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

An artist's depiction fo the Juno spacecraft observing Ganymede during the flyby on June 7, 2021. Juno launched to space ten years ago on Aug. 5 2011.

Happy birthday, Juno! NASA's Jupiter probe launched 10 years ago today

By Chelsea Gohd published

NASA's Jupiter-exploring space probe Juno celebrates 10 years in space today (Aug. 5).

GOES-17 recovered from a glitch that appeared July 22 in less than 24 hours and has been hard at work observing wildfires on Earth.

GOES-17 satellite bounces back from glitch while monitoring California wildfires

By Chelsea Gohd published

A weather satellite has recovered from a brief anomaly and is back to studying Earth and its ongoing wildfires.

Starliner was set to launch Aug. 3 after a delay from July 29 but the launch has been delayed again to a new date TBA.

Boeing's Starliner launch delayed yet again

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi will have to wait to launch ... again.

Boeing's Starliner capsule and its United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket roll out to their launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Aug. 2, 2021.

NASA astronauts 'very excited' about Boeing's upcoming Starliner OFT-2 launch

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

Astronauts are eager to see Boeing's Starliner spacecraft launch to space today (Aug. 3), despite issues with the capsule's previous uncrewed spaceflight.

According to NASA flight director Zebulon Scoville, the docking mishap last week with Russia's Nauka module was worse than reported. In this image you can see Russia's Nauka module docked with the International Space Station on July 29, 2021.

Space station situation with Russian module misfire more serious than stated: report

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

A Russian module accidentally pushed the International Space Station out of place. Now, a NASA flight director has revealed that the event was even more serious than initially reported.

NASA picked SpaceX's Starship spacecraft, seen here in an artist's depiction, to land Artemis astronauts on the moon. After protesting NASA's decision to choose just one company for its HLS contract, Blue Origin and Dynetics were denied by GAO to add more contract award winners.

Blue Origin protest of NASA moon lander choice nixed by government agency

By Chelsea Gohd published

Blue Origin's protest against NASA's decision to not hire the company to build its next human moon lander has been shut down by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, on July 29, 2021 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Boeing Starliner OFT-2 launch to space station delayed following Russian module mishap

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will have to wait to make its triumphant trip to space.

In a new study, scientists detected light echoing from behind a black hole for the first time.

Space telescopes spot light 'echoing' from behind black hole for the first time

By Chelsea Gohd published

For the first time ever, scientists have seen the light "echoing" from behind a black hole.

Karen Nyberg, as seen in 2013 on the International Space Station, holds the Tyrannosaurus Rex toy she stitched together for her son out of fabric scraps found on the complex.

Space and Dinos! NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg designs "Dinos in space" clothing line [Giveaway]

By Chelsea Gohd published

Retired NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg has teamed up with apparel company SvahaUSA to create a "Dinos in Space" clothing line.

The passengers of Blue Origin's first crewed spaceflight may no longer be eligible to receive the FAA's commercial astronaut wings. From left: physics student Oliver Daemen, Mercury 13 aviator Wally Funk, Amazon and Blue Origin billionaire founder Jeff Bezos, and venture capitalist Mark Bezos (brother of Jeff).

New FAA rules change who qualifies for commercial astronaut wings

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

The Federal Aviation Administration has changed their qualifications for commercial astronaut wings, and Blue Origin's first flight crew might no longer be eligible.

Amateur astronomer and astrophotographer Bill Funcheon captured this photo of the red moon over NJ on July 20, 2021.

Wildfires are turning the sun and moon red

By Chelsea Gohd published

Have you looked up this week to see a bright red moon or sun? Wildfires from as far as thousands of miles away are turning the sky colors.

Perseverance will sample this light colored stone known as "paver stone" when it starts taking samples from Mars.

NASA's Perseverance rover gears up to capture its 1st Mars rock sample

By Chelsea Gohd published

NASA's Perseverance rover is preparing to collect its first samples on Mars, a milestone that could happen within the next two weeks, agency officials announced today (July 21).

In a new study, researchers have revealed the nighttime weather on Venus for the first time.

Nighttime weather on Venus revealed for the 1st time

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

What's the weather like at night on Venus? Scientists are finally finding out.

Scientists think that clouds could exacerbate warming global termperatures. In this image you can see astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr.'s view of Earth that no American had seen before, looking down on the home planet from his history-making suborbital flight on May 5, 1961.

Earth's clouds are likely to increase global heating, scientists find

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

While we see Earth getting warmer as the effects of climate change continue to escalate, our planet's clouds make our planet hotter than ever, scientists worry.

Blue Origin's first New Shepard crew (L-R) Oliver Daemen, Jeff Bezos, Wally Funk, and Mark Bezos pose for a picture near the booster after flying into space in the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket on July 20, 2021 in Van Horn, Texas.

'Woohoo!' Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin's first passengers revel in their launch to space

By Chelsea Gohd published

Blue Origin's first spaceflyers launched to space and back today (July 20) and loved it so much that some are already planning their return trips.

Stephen Hawking floats weightlessly aboard a Zero-G flight.

Disabled space enthusiasts can now apply for Zero Gravity space training

By Chelsea Gohd published

For people who are disabled and have always dreamed of training to fly to space, the SciAccess Initiative has opened up applications to disabled crew participants for a Zero-G parabolic flight.

The Hubble Space Telescope switched to backup hardware on July 16, 2021 after a glitch on June 13 took the scope offline.

NASA revives ailing Hubble Space Telescope with switch to backup computer

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

Hubble is back!

Jeff Bezos has pledged a $200 million donation to the Smithsonian.

Jeff Bezos donates $200 million to the Smithsonian Institution ahead of Blue Origin launch

By Chelsea Gohd published

Billionaire Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and the spaceflight company Blue Origin, will donate $200 million to the Smithsonian, the Institution announced Wednesday (July 14).

A scientific visualization of a numerical relativity simulation that describes the collision of two black holes consistent with the binary black hole merger GW170814.

Can artificial intelligence help scientists spot gravitational waves?

By Chelsea Gohd published

Scientists hunting for elusive gravitational waves across the universe may be able to supercharge their discoveries with a new tool: artificial intelligence.

An artist's depiction of a rogue planet.

Dozens of starless 'rogue' alien planets possibly spotted

By Chelsea Gohd published

Astronomers have spotted more strange "free-floating" planets that could roam deep space untethered to any star.

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson (right) and the crew of Unity 22 celebrate their successful suborbital launch over Spaceport America, New Mexico after landing on July 11, 2021. Branson's crewmates are: (from left) Colin Bennett, Beth Moses and Sirisha Bandla, all Virgin Galactic employees.

'Welcome to the dawn of a new space age,' Richard Branson says after Virgin Galactic flight

By Chelsea Gohd published

Virgin Galactic's newly minted astronauts are beyond thrilled following their journey to space on the company's first fully crewed spaceflight.

A view of the Earth and the feathered tail of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity during the Unity 22 flight on July 11, 2021.

Virgin Galactic launches Richard Branson to space in 1st fully crewed flight of VSS Unity

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

Early this morning (July 11), billionaire Richard Branson and three other passengers briefly went to space for the first fully crewed spaceflight of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo spaceplane.

Former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría is returning to space with Axiom Space's mission Ax-1.

Former NASA astronaut's return to space on private Axiom flight will be 'a dream come true' (exclusive)

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

Almost a decade after retiring from NASA, Michael López-Alegría is once again strapping in to launch to the final frontier.

Aviator Wally Funk is set to beat John Glenn's record for oldest person in space with her upcoming Blue Origin flight.

Wally Funk to break John Glenn's spaceflight record with Blue Origin flight

By Chelsea Gohd published

Pioneering aviator Wally Funk is set to beat one of John Glenn's spaceflight records.

Sir Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of Virgin Galactic, will launch on the company's first fully crewed spaceflight on the SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity from Spaceport America, New Mexico, on July 11, 2021.

Virgin Galactic says it will launch Richard Branson to space on July 11

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

Billionaire Richard Branson is set to fly to space aboard Virgin Galactic's next flight, which could take off as soon as July 11.

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