Melissa Brobby

Science writer

Melissa Brobby is a science communicator and astronomy writer.

Recent articles by Melissa Brobby

Are young people still interested in space? Credit: M Gucci / Getty

Are young people still interested in space?

Artist's impression of activity on the Moon. How can humans manage waste and recycle materials on the Moon? Credit: ESA/P. Carril

Will humans be able to recycle materials on the Moon?

Artist's impression of a rogue freefloating exopplanet

Astronomers are detecting exoplanets using a technique predicted by Einstein

Artist’s impression shows how ULAS J1120+0641, a quasar powered by a black hole with a mass 2 billion times that of the Sun, may have looked. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser

Could supermassive black holes be halting star formation?

Did Venus once have oceans? What can Venus today tell us about climate change on Earth? Credit: NASA

What can Venus tell us about climate change on Earth?

A replica ExoMars rover during a test drive around the Mars Terrain Simulator at ALTEC, Turin, Italy. Credit: ESA/Thales Alenia Space

How the ExoMars rover will search for Martian meteorites