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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

Japan and China just flew past asteroids. Here's what they saw.
Hayabusa2 taking pictures of Torifune asteroid

NASA's new views of a famous galaxy are more than a screensaver
Webb viewing Centaurus A


Mysterious yellow crystals on Mars may soon have an explanation
NASA's Curiosity rover examining pure sulfur crystals found on Mars


Watch NASA's next-generation moon rover crush an obstacle course
ERNEST rover prototype preparing for a field test in Southern California

The interstellar comet was probably way older than scientists thought
An artist's rendering of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS flying through the solar system



NASA blames 'hero mode' culture for $4.6 million dish disaster
DSS-14 antenna pointing toward the sky

NASA is daring to rescue a space telescope before it falls to Earth
An artist interpreting the rendezvous of LINK with Swift in Earth orbit

'Little red dots' in the early universe may be a little less mysterious
Webb observing GLIMPSE-17775

NASA picked its next Artemis crew. Here's what they'll do.
Artemis II mission flying by Earth

The Milky Way's black hole may have formed this curious tunnel in space
ALMA image revealing a cone-shaped gap near Milky Way's black hole


NASA's ISS astronauts briefly sheltered today. Here's what happened.
SpaceX Crew Dragon observing ISS in space


A missing signal from hot exoplanets may have revealed a secret all along
Inferring the strength of exoplanet magnetic fields


This could be the most 'naked' giant black hole ever found
Webb observing a little red dot gravitationally lensed in the early universe

NASA's new moon base plan bets big on moon trucks and hopping drones
Environmental testing on Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 1 Endurance lander



SpaceX's 12th Starship flight: How to watch the test live
SpaceX preparing Starship for 12th flight test
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