Stories by Morgan McFall-Johnsen

Morgan McFall-Johnsen is a science reporter specializing in space and climate. She has previously written for Business Insider and Backpacker Magazine. She holds a B.S. in journalism from Northwestern University, where she also studied environmental policy and French.

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Space ExplorationNovember 14, 2025

This Mars-Bound Spacecraft Will Test Jared Isaacman’s Vision for NASA

NASA’s presumptive next leader wants to outsource more of the space agency’s interplanetary science. The newly launched ESCAPADE mission to Mars offers a sanity check for those plans

Morgan McFall-Johnsen