Eloise Moore has recently completed her master’s degree, taking on the modest task of solving the mysteries of the universe.

She has a keen interest in high-energy astrophysics, with a focus on gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) using her knowledge of computer science in her research to script and create simulations,

Eloise made headlines last year when she took command of the Zadko telescope to capture the final images of the booster rocket for a Chinese lunar mission before it crashed into the dark side of the moon, after spending eight years in orbit.

In her interview, she talks about her early childhood passion for space, and the moment she fell in love with the world of academic research as a teenager doing work experience at a university High Energy Astrophysics Department.

At the very beginning of her research career, she also discusses being on the home stretch of her master’s thesis, what it’s like being one of only a handful of female students in a class of hundreds, and why she doesn’t want to be known as “a woman in science”.