Chelsea Gohd

Chelsea Gohd

Senior Writer

Chelsea “Foxanne” Gohd joined Space.com in 2018 and is now a Senior Writer, writing about everything from climate change to planetary science and human spaceflight in both articles and on-camera in videos. With a degree in Public Health and biological sciences, Chelsea has written and worked for institutions including the American Museum of Natural History, Scientific American, Discover Magazine Blog, Astronomy Magazine and Live Science. When not writing, editing or filming something space-y, Chelsea "Foxanne" Gohd is writing music and performing as Foxanne, even launching a song to space in 2021 with Inspiration4. You can follow her on Twitter @chelsea_gohd and @foxannemusic.

Articles by: Chelsea Gohd

Artist's illustration of Venus

Venus: The scorching second planet from the sun

By Charles Q. Choi, Chelsea Gohd last updated

Reference Planet Venus will have a flurry of spacecraft visit it in the next few years as scientists seek to learn more about the volcanic, lava-filled planet.

Perseid meteor shower where meteors streak through the star-studded sky above wooden alpine cabins. The band of the Milky Way stretches across the sky in the center of the image.

Perseid meteor shower 2023: When, where & how to see it

By Sarah Lewin, Chelsea Gohd, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference The Perseid meteor shower will peak between Aug. 11 and 12. Here we explore what the Perseids are, where they occur and how you can see them for yourself.

Artist's illustration of how climate change is affecting Earth. The image shows a hot Earth with smaller oceans and drier land.

Climate change: Causes and effects

By Chelsea Gohd published

Reference Climate change is the long-term, continued shifting of temperatures and weather patterns on planet Earth; an evolution driven by human activities.

A Hubble image taken on Dec. 5, 2005 of the Main Belt asteroid 2001 SE101 passing in front of the Crab Nebula.

Astronomers discover asteroid treasure trove in old Hubble Space Telescope data

By Chelsea Gohd published

Astronomers have revealed the trails of nearly 1,500 new asteroids hidden in data gathered by NASA's most venerable space telescope.

The Biosphere 2 research facility in Oracle, Arizona.

'Analog astronauts' assemble in Biosphere 2 bubble to talk simulated space missions

By Chelsea Gohd published

Out in the desert in Arizona, "analog astronauts" gathered this weekend for an annual conference in a giant, futuristic habitat called Biosphere 2.

A data visualization of particle collisions at the LHC at CERN.

Large Hadron Collider experiment investigates neutrino's minuscule mass

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

Scientists are investigating the elusive neutrino with a new experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

A frozen moon rock from Apollo 17 while it's being processed at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

NASA scientists start studying 50-year-old frozen Apollo 17 moon samples

By Chelsea Gohd published

NASA scientists have begun to study 50-year-old samples of the moon's surface, collected during the agency's final moon landing mission, Apollo 17.

The Millennium Falcon from "Star Wars."

Could we build the Millennium Falcon from 'Star Wars'?

By Chelsea Gohd published

With so many incredible, newly developing technologies, could we build a real-life Millennium Falcon?

The Roc carrier aircraft from Stratolaunch which performed its fifth flight test on May 4, 2022.

Stratolaunch aces 5th test flight with giant hypersonic aircraft carrier

By Chelsea Gohd published

The Roc carrier aircraft, the biggest airplane ever built, completed its fifth test flight this Star Wars Day (May 4).

For the first time ever, scientists measured cow burps from space.

Cow burps measured from space, revealing contribution to climate change

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

For the first time ever, scientists have measured cow burps from space.

An illustration of hypothetically interacting dark matter particles. As we anticipate Run 3 with the LHC at Cern in 2022, scientists look forward to exploring the universe's biggest mysteries, including dark matter.

10 cosmic mysteries the Large Hadron Collider could unravel

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

What mysteries of the universe could the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator unlock?

ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer shows off his bedtime routine aboard the International Space Station.

How do you get ready for bed in space? This astronaut video reveals all.

By Chelsea Gohd published

In a new video, European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer shares what it's like getting ready for bed while living in space aboard the International Space Station.

On April 27, 2022, a small meteor broke up in Earth's atmosphere, causing a fireball witnessed over the southeastern U.S.

Brilliant fireball over Mississippi sparks loud booms (and satellite photos)

By Chelsea Gohd published

Onlookers watched as a ball of fire streaked across southeastern skies yesterday (April 27).

The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts don their spacesuits on the space station on April 21, 2022.

SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts have fun testing spacesuits before coming home (photos)

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts seemed to be enjoying themselves as they tested out their spacesuits ahead of their return to Earth.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Crew-4 astronaut mission for NASA on the new Crew Dragon Freedom from Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida before dawn on April 27, 2022.

My DNA just launched to orbit with SpaceX's Crew-4 mission

By Chelsea Gohd published

Strapped into a SpaceX Dragon capsule, a crew of four astronauts blasted off from Earth this morning (April 27) on a mission to space. Also on board? My DNA.

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins puts on a spacesuit ahead of underwater training at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins to become first Black woman on ISS crew

By Chelsea Gohd published

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is making history as the first Black woman to be on an International Space Station crew.

The Ax-1 SpaceX Dragon capsule on the deck of the recovery ship Megan shortly after splashdown on April 25, 2022.

Axiom Space, SpaceX change the landscape of private spaceflight with Ax-1 mission

By Chelsea Gohd published

Four private astronauts made history today (April 25), splashing safely down on Earth after completing the first fully private crewed mission aboard the International Space Station.

The Large Hadron Collider restarted after a three-year shutdown on April 22, 2022.

Large Hadron Collider hits world record proton acceleration

By Chelsea Gohd published

The newly-upgraded Large Hadron Collider just broke a world record with its proton beams.

A new study explores using bacteria to build habitats for future astronauts on Mars.

Building a home on Mars … with bacteria?

By Chelsea Gohd published

Imagine a home on Mars. Is it filled with bacteria?

The Large Hadron Collider at CERN near Geneva, Switzerland.

The Large Hadron Collider is about to turn back on after a 3-year hiatus

By Chelsea Gohd published

The world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator is about to turn back on.

The Crew-4 astronauts after landing in Florida on April 18, 2022. (From the left) NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins, Kjell Lindgren, ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and NASA astronaut Robert Hines.

SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of April 23 launch to ISS (photos)

By Chelsea Gohd published

The astronauts set to launch aboard the SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station have arrived in Florida ahead of their planned April 23 liftoff.

NASA flight surgeon Dr. Josef Schmid "holoported" to the ISS in October, 2021 to visit the astronauts on board.

Hologram doctors beamed to space station to visit astronauts

By Chelsea Gohd published

In 2021, a team of hologram doctors was "holoported" to space to visit astronauts living aboard the International Space Station, NASA has revealed.

(From the left) ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Kayla Barron and Tom Marshburn during a Crew-3 news conference on April 15, 2022.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts are ready to come home

By Chelsea Gohd published

After months living and working in space, NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts are nearing the end of their mission and ready to come home.

Ax-1 private astronaut Eytan Stibbe will celebrate Passover aboard the ISS in 2022 during his mission as the second Israeli to ever fly to space.

Private Ax-1 astronaut Eytan Stibbe of Israel to celebrate Passover in space

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

Eytan Stibbe, a private astronaut and the second Israeli to ever reach space, prepares to celebrate Passover in orbit.

These images from the Hubble Space Telescope show the comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Berstein), the biggest comet ever seen, NASA says.

'Megacomet' Bernardinelli-Berstein is largest ever seen, Hubble telescope confirms

By Chelsea Gohd published

A gigantic comet is actually the largest ever seen, new observations by the Hubble Space Telescope confirm.

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