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October 6, 2020October 6, 2020

Andrea Ghez wins 2020 Nobel Prize in physics for her work on black holes

Ghez is the fourth woman to win a Nobel Prize in physics, joining Marie Curie in 1903, Maria Goeppert-Mayer in 1963, and Donna Strickland in 2018.

by Cheryl

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020

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There’s still time to sign up for NASA’s Space Apps hackathon

During the 48 hour event, participants will form virtual teams across the globe and access NASA's Earth observation data to develop solutions to real problems on Earth and in space.

by Cheryl

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NASA’s Jeanette Epps to become 1st Black woman to join long-term ISS crew

Epps was selected as a member of the astronaut class in 2009.

by Cheryl August 28, 2020August 28, 2020

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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 June 25, 2020June 25, 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 May 21, 2020May 21, 2020

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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