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

SpaceX Starlink satellite internet terminals arrive in Ukraine
By Chelsea Gohd published
Elon Musk is delivering on his public promise to bring SpaceX Starlink terminals to Ukraine.

SpaceX hints at replacing Russian space station services
By Chelsea Gohd published
Could SpaceX replace Russia in space?

Venus' extreme surface heat drives swirling winds in upper atmosphere, study finds
By Chelsea Gohd published
Scientists have shown how the swirling winds and searing heat on Venus work together in a revealing new study.

New Russia sanctions won't imperil International Space Station operations, NASA says
By Chelsea Gohd last updated
The International Space Station program will continue business as usual, NASA assures us as the U.S. government levies new sanctions against Russia.

Earth is hotter than ever — So what happens next?
By Chelsea Gohd last updated
This week, NASA revealed that 2020 tied with 2016 as the hottest year on record. So what does this mean for the future of our planet and life on Earth?

Satellite photos reveal details of Russian invasion into Ukraine
By Chelsea Gohd published
Satellites orbiting Earth are capturing a detailed view of Russia's invasion into Ukraine.

US sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion will degrade Russian space program, Biden says
By Chelsea Gohd published
Russia's space program will suffer under new U.S. sanctions, U.S. President Joe Biden said today (Feb. 24).

What does the Ukraine invasion mean for US-Russian partnership in space?
By Chelsea Gohd published
Could Russia's military and political actions in Ukraine upend science and exploration in outer space?

A giant Mars dust pile is sculpted by the wind in this photo by a European probe
By Chelsea Gohd published
An enormous dust deposit on Mars shows the power of Martian wind in a new image snapped from orbit.

Military activity in Russia spotted in satellite photos as tensions rise in Ukraine
By Chelsea Gohd last updated
Satellites can see military activity in Russia from space as tensions over Ukraine intensify.

Researchers unlock the keys to designing an interstellar sail
By Chelsea Gohd published
How do you design a sail that can get a spacecraft to another solar system?

'Standard model' of cosmology called into question by new measurements
By Chelsea Gohd last updated

Metal clouds and liquid gems spotted in the atmosphere of hot Jupiter WASP-121 b
By Chelsea Gohd published
In a new study scientists have found that that, on the hot Jupiter exoplanet WASP-121 b, the clouds are made of metal and liquid rubies and sapphires rain down from the sky.

Cosmonaut brains are 'rewired' by space missions, scientists find
By Chelsea Gohd published
In a new study, scientists show how cosmonaut brains adapt to space.

What is Space?
By Elizabeth Howell published
Space is the zone above and around our planet where there is no air to breathe or to scatter light. Space is a vacuum, but it is far from empty.

Historic sea level rise predicted by NASA and government task force
By Chelsea Gohd published
In a new collaborative report, NASA and other U.S. government agencies have found that sea levels will rise up to a foot by 2050.

1st image from NASA's new IXPE X-ray telescope looks like a ball of purple lightning
By Chelsea Gohd published
NASA's newly-launched X-ray hunting probe has snapped its first science image and — wow — it's spectacular.

Hope for the future of space exploration lies at the heart of SpaceX's new 'Polaris' missions
By Chelsea Gohd published
SpaceX aims to make progress in space and on Earth with its new venture, the Polaris Program. And the team behind it couldn't be more excited.

NASA space telescope spots most powerful light ever seen on Jupiter, helps solve 30-year-old mystery
By Chelsea Gohd last updated
NASA has detected the most energetic light ever seen on Jupiter and, in the process, solved a 30-year-old mystery.

The James Webb Space Telescope's first images have scientists excited (and a bit relieved)
By Chelsea Gohd published
Excitement runs high as NASA scientists capture the first images and spot their first starlight with the agency's James Webb Space Telescope.

Asteroid Ryugu samples, now on Earth, reveal inner workings of the space rock
By Chelsea Gohd published
Pieces of rock from the asteroid Ryugu splashed down on Earth in 2020. Now, scientists studying the samples are revealing the asteroid's true nature.

Paint it black: behind the James Webb Space Telescope's signature color
By Chelsea Gohd published
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has to stay super cool to observe the cosmos. How does it beat the heat? Black paint.

Purple space 'lightning' spews from stellar corpse, creating cosmic shock waves (photo, video)
By Chelsea Gohd published
A streak of purple "lightning" sprawls across the cosmos in a gorgeous new image from NASA.
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