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# Jeffrey Kluger


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## Jeffrey Kluger


Kluger is an editor at large at TIME. He covers space, climate, and science. He is the author of 12 books, including [_Apollo 13_](https://www.amazon.com/Apollo-13-Jim-Lovell/dp/0618619585/ref=sr%5F1%5F3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547242208&sr=1-3&keywords=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.](https://time.com/studios/project/a-year-in-space)


![Jeffrey Kluger](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ba5798889b0f77d/69868efb1eebf78937370d95/jeffrey-kluger.jpg?branch=production&width=96&quality=75&auto=webp)

## Jeffrey Kluger


* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4569fdd97213656/6a7a023b97a020796b2e21ab/Dog_MRI_JPEG.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 10, 2026  
### [Your Dog Really Can Tell When You're Happy](https://time.com/article/2026/08/10/your-dog-can-tell-when-youre-happy/)  
Facial cues are key to the dog-human connection, a new study finds.  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt05207ae735ff53ae/6a722851fc29c51d85aed386/NHQ202404080117~medium.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 10, 2026  
### [Europe Is Set For Its First Total Solar Eclipse in Over 25 Years](https://time.com/article/2026/08/10/europe-total-solar-eclipse-what-to-know/)  
From Greenland to Spain, a rare sky show will dazzle a few lucky million.  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt536c3d6550dc7234/6a6ccd50f0972af134b91eab/h_16405638_(1%29.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 6, 2026  
### [America Is Finally Taking Extraterrestrials Seriously](https://time.com/article/2026/08/06/america-taking-extraterrestrials-seriously/)  
Politicians and scientists are united in their effort to better understand what have long been known...  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb488dfd33cd2e4e/6a710624f59e1d1ec6ef5537/GettyImages-2193430514.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 4, 2026  
### [A SpaceX Rocket Is About to Crash Into the Moon](https://time.com/article/2026/08/04/spacex-moon-crash-what-to-know/)  
And it's not the first instance of a lunar crash.  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt682c33cffaa871ba/6a67a46707823747754d9938/GettyImages-2209410399.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 27, 2026  
### [Measles Cases in the U.S. Are at a 35-Year High](https://time.com/article/2026/07/27/measles-cases-us-35-year-high/)  
New numbers from the CDC reveal a trend that's worrying doctors.  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcaa77e612a1807d3/6a60fcf4a46225aee692124f/Low-Res_eso2610a.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 22, 2026  
### [Astronomers Discover the First Known Moon Outside our Solar System](https://time.com/article/2026/07/22/astronomers-discover-exomoon/)  
A distant 'exomoon' the size of Jupiter is changing how we think about the cosmos.  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5cbf7b59a20a95a/6a58f3956a33e541fc2668ab/cfa-055-helium_atmosphere_planet3H.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 16, 2026  
### [Scientists Discover a Planet With Earth-like Conditions](https://time.com/article/2026/07/16/earthlike-planet-atmosphere-science-discovery/)  
The discovery boosts the chances of finding extraterrestrial life.  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb892797f8c38ed97/6a5642eaa1fc060600f7fc84/GettyImages-2267858089.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 14, 2026  
### [A New Space Mirror Will Test Turning Night Into Day](https://time.com/article/2026/07/14/reflect-orbital-space-mirror-what-to-know/)  
What to know about the controversial project.  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt183c9dcb0b415891/6a4fd089a23419ecb0d47866/GettyImages-548993035.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 9, 2026  
### [Climate Change Could Shrink the Brain of One of the Ocean's Most Intelligent Creatures](https://time.com/article/2026/07/09/climate-change-shrink-squid-brain-study/)  
Rising carbon dioxide levels could make squid brains nearly 50% smaller.  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt057b097a07d65c2c/6a46a2cb39362b3645840b99/M31_Layered_UV_and_Optical-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 2, 2026  
### [Why NASA Is Launching a Mission to Save a Quarter-Billion Dollar Space Telescope](https://time.com/article/2026/07/02/nasa-swift-telescope-mission-what-to-know/)  
The Swift observatory has been in orbit for 22 years but it's on track to fall from the skies.  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt220a6968386fca4b/6a42c8bdaff5c86dd73df187/insects-study.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 29, 2026  
### [There May Be Three Times as Many Insect Species Than We Knew](https://time.com/article/2026/06/29/more-insect-species-than-once-thought-study/)  
A study in Costa Rica has big implications for extinction and conservation.  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4c2fd357b4053cc8/6a3af7a97e1c9bf0133776b2/Col_BioV.jpeg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 25, 2026  
### [The Plan To Save the DNA of Everything on the Endangered Species List](https://time.com/article/2026/06/25/colossal-biosciences-fish-wildlife-services-endangered-species/)  
Colossal Biosciences is working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to launch a biobank to save ...  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt20d761e1932ce441/6a34219d0198f8ed978247b7/california-earthquake-risk-study.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 18, 2026  
### [A Millennium of Pressure Has Been Building Under California Fault Lines](https://time.com/article/2026/06/18/southern-california-earthquake-risk-study/)  
What does that mean for earthquake risk?  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c5aa96f408001ce/6a2c68161dd5f07e5dce6ab0/spacex-ipo.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 12, 2026  
### [What's at Stake for Elon Musk and SpaceX After Blockbuster IPO](https://time.com/article/2026/06/12/spacex-ipo-elon-musk-trillionaire-whats-at-stake/)  
The pressure is on the company—and newly minted trillionaire Elon Musk—to deliver.  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb0ac18e24244b02/6a1ddf15161662361c49c3c5/search-for-life-in-space-science-study.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 2, 2026  
### [The Search for Extraterrestrial Life May Be Flawed](https://time.com/article/2026/06/01/scientists-overlooking-signs-of-extraterrestrial-life-study/)  
Could scientists be overlooking life in space?  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)

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