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Celebrating a shared cosmos and advancing Black equity in space science

At the American Astronomical Society's annual meeting in 2025, several members of Black in Astro (BIA) met with Maryland Congressman Glenn Ivey. From left to right are BIA committee co-chair Gregory ...
Business Insider

I was the first Black man to walk in space. My career as an astronaut was hard for my family.

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dr. Bernard Harris, author of "Embracing ...
The New York Times

This Black Hole Has a Cosmic Wingspan

Astronomers have discovered a black hole emitting energy in jets longer than the width of 140 Milky Way galaxies. An artist’s concept of Porphyrion, a jet of material 23 million light-years long that ...

What are supermassive black holes? Everything you need to know – and what astronomers are still learning – about these mysterious objects

Nearly every massive galaxy observed hosts a supermassive black hole at its center. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has ...