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.
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Weird 'Tiger Stripes' on Icy Saturn Moon Enceladus Finally ExplainedNew research solves some of the mysteries of the "tiger stripes" on Saturn's moon Enceladus.
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Ice Fossils in an Ancient Space Rock Reveal Clues About the Early Solar SystemSecrets about the solar system are revealed by remnants of ice from 4.6 billion years ago.
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It's Still Not Aliens: 'Mars Bug' Claim Could Damage the Search for LifeA professor suggests there are insects on Mars, but this questionable claim could hurt the search for life, experts say.
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'Improbable Planet' Somehow Survives Being Swallowed by Red Giant StarScientists have discovered a "survivalist" planet that shouldn't exist orbiting a pulsating star.
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Tardigrade DNA Added to Human Cells Could Help Us Survive on Mars, Scientist SaysWill we one day combine tardigrade DNA with our cells to go to Mars?
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Star Ejected from Milky Way's 'Heart of Darkness' Reaches Mind-Blowing SpeedAs humankind's ancestors were learning to walk upright, a star was launched out of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy at a staggering 3.7 million mph (6 million km/h).
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NASA Astronauts Make History with 1st All-Female SpacewalkToday (Oct. 18), NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir embarked on the first spacewalk in history to be completed by a team of all women.
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Why Is the Milky Way Galaxy Getting So Gassy?Using 10 years of data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the team of astronomers concluded that there is more gas coming into our galaxy than leaving it.
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Meat Grown in Space for the First Time EverThis cultivated meat is "slaughter-free."
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Elon Musk Doesn't Know Where the Aliens Are (So, Stop Asking)At a recent event in Boca Chica, Texas, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirms that, to his knowledge, we haven't yet discovered aliens.
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Inside the Race to Discover a Water Vapor WorldWater vapor, and likely clouds that rain liquid water, have been discovered on an exoplanet that lies in the habitable zone of its star. But there's an issue.
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Mysterious Alien Planet Has Water in Its Atmosphere. Could Life Survive There?In a major first, scientists have detected water vapor and possibly even liquid water clouds on a strange exoplanet that lies in the habitable zone of its host star about 110 light-years from Earth.
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'Mad' Flat-Earther's Steam Rocket Launch Grounded by Bad Water Heater Bought on Craigslist"Mad" Mike Hughes will have to wait until this weekend to launch after having issues with the water heater for his steam-powered rocket.
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An Asteroid Bigger Than the Empire State Building Will Pass Earth Soon. But Don't Worry.No, it will not hit us.
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Look Up! Dazzling Double Meteor Shower Peaks TonightThe Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids will speckle the night sky tonight. Don't miss the show.
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Neil Armstrong's Family Received $6 Million in a Secret Wrongful-Death Settlement: ReportThe settlement, made in 2014, has come to light following the Apollo 11 anniversary.
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It's a Planet Party! See Venus, Saturn and Jupiter with the Moon This WeekendThis weekend, a brilliant display of objects will shine in the night sky when the crescent moon moves into conjunction with Saturn and Venus.
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10 Reasons Why Humans Are So GrossHave you ever wondered why humans are so … gross? We burp, we smell, we sneeze — humans do disgusting things all day long.
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Mysterious Swirls on the Moon Finally ExplainedBy Chelsea Gohd Published
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This Asteroid Poses No Risk — Again, No Risk — to Us EarthlingsBy Chelsea Gohd Published
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Ancient Quasars Provide Incredible Evidence for Quantum EntanglementBy Chelsea Gohd Published
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Star Zooms Past Monster Black Hole, Confirms RelativityBy Chelsea Gohd Published
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Jupiter Now Has a Whopping 79 MoonsScientists have discovered 12 previously unknown moons orbiting Jupiter, and one of them is a real oddball.
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Here's What Sophia, the First Robot Citizen, Thinks About Gender and ConsciousnessCan robots have gender? Sophia has an opinion.
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