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In her role as Public Education Specialist, Kate works to engage the public in the adventure of space exploration and empower people to share their knowledge with others.
Kate is the editor of The Planetary Report and writes for planetary.org on a variety of space topics.
Based in Guelph, ON, Kate also has a focus on sharing space with Canadian audiences and represents The Planetary Society in the Canadian space community. For many years, Kate served on SEDS Canada’s Board of Advisors and the Government of Canada’s Space Advisory Board.
Kate is the author of Space Is Cool As F*** and Moons: The Mysteries and Marvels of our Solar System, as well as other creative projects.
Latest Articles
On Sunday, July 5, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)'s Hayabusa2 probe performed a close flyby of the asteroid Torifune.
How Earth’s tilted axis causes our seasons.
The 2023 round of The Planetary Society’s Science and Technology Empowered by the Public (STEP) Grants awarded $50,000 USD to a team led by Dr. Andrew Palmer of the Florida Institute of Technology to study deep-space agriculture to address the challenge of feeding astronauts on long-duration missions.
Latest Planetary Radio Appearances
Green Bank, West Virginia, bans cell phones and Wi-Fi, so that its giant radio telescope can listen undisturbed. This week, Senior Communications Advisor Mat Kaplan talks with director Katie Dellamaggiore and physicist Ellie White about the documentary "Small Town Universe," and Public Education Specialist Kate Howells previews August's total solar eclipse.
Planetary Radio looks back at the biggest space exploration stories of 2025, from stunning images and major missions to hard lessons about how science moves forward. Host Sarah Al-Ahmed is joined by members of The Planetary Society’s communications team to reflect on what defined the year, and what they’re most excited to see in 2026.
The Planetary Society’s Kate Howells has written this beautifully illustrated trek among our Solar System’s most intriguing and mysterious moons.