Denise Chow

Science Reporter

I am a science reporter for NBC News covering the environment, climate change and space. My work focuses, in particular, on extreme heat and other ways that climate change is affecting human health. I also write about NASA, the commercial space industry and new discoveries in the world of astronomy.

Do you have a news tip you want to share with our journalists? Visit NBC News Tips to learn more.

I am a science reporter for NBC News covering the environment, climate change and space. My work focuses, in particular, on extreme heat and other ways that climate change is affecting human health. I also write about NASA, the commercial space industry and new discoveries in the world of astronomy.

Do you have a news tip you want to share with our journalists? Visit NBC News Tips to learn more.


Latest from Denise Chow

3d ago

Geminid meteor shower, one of the year's most reliable, peaks this weekend

The annual Geminid meteor shower is set to peak this weekend, offering what is often one of the year's best and most reliable displays of shooting stars.
7d ago

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS' journey through our solar system, in photos

Photos of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS show it traveling through our inner solar system. The growing collection of images has fostered intrigue around the mysterious object.

Quiz: Which objects actually get recycled?

When you throw something in the recycling bin, where does it really end up
21d ago

Scientists have searched for dark matter for decades. One thinks he may have caught a glimpse.

Few things in the universe are as perplexing as dark matter — the invisible and exotic “stuff” that is thought to make up most of the matter in galaxies.
24d ago

With the rest of the world at a climate summit, Trump administration announces major environmental rollbacks

As the UN Climate Change Conference was happening in Brazil, the Trump administration released proposals to open up offshore drilling and roll back protections for wetlands and endangered animals.
26d ago

Moss survived in space for nine months, study finds

Moss spores were attached to the outside of the International Space Station for nine months in an experiment. Most survived and were able to reproduce back on Earth.
27d ago

NASA releases new photos of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

NASA released new images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS — just the third cosmic visitor from elsewhere in the galaxy ever confirmed — on Wednesday.
29d ago

news

/

Politics News

news

/

Politics News

Acting FEMA head resigns

David Richardson, the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, resigned Monday, two administration officials confirmed to NBC News.
41d ago

Trump renominates billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA

President Trump announced that he is once again nominating billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, months after he pulled Isaacman’s name from consideration.
42d ago

The light of 10 trillion suns: Scientists report the biggest black hole flare ever recorded

A supermassive black hole gobbled up a huge enormous star, producing the biggest and most distant black hole flare ever recorded, according to a new study.
48d ago

The new face of major hurricanes

Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall in Jamaica and Cuba this week, followed what has become a familiar pattern for major storms as the climate changes.