Jeff Kanipe

Jeff Kanipe (born September 8, 1953, in Corpus Christi, Texas) is a science writer and author of astronomy books.

Biography

Jeff received a degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. He has been a science writer and editor for over 25 years, working as an editor for several space magazines including StarDate and Astronomy. For a period in the early 2000s he served as skywatching columnist at SPACE.com[1] and host of the popular Ask the Astronomer forum. Occasionally he writes articles for such sites as well as scholarly magazines like Nature,[2] but his real passion is writing astronomy books. He is a member of the American Astronomical Society and the Authors Guild.

Asteroid 84447 Jeffkanipe is named in his honor, for his discovery of the earliest known prediscovery image of the asteroid, previously known as 2002 TU240.[3]

Family

Jeff is married to Alexandra Witze, a correspondent for Nature magazine. They live in Boulder, Colorado, where Jeff is sometimes interviewed on astronomy topics for the Boulder Daily Camera.[4] Jeff has two daughters: Hayley Bond, an archaeologist, and Carly Kanipe, a veterinary pathologist.[5] His brother, David Kanipe, is a former NASA engineer and retired from teaching aerospace engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station.[6]

Books

References
  1. Shawn Sell (July 31, 2003). "Places to get some stars in your eyes". USA Today.
  2. Jeff Kanipe (April 5, 2007). "A long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away". Nature. 446 (7136): 600–604. Bibcode:2007Natur.446..600K. doi:10.1038/446600a. PMID 17410153.
  3. Jon Voisey (January 5, 2010). "Arp's Phantom Jet". Universe Today.
  4. Brennan, Charlie. "Boulder County skywatchers thirsting for super blood wolf moon". Daily Camera. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. https://vetmed.iastate.edu/story/carly-kanipe
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2010-05-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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