Chelsea Gohd served as a Senior Writer for Space.com from 2018 to 2022 before returning in 2026, covering everything from climate change to planetary science and human spaceflight in both articles and on-camera in videos. With a M.S. in Biology, Chelsea has written and worked for institutions including NASA JPL, 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, Gohd is writing music and performing as Foxanne, even launching a song to space in 2021 with Inspiration4. You can follow her online @chelsea.gohd and @foxanne.music
Latest articles by Chelsea Gohd

Russian anti-satellite test a 'dangerous and irresponsible' act that threatens astronauts, US says
By Chelsea Gohd last updated
Russia conducted an anti-satellite test (ASAT), generating hundreds of thousands of pieces of debris and threatening the safety of astronauts on the International Space Station, the U.S. confirmed.

Did Russia just launch an anti-satellite test that created a cloud of space junk?
By Chelsea Gohd last updated
Suspicions swirl that Russia may have conducted an anti-satellite test that created the debris field that's causing astronauts on the International Space Station to seek refuge, reports suggest.

Russian anti-satellite missile test draws condemnation from space companies and countries
By Chelsea Gohd last updated
Across the globe, nations and space companies alike are speaking out about Russia's anti-satellite (ASAT) test that forced astronauts in space to take cover.

Russian anti-satellite missile test was the first of its kind
By Chelsea Gohd last updated
Russia's latest anti-satellite test is unlike anything we've seen from the nation before.

Russia tests anti-satellite missile and the US Space Force is not happy
By Chelsea Gohd last updated
Russia just fired an anti-satellite missile in a test of technology that the U.S. Space Force considers a threat to American orbital assets.

Russia has tested an anti-satellite weapon in space, US Space Command says
By Chelsea Gohd last updated
The U.S. Space Command announced that they have evidence that Russia has tested a space-based anti-satellite weapon.

Here's What Happens When a Higgs Boson Dies — and What It Means for Particle Physics
By Chelsea Gohd last updated

Scientists find first evidence of rare Higgs boson decay
By Chelsea Gohd last updated
Scientists have spotted the first evidence of a rare Higgs boson decay, expanding our understanding of the strange quantum universe.

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.

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.

'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.

Large Hadron Collider experiment investigates neutrino's minuscule mass
By Chelsea Gohd published
Scientists are investigating the elusive neutrino with a new experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

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.

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?

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).

Cow burps measured from space, revealing contribution to climate change
By Chelsea Gohd published
For the first time ever, scientists have measured cow burps from space.

10 cosmic mysteries the Large Hadron Collider could unravel
By Chelsea Gohd published
What mysteries of the universe could the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator unlock?

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.

A Saturn V moon rocket blasts off in this most EPIC Halloween pumpkin carving!
By Chelsea Gohd last updated
Author Rebecca Siegel has taken her love of space to new heights for Halloween this year.

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.

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).

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 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.

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.
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