Jeffrey Kluger

Jeffrey Kluger is an editor at large at TIME. He covers space, climate, and science. He is the author of 12 books, including Apollo 13, which served as the basis for the 1995 film, and was nominated for an Emmy Award for TIME's series A Year in Space.

Recent Articles

Inside Capitol Hill's Latest UFO Hearings

Witnesses argue that the government knows more than it's admitting.

By Jeffrey Kluger

Here's What Trump's Win Means for NASA

Trump's first-term expansion in space will likely increase during his second presidency.

By Jeffrey Kluger

Uka Eje: TIME100 Climate

Nigeria is home to nearly a quarter of a billion people, with roughly 38% of the working population employed in the agricultural sector. That’s an awful lot of farmers tilling an awful lot of soil—with...

By Jeffrey Kluger

Emily Li: TIME100 Climate

There are other places you’d rather be than Hong Kong in the summer—at least if your job has you working outdoors. Situated on China’s southern coast, the special administrative region has seen temperatures rise by...

By Jeffrey Kluger

Pam Cheng: TIME100 Climate

There are few experiences quite so frightful as the inability to draw a simple breath—something the nearly 500 million people worldwide with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could tell you. That’s why pocket-sized, pressurized inhalers...

By Jeffrey Kluger

Why Risky Wildfire Zones Have Been Increasing

More blazes break out where wild land and urban areas overlap.

By Jeffrey Kluger

A Photon-Propelled Spacecraft

Spacecraft have always been expensive to launch, largely because of the weight of the fuel they need once in orbit. NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail experiment, launched in April, aims to fix that. Instead of...

By Jeffrey Kluger

It's Time to Redefine Megafires in the Climate Change Era

It's not the reach of a fire that matters most; it's the speed. Understanding this can help society better prepare.

By Jeffrey Kluger

The Elegance and Awkwardness of NASA’s Prada-Axiom Moon Suit

A collaboration between a space company and a fashion company yields something elegant.

By Jeffrey Kluger

'American Malaria' Is on the Rise

Babesiosis, a tick-borne illness, is becoming more common in the U.S.

By Jeffrey Kluger

Hurricane Helene’s Devastation Through One Photographer’s Eyes

It was surely just a coincidence that the small town of Marshall, N.C. lies less than 20 miles southeast of the even smaller town of Hurricane, N.C. For generations, the Hurricane name didn’t mean much,...

By Jeffrey Kluger

In Photos: Hawaii's Wonder a Year After the Maui Wildfires

In his latest book, The Blue on Fire: Hawaii, photographer Enzo Barracco hopes to inspire the world to protect the ocean.

By Jeffrey Kluger

Why Hurricane Milton is Such a Monster

A super-hurricane is barreling toward Florida, gaining strength from a number of sources.

By Jeffrey Kluger

Not Everyone Needs the Same Amount of Sleep. Here's Why

A host of reasons make some people short sleepers and others long sleepers.

By Jeffrey Kluger

A Spacecraft Could Help Find Life on a Jovian Moon

The Europa Clipper, set for launch in October, will explore a distant ocean world.

By Jeffrey Kluger

Lucía Linares

The European Space Agency (ESA) was effectively grounded from December 2022 to July 2024, after a failure of its new Vega-C rocket, the retirement of its workhorse Ariane 5, and the end of its partnership with...

By Jeffrey Kluger

Deep-Space Asteroids Helped Start Life on Earth

Samples from the asteroid Ryugu contain key ingredients in the biological cookbook.

By Jeffrey Kluger

How the U.S. Military Plans to Tackle 'Forever Chemicals'

Toxic PFAS, known as 'forever chemicals,' are seeping from military sites into communities across the country.

By Jeffrey Kluger

Earth May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn Once

Half a billion years ago our world was a lot gaudier, according to a new study.

By Jeffrey Kluger

A 5-Minute Game Will Boost Your Relationship With Your Dog

When dogs make eye contact, the interspecies love soars.

By Jeffrey Kluger
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