Stephen G. Hyslop Marc Kaufman has been a journalist for more than 35 years, including the last twelve as a science and space writer, foreign correspondent and editor for The Washington Post. He is also author of First Contact: Scientific Breakthroughs in the Hunt forLife Beyond Earth and has spoken extensively to crowds across the United States and abroad about astrobiology. He lives outside Washington, D.C. with his wife, Lynn Litterine. Read More Read Less