Elisha Sauers
Elisha Sauers is the space and future tech reporter for Mashable, interested in asteroids, astronauts, and astro nuts. In over 15 years of reporting, she's covered a variety of topics, including health, business, and government, with a penchant for FOIA and other public records requests. She previously worked for The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Virginia, and The Capital in Annapolis, Maryland, now known as The Capital-Gazette. She's won numerous state awards for beat reporting and national recognition(opens in a new tab) for narrative storytelling. Send space tips and story ideas to [email protected](opens in a new tab) or text 443-684-2489. Follow her on Twitter at @elishasauers(opens in a new tab).
By Elisha Sauers
These new telescope images of the sun are just spectacular
Sunspots the size of Earth or bigger.
Bezos can finally make NASA a moon lander. It's called Blue Moon.
The spaceship will put astronauts on the moon in 2029.
Scientists wonder if a dark, volcanic world could host life
A new Earth-size discovery fascinates exoplanet hunters. Could it have an atmosphere?
Saturn's rings may have formed as dinosaurs roamed Earth
And they won't last long, scientists say.
Saturn apparently has 145 moons. So eat it, Jupiter.
Scientists continue to find bizarre natural satellites around the ringed planet.
Astronomers can't agree on what this cosmic oddity is
How scientists make sense of a streak of light in the cosmos.
Star eats planet: Astronomers make unprecedented find in deep space
This harsh end for a planet is what's predicted for Earth.
Turns out Uranus might be swarmed by deep ocean worlds
Where will scientists find water in the solar system next?
Webb may have just found an Earth-like world with an atmosphere
Scientists saw signs of water vapor, but where it's coming from is still unclear.
NASA refuses to let go of its aging interstellar explorer
Engineers are squeezing more power out of the hardware to keep the mission going.
Daring private moon lander ran out of fuel before crash
A reminder that getting to the moon is still really, really hard.
A daring company is about to try landing on the moon. You can watch it.
Ispace will livestream its attempt to touch down.
Get ready: SpaceX Starship will try to fly again soon
An unprecedented space event, and it's happening soon.
SpaceX Starship explodes during Herculean attempt to blast into space
Despite the blowup, the first flight marks a milestone achievement for commercial spaceflight.
This galactic collision made a blast brighter than 1 trillion suns
As two galaxies combine, they spur a frenzy of star formation.
Astronomers just brought a captivating black hole into focus
Flaming doughnut no more.
The Webb Telescope finally shows us Uranus' glorious rings
We will never look at Uranus the same way again.
By Mark Stetson and Elisha Sauers
Europe will launch a spacecraft to Jupiter. Here's how to watch.
Swooping in for a closer look at Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
What the Webb Telescope can tell us about the TRAPPIST planets
Could we finally find life on another planet?
By Mark Stetson and Elisha Sauers
Webb telescope captures the divine colors of a star's death
A glorious supernova remnant.
A speeding black hole is birthing baby stars across light years
Who says all black holes are space vacuum cleaners?
How Webb just changed our concept of Uranus forever
Only two other telescopes have been able to capture the planet's glorious halo of ice and dust.
Mars scientists spent 6 years making the most detailed image of the planet
Zoom in for a closer look at craters, volcanoes, and ancient riverbeds.
NASA's Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman isn't perfect
Meet the refreshingly human astronaut who will lead NASA back to the moon.
