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Elisha Sauers

Elisha Sauers writes about space for Mashable, taking deep dives into NASA's moon and Mars missions, chatting up astronauts and history-making discoverers, and jetting above the clouds. Through 17 years of reporting, she's covered a variety of topics, including health, business, and government, with a penchant for public records requests. She previously worked for The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Virginia, and The Capital in Annapolis, Maryland. Her work has earned numerous state awards, including the Virginia Press Association's top honor, Best in Show, and national recognition for narrative storytelling. For each year she has covered space, Sauers has won National Headliner Awards, including first place for her Sex in Space series. Send space tips and story ideas to [email protected] or text 443-684-2489. Follow her on X at @elishasauers.


By Elisha Sauers
Check out NASA's next space station. It won't orbit Earth.
Getting a first look at Gateway

SpaceX's workhorse rockets are grounded. Here's why.
SpaceX launching a Falcon 9 rocket

Webb telescope reveals a haze joining the Penguin and Egg galaxies
Webb observing the Penguin and Egg galaxies

Here's the real deal with Boeing's Starliner right now
Boeing Starliner whizzing over Earth while docked at the International Space Station


Astronaut snaps strange iridescent clouds at the edge of space
Noctilucent clouds hovering over Earth

NASA spacecraft catches volcano plumes blasting into space
Juno spacecraft observing Io


A surprise in NASA's asteroid rocks hints Bennu came from an ocean world
asteroid Bennu

NASA's 3D tour of a famous cosmic masterpiece is exquisite
Viewing the Pillars of Creation in 3D

What China's new moon rocks could reveal that Apollo samples didn't
China retrieving its Chang'e-6 capsule



Astronomers just witnessed a whole galaxy 'turn on the lights' in real-time
A supermassive black hole awakening

NASA rover discovers mysterious Mars boulder unlike any others
Rovering finding Atoko Point on Mars



SpaceX's Starship shows resilience through brutally hot reentry
SpaceX Starship

NASA astronauts blast off in tense launch on Boeing spacecraft
Starliner jettisoning solid rocket booster

Launch of Boeing's Starliner spaceship gets scuttled. Yes, again.
Starliner launching on a ULA Atlas V Centaur rocket

The long, thorny history of Boeing's Starliner spaceship
Starliner approaching the International Space Station

How scientists revealed a new Martian rock type without the rock
a Martian meteorite

What does a meteorite taste like? Someone found out and bottled it.
Meteors showering over Nebraska

Scientists discovered a Venus-like world that might not be a hellhole
the planet Venus

Mission control is trying 'restlessly' to save a spacecraft to Mercury
BepiColombo flying by Mercury
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