Chelsea Gohd

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.

NASA will have to find a way to service its new alien-hunting space telescope

By Chelsea Gohd Published 6 July 26

We could see robots working on NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory out in space.

'Flying saucer' arrives at NASA for Artemis 3 moon mission in time for World UFO Day | Space photo of the day for July 2, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 2 July 26

Just in time for UFO Day.

Ocean-monitoring satellite spots wildfire smoke from space | Space photo of the day for July 1, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 1 July 26

A NASA satellite has found an unintended, important purpose.

Mars orbiter watches Perseverance rover cross the marathon finish line | Space photo of the day for June 29, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 29 June 26

With the speed at which the rover completed this marathon, and how well it continues to explore on Mars, who knows, maybe Perseverance will be the first to manage an ultramarathon on the Red Planet.

Neon green auroras from space will take your breath away | Space photo of the day for June 26, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 26 June 26

This is truly a view like no other.

I got a sneak peek at space shuttle Endeavour's new home in California, and it's breathtaking (photos)

By Chelsea Gohd Published 25 June 26

The spectacular new Air & Space Center, which is more than three decades in the making, will open on Nov. 13.

Summer solstice seen from space | Space photo of the day for June 25, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 25 June 26

Just after the summer solstice, a European weather satellite managed to capture a striking image of this celestial moment from space.

Did NASA just find evidence of ancient life on Mars? Perseverance rover spots complex carbon in Red Planet rocks

By Chelsea Gohd Published 24 June 26

"Measurements of two mudstones show hundreds of organic detections, making this the most robust organic detection in Jezero crater."

NASA looks for the origins of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS | Space photo of the day for June 24, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 24 June 26

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is finding clues that are leading scientists toward the origins of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.

SpaceX Dragon says goodbye to the ISS | Space photo of the day for June 23, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 23 June 26

The cargo spacecraft catches the sunlight as it departs its visit to the space station.

Late, great singer-songwriter Elliott Smith finds immortality as an asteroid

By Chelsea Gohd Published 20 June 26

An asteroid has been named after Smith, who died in 2003 at the age of 34.

Menstruation in space will be studied for 1st time with 'Operation Period'

By Chelsea Gohd Published 19 June 26

Maybe the next Sally Ride won't be asked the "100 tampons" question.

NASA's Perseverance rover just ran a marathon on Mars. Could you do the same?

By Chelsea Gohd Published 18 June 26

Percy has now traveled more than 26.2 miles on the Red Planet! Could you?

Hubble spies a swarm of stars in a strange, irregular galaxy | Space photo of the day for June 15, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 15 June 26

This faint galaxy is hard to look away from.