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Asa Stahl
Science Editor, The Planetary Society
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Dr. Asa Stahl is an astrophysicist, award-winning children's book author, and science communicator. During his Ph.D. at Rice University, Asa worked to discover newborn planets around other stars in order to help clarify how worlds — including our own — come to be.
Asa began writing about space to share his curiosity. Throughout his Ph.D., Asa published two pop-astronomy children's books, was named a AAAS Mass Media Fellow, and contributed to outlets including Science News, Sky & Telescope, Google Arts & Culture, and the Houston Chronicle. His first children's book, "The Big Bang Book", is a Sakura Medal Finalist, NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book, ILA Nonfiction Honor book, and an Ezra Jack Keats Award nominee. His second book, "Picnic Planet: A Lunchtime Guide to Your Galaxy's Exoplanets", came out in 2023.
As The Planetary Society's Science Editor, Asa writes and produces accessible content that helps others engage with astronomy, space exploration, and all the ways The Planetary Society contributes to both. He is excited to further the mission of his role model, Carl Sagan, and aims to reshape society's relationship with space to be broader and more inclusive.
To learn more, check out www.asastahl.com.
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