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

SpaceX will launch NASA's DART mission to crash into an asteroid soon and you can watch it live
By Chelsea Gohd published
NASA will launch a mission to crash into an asteroid (on purpose) overnight tonight and you can watch it live.

James Webb Space Telescope launch delayed to Dec. 22
By Chelsea Gohd published
The James Webb Space Telescope will have to wait a few more days before taking to the skies after an unexpected incident.

NASA wants to smash a spacecraft into an asteroid, but don't worry. Earth isn't at risk.
By Chelsea Gohd published
Later this month, NASA will launch a mission to smack an asteroid into a new orbit to prepare for the possibility that an asteroid in the future might threaten Earth. But don't worry.

Why is sci-fi so obsessed with asteroid impact disasters (and how to stop them)?
By Chelsea Gohd published
For longer than science fiction has even existed, humans have been fascinated with (and terrified by) the prospect of space rocks falling to Earth. But why?

SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts and NASA honor Veterans Day from space and Earth
By Chelsea Gohd published
NASA and its astronauts are sharing their respect for U.S. veterans this Veterans Day (Nov. 11).

Look up to see the moon near Jupiter in the night sky tonight. Here's how.
By Chelsea Gohd published
Look up tonight (Nov. 11) to see the moon skate past Jupiter in the night sky.

NASA engineers, scientists and more shine bright this Native American Heritage Month
By Chelsea Gohd published
This November is Native American Heritage Month, and NASA is taking the opportunity to highlight its indigenous scientists, engineers and more.

How to prepare for a SpaceX astronaut launch rescue (video)
By Chelsea Gohd published
A lot goes into a SpaceX launch, and that includes preparing for the possibility that things might not go according to plan.

NASA's Artemis astronauts won't land on the moon by 2024 deadline
By Chelsea Gohd published
NASA has let go of its goal to return humans to the moon's surface by 2024.

The giant black hole of galaxy M87 shoots jets at nearly light speed
By Chelsea Gohd published
The first (and only) black hole to ever have its snapshot taken from Earth shoots out vast jets of plasma that travel near the speed of light, new computer models show.

Walruses spotted from space adapting to climate change
By Chelsea Gohd published
Groups of walruses gathering on land are so large they're visible from space. Unfortunately, the reason why doesn't bode well for the animals' future.

Tom Hanks said 'No thanks' to a space trip offer from Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos. Here's why.
By Chelsea Gohd published
Tom Hanks isn't interested in Jeff Bezos' offer to go to space.

There are over 300 ways that the new James Webb Space Telescope could fail, NASA says
By Chelsea Gohd published
While NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has faced countless obstacles and delays in its more than decade in the making, the observatory's most difficult days lie ahead in the coming months.

There are roses in Mission Control! One family's NASA tradition continues with SpaceX after 30 years
By Chelsea Gohd published
For more than 30 years, one Texas family has shown their support for NASA mission control with a simple gesture: sending flowers.

'Balding' black holes prove Einstein right again on general relativity
By Chelsea Gohd published
A new physics breakthrough shows how Einstein's theory of general relativity continues to hold up, even for "balding" black holes.

Estée Lauder teams up with International Space Station to tackle Earth's plastic problem
By Chelsea Gohd published
Research in space could help humanity to tackle our big plastic problem here on Earth.

Private space stations are coming. Here's what NASA astronauts want to see
By Chelsea Gohd published
Two NASA astronauts in space right now have some ideas about what the future may hold in low-Earth orbit (LEO), and what they hope to see in a commercial space station.

NASA's DART spacecraft, humanity's first asteroid defense mission, less than one month from launch
By Chelsea Gohd published
NASA is less than one month away from launching humanity's first-ever asteroid-deflecting mission, known as DART, short for "Double Asteroid Redirection Test."

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endurance arrives at rocket hangar in awesome photos
By Chelsea Gohd published
SpaceX's Endurance spacecraft has arrived at the hangar, ready for launch.

Astronomers have found what may be the first exoplanet in another galaxy ever detected
By Chelsea Gohd published
For the first time in history, scientists may have discovered a planet in another galaxy.

NASA thinks US needs nuclear-powered spacecraft to stay ahead of China
By Chelsea Gohd published
The U.S. needs to invest more in nuclear-powered spacecraft to be competitive with nations like China, experts say.

Elon Musk says SpaceX could launch Starship orbital flight test next month
By Chelsea Gohd published
SpaceX's latest Starship prototype could blast off into orbit earlier than expected.

Birthday parties in space! NASA astronaut shares how to celebrate in orbit (video)
By Chelsea Gohd published
How do astronauts in space celebrate holidays and big moments?

Deep-space radiation could cause have big impacts on the brain, mouse experiment shows
By Chelsea Gohd published
In a new study, male mice exposed to simulated galactic cosmic radiation (GCR) — high-energy radiation in space more commonly known as deep-space radiation — experienced impaired spatial learning.
Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!

