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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Private Ax-1 astronaut Eytan Stibbe of Israel to celebrate Passover in space
By Chelsea Gohd Published
Eytan Stibbe, a private astronaut and the second Israeli to ever reach space, prepares to celebrate Passover in orbit.

'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.

NASA photos show the Perseverance Mars rover and tiny Ingenuity helicopter from space
By Chelsea Gohd Published
NASA's newest Mars rover and its trusty helicopter companion were spotted all the way from space in a new photo.

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.

SpaceX launches Ax-1, the 1st fully private astronaut mission to the space station
By Chelsea Gohd Published
This morning (April 8), a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off, launching the first fully private crewed mission to the International Space Station.

SpaceX launching private Ax-1 astronaut mission today: Watch it live
By Chelsea Gohd Published
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)!

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).

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.

'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's 1st private astronaut crew is ready to fly to space
By Chelsea Gohd Published
Axiom Space and its crew are ready to make history.

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).

Meet Earendel: Hubble telescope's most distant star discovery gets a Tolkien-inspired name
By Chelsea Gohd Published
Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope just made a remarkable discovery, and they gave it quite a unique name.

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

The space industry has a big, ugly sexual harassment problem
By Chelsea Gohd Published
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.

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.

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.

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 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 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.
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