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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.


Latest From Elisha Sauers
Webb telescope clears the haze around a stunning galactic icon
Webb telescope capture of the Sombrero Galaxy

No one had seen a close-up of a star outside the Milky Way — until now
A close-up telescope image of star WOH G64


How long is a light-year? Here are some ways to think about it.
An artist's concept of a jet streaming out of a supermassive black hole at nearly the speed of light

Earth's mini moon could be a chunk of the big moon, scientists say
A telescope tracking image of mini moon 2024 PT5

Rock once forgotten in a drawer plays key part in dating water on Mars
A chunk of the Lafayette meteorite on a clear stand



Get ready: SpaceX Starship will try to fly again soon
SpaceX getting ready to launch Starship

Giant telescope's own powerful radiation may have contributed to collapse
Viewing the Arecibo Observatory's giant radio telescope before its collapse

NASA's Voyager finally phoned home with a device unused since 1981
An artist's rendering of Voyager 1 against a starry background


Webb and Hubble telescopes provide a preview to galactic cannibalism
Galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207 on the verge of merging.

A NASA telescope reveals a giant black hole jet like never before
A jet shooting out of a Centaurus A's black hole accretion disk

Scientists propose a bold new reason for Betelgeuse's volatile behavior
Observing Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion

NASA captures star duo spraying plasma a quarter-trillion miles
R Aquarii blasting stellar material into space



NASA thinks it found a moon light-years away spewing gas
Jupiter's moon Io

Webb telescope finds first clear evidence of a 'steam world'
Imagining a steam world

Past life on Mars? Here's what new NASA evidence points to.
Curiosity viewing the Martian landscape

Astronomers just found a galaxy way too advanced for its time
Galaxy forming in the early universe

Imagine 3 stars orbiting each other every 4 weeks. It's real.
stars orbiting each other

NASA spacecraft has roamed billions of miles — but hasn't reached the 'edge'
New Horizons flying by Kuiper Belt object

This nearby dwarf planet's ice may be left over from a dirty ocean
dwarf planet Ceres
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