can Give Elite Athletes a Mental Edge
• Astronomer Vera Rubin Taught Me about Dark Matter—and about How to Live Life
• Macrophages of the Human Eye Come into Focus
• Petunia’s Waxy Cuticle Regulates the Plant’s Sweet Smell
• Our pets may harbor much more than coronavirus