Chelsea Gohd

Planet hunter gets the silent treatment | Space photo of the day for July 24, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 24 July 26

ESA's Plato spacecraft completes critical testing ahead of its spaceflight.

NASA's retired astronauts are hitting the road to get young people to vote: 'one small step for you, and one giant leap for our country.'

By Chelsea Gohd Published 23 July 26

"We have to do what we can to ensure that the country makes it through the challenges that we're dealing with here, and that is the message that we're going to be taking to colleges and universities."

Satellite spots a 'hummingbird' in Antarctica | Space photo of the day for July 23, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 23 July 26

A hummingbird shape in satellite data from NISAR is actually a mountaintop spotted in Antarctica.

Our 1st-ever up-close look at the Martian surface | Space photo of the day for July 22, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 22 July 26

What might seem like a simple black-and-white picture of some rocks is actually the first photograph ever taken on the surface of Mars.

James Webb Space Telescope looks back in time 4.4 billion years | Space photo of the day for July 21, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 21 July 26

The James Webb Space Telescope captured this image of a young galaxy cluster, MACS J0553.4-3342.

Ancient sandstorm leaves behind wreckage on Mars | Space photo of the day for July 20, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 20 July 26

Remnants from Martian history stay scattered across the planet's surface.

Smoke from devastating Canada wildfires visible from space | Space photo of the day for July 17, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 17 July 26

Satellites have captured images of the billowing smoke.

Astronomers discover 1st atmosphere around a rocky Earth-like planet in the habitable zone

By Chelsea Gohd Published 16 July 26

"It's in the habitable zone, which is super exciting for astrobiology and habitability and searching for life."

A laser disappears into the Milky Way's heart | Space photo of the day for July 16, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 16 July 26

That is quite a view.

Meteorite that crashed through New Jersey house could hold the clues to life's origins

By Chelsea Gohd Published 15 July 26

"Thanks to the homeowner’s quick reaction, these are the most pristine CM1/2 meteorites we know of."

Raspberry sugar spotted in interstellar space, a sweet discovery that could reveal clues about life's origins

By Chelsea Gohd Published 15 July 26

"Our work shows that sugars can form naturally in space."

Glaciers spotted flowing across the Himalayas from space | Space photo of the day for July 15, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 15 July 26

Glacial ice carves its way downhill.

Honeycomb structures spotted on Mars | Space photo of the day for July 14, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 14 July 26

What could we be looking at?

Moon landings could destroy evidence of life's origins

By Chelsea Gohd Published 14 July 26

"We are trying to protect science and our investment in space."

Extremely Large Telescope reaches a major milestone | Space photo of the day for July 13, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 13 July 26

The Extremely Large Telescope is looking quite large in this exciting moment.

SpaceX launch creates colorful 'jellyfish' in the night sky | Space photo of the day for July 10, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 10 July 26

I promise it's not an alien.

Supreme Court ruling on mail-in ballots ensures astronauts can vote from space  — or anywhere else

By Chelsea Gohd Published 10 July 26

A new ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court protecting voter rights could extend to astronauts living and working in space and training internationally.

Wally Funk, trailblazing pilot and astronaut, dies at 87

By Chelsea Gohd Published 9 July 26

Wally Funk, who flew to space at 82 after a lifetime of flying and fighting for women in aviation and aerospace, has passed away at age 87.

'Reckless' space-based data centers lack environmental review, drawing criticism

By Chelsea Gohd Published 9 July 26

"Allowing a million orbiting data centers with no environmental review isn’t just irresponsible — it’s reckless."

Could evidence of life on Mars be hiding in clay? Europe wants to send a rover to check

By Chelsea Gohd Published 9 July 26

ESA's Rosalind Franklin rover will investigate possible signs of life in Martian clay.

Take a trip to the turquoise waters of the Bahamas (from space) | Space photo of the day for July 9, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 9 July 26

Can you hear the waves?

NASA's Roman Space Telescope prepares for launch | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 8 July 26

Roman is in Florida, getting ready for its August liftoff.

Our Milky Way galaxy might be larger than we thought  

By Chelsea Gohd Published 7 July 26

Astronomers used cosmic explosions to find that we may be wrong about our own galaxy.

Astronaut flexes his muscles mid-spacewalk | Space photo of the day for July 7, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 7 July 26

NASA astronaut Chris Williams recently flexed his muscles for a photo while on a spacewalk with fellow astronaut Jessica Meir.

Artemis moon astronauts visit Capitol Hill | Space photo of the day for July 6, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 6 July 26

Following their return to Earth from a 10-day journey around the moon and back in April, NASA's Artemis II astronauts headed to Capitol Hill.