Chelsea Gohd
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.
Latest articles by Chelsea Gohd

Large Hadron Collider experiment investigates neutrino's minuscule mass
By Chelsea Gohd last updated
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).

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.

Large Hadron Collider hits world record proton acceleration
By Chelsea Gohd published
The newly-upgraded Large Hadron Collider just broke a world record with its proton beams.

Building a home on Mars … with bacteria?
By Chelsea Gohd published
Imagine a home on Mars. Is it filled with bacteria?

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 last updated
Eytan Stibbe, a private astronaut and the second Israeli to ever reach space, prepares to celebrate Passover in orbit.

On Earth Day, NASA reminds us how we're all connected
By Chelsea Gohd last updated
NASA scientists, astronauts and musician Shawn Mendes teamed up this Earth Day to remind us how planet Earth connects us all.

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

'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.

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

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.
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