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 the University 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

Astronomy: The Definitive Guide (Barnes & Noble Books) A Skywatcher's Year (Cambridge University Press) Backyard Astronomy (Nature Company and Time-Life Books) Chasing Hubble's Shadows: The Search for Galaxies at the Edge of Time (Farrar Straus Giroux).