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June 25, 2020June 25, 2020

NASA names headquarters after Mary W. Jackson, space agency’s first Black female engineer

On Wednesday, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, NASA’s first Black...

by Cheryl

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020

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New NASA telescope will be named after space agency’s first chief astronomer

Nancy Grace Roman (1925-2018), NASA’s first chief astronomer, is known as the ‘Mother of Hubble.’ In a time when women were discouraged from studying...

by Cheryl

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Rest in peace: NASA legend Katherine Johnson dies at 101

NASA research mathematician Katherine Johnson is photographed at her desk at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Credit: NASA Groundbreaking mathematician and NASA legend...

by Cheryl February 24, 2020March 4, 2020

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Hubble telescope study: Remove names from an application & bias disappears

There’s evidence that minority candidates are judged more harshly in professional and academic settings. While that’s due to several factors, research continually singles out implicit bias as the...

by Cheryl February 19, 2020February 24, 2020

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Vera Rubin observatory named in honour of groundbreaking dark matter scientist

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), a U.S.-run, Chile-based facility, has been re-named the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in honour of the groundbreaking astronomer who provided...

by Cheryl January 8, 2020

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Australia: Hire and support minority astronomers or risk being left behind

Photo credit: Pixabay/Comfreak Australia’s astronomy sector is investing in diversity and inclusion but so far, efforts have focused primarily on women. In a new paper published in Nature...

by Cheryl December 6, 2019May 28, 2020

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NASA women who inspired ‘Hidden Figures’ receive Congressional Gold Medals

Engineers Christine Darden and Mary Jackson, mathematician Katherine Johnson, and computer programmer Dorothy Vaughan have been awarded Congressional Gold Medals, the highest civilian award in the U.S.

by Cheryl November 12, 2019February 9, 2020

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Future Moon missions will include astronaut diversity and more partners

Photo courtesy: Pixabay. This article was written for theconversation.com by Sara M. Langston, Assistant Professor of Spaceflight Operations at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. It has...

by Cheryl July 29, 2019February 9, 2020

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India’s second mission to the Moon is being led by two women

For the first time in India’s space history, two women scientists are leading a mission. On July 22, 2019, at 2:43 PM IST, the...

by Cheryl July 23, 2019February 9, 2020

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PHOTOS: A celebration of the first moon landing’s 50th anniversary

Photo courtesy: NASA On July 16, 1969, NASA’s Apollo 11 spacecraft launched from Cape Kennedy at 13:32:00 UT, reaching the moon four days later....

by Cheryl July 17, 2019February 9, 2020

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July 15 deadline to apply to become 1st LGBTQ astronaut

The Out Astronaut Project has partnered with the National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP) to send the first LGBTQ...

by Cheryl July 8, 2019February 9, 2020

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Photos: Solar eclipse darkens skies over Chile and Argentina

Tuesday was a great day for sky watchers in Chile and Argentina. At around 2 p.m. EDT, a solar eclipse moved across the Pacific...

by Cheryl July 2, 2019February 9, 2020