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

The Ingenuity helicopter, circled in red, seen from space on Mars on March, 31 2022.

NASA photos show the Perseverance Mars rover and tiny Ingenuity helicopter from space

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NASA's newest Mars rover and its trusty helicopter companion were spotted all the way from space in a new photo.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the crewed Ax-1 mission toward the International Space Station on April 8, 2022.

A 'beautiful, beautiful launch:' Teams celebrate private Ax-1 mission's landmark liftoff

By Chelsea Gohd published

Four private astronauts left Earth this morning (April 8), riding a SpaceX capsule toward the International Space Station on a history-making liftoff that wowed observers.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Axiom Space's Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station on April 8, 2022.

SpaceX launches Ax-1, the 1st fully private astronaut mission to the space station

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

This morning (April 8), a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off, launching the first fully private crewed mission to the International Space Station.

NASA's Space Launch System lunar rocket and SpaceX Falcon 9 readying for their historic missions at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

SpaceX launching private Ax-1 astronaut mission today: Watch it live

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

SpaceX will launch a former NASA astronaut and three paying customers on a journey to the International Space Station. That mission, called Ax-1, lifts off today (April 8)!

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule that will fly the Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station is seen on its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on April 6, 2022 (at left). At right is NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission, which is on a pad for testing.

Private Ax-1 astronauts ready to launch on SpaceX rocket tomorrow

By Chelsea Gohd published

The first all-private crewed mission to the International Space Station is ready to fly, mission leaders announced today (April 7).

Retired NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria on Feb. 8, 2007 while he was the Expedition 14 commander aboard the ISS.

Don’t call them 'space tourists,' says former NASA astronaut commanding private Ax-1 mission

By Chelsea Gohd published

Former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría is about to fly to orbit with three paying passengers — but the trio aren't "space tourists," the veteran spaceflyer stresses.

Gaining better knowledge of planets outside the solar system – and searching them for signs of life – is a major goal the research community listed in the report.

'Dead' telescope discovers Jupiter's twin from beyond the grave

By Chelsea Gohd published

NASA's Kepler space telescope has spotted a Jupiter look-alike in a new discovery, even though the instrument stopped operations four years ago.

Axiom Space's private Ax-1 crew will ride a SpaceX spacecraft to the International Space Station in April 2022. They are (from left): pilot Larry Connor; Mark Pathy, mission specialist; López-Alegría , commander; and Eytan Stibbe, mission specialist.

Axiom's 1st private astronaut crew is ready to fly to space

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Axiom Space and its crew are ready to make history.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 mission astronauts include (from left) NASA astronaut Bob Hines, ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Kjell Lindgren.

NASA, SpaceX delay Crew-4 launch to April 20 due to busy space schedule

By Chelsea Gohd published

NASA and SpaceX are pushing the Crew-4 mission back one day because of a jam-packed launch schedule, officials announced today (March 31).

The most distant star yet seen, called Earendel, is indicated by an arrow in the inset of this image from the Hubble Space Telescope that captured the star from 12.9 billion light-years away using a gravitational lens.

Meet Earendel: Hubble telescope's most distant star discovery gets a Tolkien-inspired name

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope just made a remarkable discovery, and they gave it quite a unique name.

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei shortly after returning to Earth on March 30, 2022.

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei back on Earth after record-breaking mission

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NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei can't wait to see his wife after landing back on Earth after a record-breaking mission.

A Blue Origin launch to space. In 2021, Blue Origin employees came forward with public allegations of harassment at the company.

The space industry has a big, ugly sexual harassment problem

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

Humanity is making a giant leap back to the moon and to Mars. But one giant obstacle continues to plague the humans making this progress possible: sexual harassment.

(From the left) On March 17, 2022, Apollo astronaut Gen. Thomas Stafford, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, NASA astronaut G. Reid Wiseman, the current head of NASA's astronaut office and NASA astronaut Drew Feustel (right).

Apollo-Soyuz astronaut reflects on changing U.S.-Russia relations in space

By Chelsea Gohd published

Almost 50 years ago, in the midst of the Cold War, American astronauts flew to space alongside cosmonauts as part of NASA's first attempt to forge a partnership between the U.S. and Russia in space.

Anton Shkaplerov (left) hands over command of the International Space Station to NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn (right) on March 29, 2022.

Russian cosmonaut hands over space station command as NASA astronaut bids farewell

By Chelsea Gohd published

Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov handed over "the keys" to the International Space Station today (March 29) as NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei said goodbye to the international space crew.

A portrait of NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, who is set to become the first Black woman to embark on a long-duration space mission.

Jessica Watkins: NASA astronaut and 1st Black woman to fly a long-duration spaceflight

By Chelsea Gohd published

Reference All about NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, the first Black woman to embark on a long-duration space mission.

SpaceX's Crew-4 astronaut crew on board a Dragon capsule. The mission's Dragon is named Freedom.

SpaceX's new Crew-4 Dragon capsule gets a name: Freedom

By Chelsea Gohd published

SpaceX's Crew-4 mission will launch toward the International Space Station on April 19. And the mission's Dragon capsule just got a name: Freedom.

NASA's Artemis 1 mission, stacked at the launch pad ready for testing, as seen from space by the Pléiades Neo satellite, operated by the European aerospace company Airbus.

NASA's new moon rocket spotted from space rolling to the launch pad (photos)

By Chelsea Gohd published

NASA's moonbound rocket rolled to the launch pad, and satellites orbiting Earth captured the milestone from space.

NASA's Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule on the move toward Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 17, 2022.

NASA's new moon rocket, its most powerful ever, rolls out for 1st time

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Watch it go! NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission is on its way to the launch pad.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon megarocket, the first Space Launch System booster, will roll out to the launch pad for the first time at the Kennedy Space Center on March 17, 2022.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon megarocket rolls out to the launch pad today and you can watch it live

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

The first mission in NASA's Artemis moon program is set to roll out to the launch pad today (March 17).

This artist's impression shows a close-up view of Proxima d, a planet candidate recently found orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our solar system. The planet is believed to be rocky and to have a mass about a quarter that of Earth. Two other planets known to orbit Proxima Centauri are visible in the image, too: Proxima b, a planet with about the same mass as Earth that orbits the star every 11 days and is within the habitable zone, and candidate Proxima c, which is on a five-year orbit around the star.

What would an alien 'Earth' look like around the star next door?

By Chelsea Gohd published

In a new study, researchers predict what an alien "Earth" could really look like, and how it could evolve (if one exists).

A still from an animation showing asteroid 2022 EB5 that was spotted shortly before impacting Earth's atmosphere.

Asteroid spotted just before hitting Earth's atmosphere wows astronomers

By Chelsea Gohd published

This weekend, an astronomer spotted a small asteroid just hours before the space rock crashed into Earth's atmosphere and met its fiery demise.

Teams retract two of 20 platforms around the Space Launch System rocket (left) and Orion spacecraft (close-up at right) for the Artemis 1 mission. Preparation is ongoing at the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

All systems go for rollout of NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket this week

By Chelsea Gohd published

The rollout for NASA's Artemis 1 mission is right on track for this Thursday (March 17), agency officials said today (March 14).

A still image of NASA's crawler-transporter 2 making its way to the VAB on March 11, 2022.

'The Crawler' is on the move ahead of Artemis 1 moon rocket rollout

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

Everybody's favorite giant rocket hauler is back in action.

At NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, employees are speaking out about policies on names and pronouns.

NASA says it supports employees' use of pronouns amid online criticism

By Chelsea Gohd published

NASA is voicing support for its employees' right to be addressed by their name and pronouns as criticisms flare online.

In April 2020, NASA's Juno spacecraft spotted something strange in Jupiter's atmosphere. Scientists later identified the observation as a meteor.

Meteor streaks through Jupiter's atmosphere as NASA spacecraft watches

By Chelsea Gohd published

When a rogue meteor careened through the atmosphere of Jupiter last year, it caught the attention of NASA's Juno spacecraft in orbit around the giant planet.

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