- Jeff Kanipe
Jeff Kanipe (born September 8, 1953 in
Corpus Christi, Texas ) is a science writer and author of several astronomy books.Biography
Jeff was born to Jim and Betty Kanipe. He has two older siblings, Barbara and David. Interest in space seems to run in the family as David Kanipe works for
NASA . Jeff studied and received a degree in journalism from theUniversity of Texas at Austin. He's been a science writer and editor for over 25 years, working as an editor for several space magazines including "StarDate" and "Astronomy." He moved on to work for space.com as a feature writer and host of the popular "Ask the Astronomer" forum. Occasionally he writes articles for such sites as well as scholarly magazines like "Nature," but his real passion is writing astronomy books. His two most recent titles are "Chasing Hubble's Shadows: The Search for Galaxies at the Edge of Time" and "The Arp Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies: A Chronicle and Observer's Guide."Family
Jeff is married to Alexandra Witze, who works as an editor for "Nature". They live in
Derwood, Maryland . Jeff has two daughters: Hayley and Carly Kanipe.Books
"The Arp Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies: A Chronicle and Observer's Guide" (2007, Willmann-Bell)
"Chasing Hubble's Shadows: The Search for Galaxies at the Edge of Time" (2006, Farrar Straus Giroux)
"Astronomy: The Definitive Guide" (2003, Barnes & Noble Books)
"Star and Sky" (2000, Discovery Insight Guides)
"A Skywatcher's Year" (1999, Cambridge University Press)
"Advanced Skywatching" (1997, Weldon Owen)
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