Chelsea Gohd

Space.com

Chelsea Gohd joined Space.com as an intern in the summer of 2018 and returned as a Staff Writer in 2019. After receiving a B.S. in Public Health, she worked as a science communicator at the American Museum of Natural History. Chelsea has written for publications including Scientific American, Discover Magazine Blog, Astronomy Magazine, Live Science, All That is Interesting, AMNH Microbe Mondays blog, The Daily Targum and Roaring Earth. When not writing, reading or following the latest space and science discoveries, Chelsea is writing music, singing, playing guitar and performing with her band Foxanne (@foxannemusic). You can follow her on Twitter @chelsea_gohd. 

Articles by: Chelsea Gohd

This visualization shows the moon being formed from a collision, which, according to a new study, happened more recently than scientists previously thought.

The moon is 85 million years younger than previously thought

By Chelsea Gohd published

It turns out the moon is a little younger than scientists previously thought — about 85 million years younger, to be precise.

NASA's new contest challenges innovators to come up with a brand new space toilet design.

How will astronauts poop on the moon? New NASA challenge calls for innovative ideas.

By Chelsea Gohd published

Our largest galactic neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy (or M31) sits about 2.5 million light-years away and spans some 260,000 light-years across.

Nonbinary astronomers need better support from their field, study finds

By Chelsea Gohd published

Gender equality in astronomy doesn't end with the male/female gender binary.

In this image, computer simulations show the turbulent structure of the magnetic field in two shock waves moving away from each other.

Scientists create mini-supernova shock waves on Earth

By Chelsea Gohd published

Researchers have created a miniature version of supernova shock waves in a lab here on Earth to solve a long-standing cosmic mystery.

An image taken from space of an oil spill in the Arctic Circle. Oil is depicted in this animation (shown in red) traveling in the Ambarnaya River on May 31 and June 1.

Satellites spot major oil spill in the Arctic Circle (photos)

By Chelsea Gohd published

European satellites have spotted a catastrophic oil spill in the Arctic Circle.

Spectators crowd the lawn at the end of Main Street in Titusville, Fla., to watch SpaceX launch Demo-2, its first astronaut launch for NASA, from the Kennedy Space Center on May 27, 2020.

SpaceX's historic astronaut launch attempt draws huge crowds despite NASA warnings

By Chelsea Gohd published

Despite warnings from NASA officials and the risks implied by the current pandemic, approximately 150,000 people gathered on Florida's space coast to watch the Crew Dragon launch.

An artist's impression of the Wolfe Disk, a massive disk galaxy in the early universe.

Massive disk galaxy could change our understanding of how galaxies are born

By Chelsea Gohd published

A massive, rotating disk galaxy that first formed just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, could upend our understanding of galaxy formation, scientists suggest in a new study. 

A high-res, colorful view of Saturn's Hexagon.

Weird Saturn hexagon covered in 'sandwich-like' layers of haze

By Chelsea Gohd published

There's an extensive system of haze layers in the bizarre hexagon on Saturn, a new study has found.

A rainbow over Biosphere 2.

'Spaceship Earth' is a radical ride through science, quarantine and so much more

By Chelsea Gohd published

The new documentary "Spaceship Earth" breaks the mystery of the Biosphere 2 experiment wide open, revealing the facts in a story that feels more like science fiction than reality.

A Russian Soyuz 2.1a rocket carrying the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft stands atop the launchpad at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan to launch three new crewmembers to the International Space Station on April 9, 2020. A Russian official who attended the launch has recently tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Russian space official tests positive for coronavirus after attending Soyuz crew launch to space station

By Chelsea Gohd published

A Russian space official has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

A Russian Soyuz 2.1v rocket launches a classified military satellite into orbit from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russian on Nov. 25, 2019. The satellite can apparently track other satellites in orbit.

Russia tests anti-satellite missile and the US Space Force is not happy

By Chelsea Gohd published

Russia just fired an anti-satellite missile in a test of technology that the U.S. Space Force considers a threat to American orbital assets.

The crewmembers of the Apollo 13 mission, step aboard the USS Iwo Jima recovery ship after successfully surviving their journey around the moon and splashing down in the Pacific ocean.

Apollo 13 at 50: How NASA turned near disaster at the moon into a 'successful failure' in space

By Chelsea Gohd published

Fifty years ago today (April 11), three astronauts launched to space, poised to be the next humans to walk on the moon. But things didn't exactly go according to plan.

A Chinese Kuaizhou-1A rocket launches six satellites into orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center just six hours after a different Kuaizhou-1A launched a separate mission.

Chinese rocket sells for $5.6 million in livestreamed auction: report

By Chelsea Gohd published

An anonymous patron purchased a real-life rocket for $5.6 million during an online, livestreamed auction on April Fools Day.

Disney's "Star Wars Galaxy's Edge."

Stuck at home? Take a tour through Disney's (empty) Star Wars, Pandora and space-age parks

By Chelsea Gohd published

From the comfort and safety of your own home, you can now explore Walt Disney World all by yourself.

Scientists think that dark matter produces a bright and spherical halo of X-ray emission around the center of the Milky Way.

Scientists use the Milky Way to hunt for dark matter

By Chelsea Gohd published

A view from space of how emissions are changing in response to coronavirus.

Satellite track emissions drop over China, Italy during coronavirus outbreak

By Chelsea Gohd published

As satellites orbiting Earth have observed, as coronavirus has progressed, there has been less air pollution over Italy and lowered nitrogen-dioxide emissions over China.

Glowing meteor, fireball entering Earth's atmosphere.

No, the coronavirus didn't come from outer space

By Chelsea Gohd published

No, the new coronavirus didn't come from outer space. We promise.

Daredevil Mike Hughes tragically passed away during a launch accident this past Saturday (Feb. 22). This image is from August 25, 2019, Amboy, California, USA: After a long month of launch attempts in August in 100 degree heat ''Mad'' MIKE HUGHES and crew dealt with a 5th scrub launch during filming of the Science Channel series ''Homemade Astronauts.''

'Mad Mike' wasn't trying to prove 'flat Earth' theory on ill-fated rocket launch

By Chelsea Gohd published

Following the tragic death of 'Mad' Mike Hughes, we revisit the real reasons why he launched himself into the air aboard his homemade steam rocket, knowing how risky the stunt was.

An illustration of the X-59 supersonic plane landing on a runway.

NASA's experimental X-59 supersonic jet could be built by the end of 2020

By Chelsea Gohd published

NASA's experimental, supersonic X-plane is on a fast track to flying.

A Russian Soyuz 2.1v rocket launches a classified military satellite into orbit from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russian on Nov. 25, 2019. The satellite can apparently track other satellites in orbit.

2 Russian satellites are stalking a US spysat in orbit. The Space Force is watching.

By Chelsea Gohd published

A U.S. satellite that's used to spy on other countries is being trailed by two Russian satellites, according to the commander of the U.S. Space Force.

A scene from Walmart's new "space-y" Super Bowl commercial.

Super Bowl 2020: All the space-themed commercials

By Chelsea Gohd published

This year's Super Bowl commercials promise to be out of this world.

A meteor glowing as it enters the Earth's atmosphere.

An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs. Then, a volcano helped life flourish.

By Chelsea Gohd published

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa's ad for his "girlfriend contest" that has sparked a ton of negative feedback.

Billionaire Hosts Girlfriend Contest for 'First Woman to the Moon' and (Shocker) People Hate It

By Chelsea Gohd published

Will the first woman to travel to the moon be the winner of a billionaire's "girlfriend contest"? We really hope not.

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Dark Energy Is Real, Despite Claim to the Contrary

By Chelsea Gohd published

Researchers claim to have found serious fault with the existence of dark energy, but not everyone is buying into it.

A direct-sky image of Betelgeuse, a star that is shedding its mass as it nears tA direct-sky image of Betelgeuse, a star that is shedding its mass as it nears the end of its life.he end of its life.

Will Bright Star Betelgeuse Finally Explode?

By Chelsea Gohd published

Betelgeuse is dimming, which could mean that it's about to explode. But scientists aren't convinced it's ready to blow.