Elizabeth Gamillo

Elizabeth Gamillo is a staff writer and editor at Astronomy.com, where she covers news and features about astronomy, space exploration, and astrophysics. She has a degree in physics from Stanford University and a master's in journalism from UC Berkeley. She loves writing about the wonders of the universe and sharing them with others. Her favorite topics include black holes, supernovae, quasars, galaxies, planets, asteroids, comets, and space missions. She also enjoys traveling to different places where she can observe celestial events such as eclipses or meteor showers. She is passionate about science communication and education and hopes to inspire more people to learn about astronomy and appreciate its beauty and significance.

Biography:  https://www.astronomy.com/author/egamillo/

55%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

50%

Examples:

  • The author tends to present astronomical findings in a biased way that favors certain theories or hypotheses without providing enough evidence or alternative explanations.

Conflicts of Interest

40%

Examples:

  • The author may have some conflicts of interest as she works for Astronomy.com, which is likely to promote its own products and services over other competitors or alternatives in the field of astronomy.

Contradictions

65%

Examples:

  • The author often contradicts herself by using different sources and data to support opposite claims about the same topic. For example, in one article she says that galaxies like IC 2006 form stars only on their edges, while in another she says that they have a quick burst of star formation.

Deceptions

70%

Examples:

  • The author uses deceptive practices such as clickbait titles, exaggerated claims, and misleading information to attract readers' attention and interest. For example, her title 'Astronomers find galactic corpse from early in the universe's history' is misleading because it implies that this discovery was made recently when in fact it was known for decades.

Recent Articles

Astronomers Discover Galaxy Without Stars for 13 Billion Years Using James Webb Space Telescope

Astronomers Discover Galaxy Without Stars for 13 Billion Years Using James Webb Space Telescope

Broke On: Wednesday, 06 March 2024 Astronomers have discovered a galaxy that has not formed any stars for 13 billion years using the James Webb Space Telescope. The discovery could help unravel why galaxies sometimes shut off their star factories. Additionally, the JWST revealed an ancient dead galaxy and a bizarre young dying galaxy in the early universe.
Moon Shrinking: NASA's Lunar Missions at Risk from Seismic Activity

Moon Shrinking: NASA's Lunar Missions at Risk from Seismic Activity

Broke On: Monday, 05 February 2024 Evidence shows that some areas proposed for future lunar missions are within fault zones and vulnerable to seismic activity. A new study has found evidence of a group of cracks in the moon's south polar region, which is linked to a mighty moonquake captured by Apollo seismometers in the 1970s. Seismic events throughout history have sculpted the moon's crust with fault lines and cliffs. The new study found that shallow moonquakes capable of producing strong ground shaking are possible from slip events on existing faults or the formation of new thrust faults, which could threaten planned human exploration efforts for Artemis III.