If you want an accessible book that introduces the cosmos through visual art, check out Painting the Cosmos by Nia Imara, an astronomer at UC Santa Cruz. All the images are in color! 🔭🧪 #BookSky #BlackInAstro
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Remembering Gladys West: who used Einstein to create GPS
RIP to Gladys West: the "hidden figure" most people have never heard of, but whose work is second only to Einstein's in enabling and developing our modern GPS.
#BlackInAstro
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#space #GPS #astro #physics #einstein
Express your interest and come join us!! #BlackInAstro @aascsma.bsky.social
I'm giving my first invited speaker talk for the NSBP/NSHP conference in November! Super honored and excited to talk about brown dwarfs from their host stars to the brown dwarf atmospheres themselves! #BlackInAstro
So proud of Phoenix! She’s amazing, does cool research and has done so much at an early stage in her career. She’s applying to grad programs too! So 👀. Y’all would be lucky to have her! #BlackInAstro
A fight against conventionality has driven cosmologist Stephon Alexander on a groundbreaking journey through theoretical physics.
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#astronomy #BlackinAstro #physics #theoreticalphysics #music
Final tally 🧮. PhD in Astronomy 🪐, 2 Masters Degrees in Astronomy, Graduate Certificate in College and University Teaching, Bachelor’s in Physics and a Minor in Mathematics. Let’s just say im glad to be #PhinishedPhD #BlackinAstro
Thanks so much @blackinastro.bsky.social & @that-astro-chic.bsky.social for my lovely graduation flowers 💐! #BlackInAstro
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BIA community member and physicist/stem educator Dr. Belinda Cheeseboros's brother passed away and her family is raising money for his service. Please consider donating and/or sharing. I know how hard this can be and with financial struggles too. #BlackInAstro
It's been a great #BlackSpaceWeek2025 everyone! #BlackInAstro
"There’s no timeline on when you have to be successful or on when you have to achieve something, you should go out there and take that step for yourself, even if it’s hard.” #BlackInAstro #BLACKandSTEM
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First article we have is a follow up to our 2022 Nature Astronomy Q&A article. In our team article we discuss and recap five years of efforts for the community and look into the future! @blackinastro.bsky.social. #BlackInAstro #BlackSpaceWeek2025
Article viewing link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Screenshot of a Nature Astronomy article titled “Empowering voices and building bridges across the space community with Black In Astro.” The article discusses the origins and growth of Black In Astro, a grassroots organization supporting Black individuals in astronomy and space-related fields. It highlights the group’s mission to celebrate, connect, and uplift the Black space community, particularly early-career researchers. The article also features the upcoming Black Space Week 2025 and emphasizes the importance of visibility, mentorship, and interdisciplinary engagement across STEM and beyond.
🚀 Celebrating 5 years of #BlackInAstro! We continue to uplift, connect & advocate for Black voices across astronomy & space-related fields 🌍✨ Read how we’re expanding community, opportunity, and impact 👇
#BlackSpaceWeek #EquityInSTEM
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🚀 New #BlackSpaceWeek feature! Join us in celebrating ‘Weaving the Universe Together’ with an inspiring interview of incoming grad student Logan White, sharing their #BlackInAstro journey and aspirations. ✨ Read now on Astrobites! astrobites.org/2025/06/18/b...
Cliffs of Moher in Ireland. Giant cliffs around the ocean
Caprice posing with other scientists in San Diego
Caprice standing in front of mountains in Chile
Caprice holding a book with Ashley Walker that reads Look Up!!!
I love getting to meet and work with cool people and travel to awesome places as part of my job! As well as do outreach for the next generation of scientists and just the kiddos in general. #BlackSpaceWeek #BSW2025 #BlackInAstro
Phoenix's Astrobites article. Phoenix is also applying to graduate programs this Fall people and is current a Simons-NSBP Scholar at Flatiron this summer.So proud beyond words! #BlackInAstro #BlackSpaceWeek
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#BlackInAstro Experiences: Logan White As part of Black Space Week 2025, we interview incoming graduate student Logan White! This week is #BlackSpaceWeek : Black In Astro ’s annual event dedicate...
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Registration link is now available. #BlackSpaceWeek #BlackInAstro #astronomy www.blackinastro.com/black-space-
Pictures of women+ of color in physics and astronomy. In the bottom left corner, the Center for Astrophysics Harvard and the Smithsonian logo. On the bottom right corner, newly minted Dr. Osase Omoruyi in a white dress, presenting her acknowledgement for her PhD thesis.
Congratulations to Dr. Osase Omoruyi on successfully defending her PhD and becoming the second Black woman to earn a PhD in Astrophysics from Harvard University! 🎊✨️🙌🏼🚀🔭🥳 #BlackInAstro
Watching the Jada Cheek #BlackinAstro event online. So exciting! @blackinastro.bsky.social
My PhD defense is approaching quickly! Eeep! The public oral talk will be June 16 at 11am EST.
If anyone would like to sign up to receive the Zoom Link to watch the public portion please fill out the Google Form here:
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🌌🔭 #BlackInAstro
Excited for #BlackSpaceWeek 2025! #BlackInAstro
Visiting Carleton College today! Getting to see Dreia and give a talk on my journey in astro, research and on @blackinastro.bsky.social ! #BlackInAstro
Promotional flyer for the Black in Astro Speaker Series. The title reads: “Seeing Beyond the Stars: Race, Astronomy, and the Making of Scientific Knowledge.” The featured speaker is Jada Cheek, M.S., PhD Candidate in the Department of Psychology at UC Santa Cruz. The event is scheduled for 30 May 2025 at 11am PT / 2pm ET on Zoom. A smiling Jada Cheek is pictured on the right, wearing a white top and colorful earrings, with framed certificates on the wall behind her. The flyer includes the Black in Astro logo and website: www.blackinastro.com.
✨ How does race shape what we know about the universe?
Join Jada Cheek, M.S. for a powerful talk on science, identity, and the stars!
⭐️ #BlackInAstro Speaker Series
🗓️ 30 May | ⏰ 11am PT / 2pm ET
🔗 Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Wondering what books to read instead of Rogan-normalizing NDT’s?
There are a few books by #BlackInAstro women! 🔭🧪🙅🏽♀️
1. There’s my book that is a holistic look at the doing of particle cosmology: www.boldtypebooks.com/titles/chand...
Hampton U (HBCU in VA) is looking to hire assistant/associate prof in atmospheric and planetary science! They are interested in exoplanetary science too!
#BlackInphysics #BlackandSTEM #BlackInAstro #BlackInChem
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It’s a good week for brown dwarf science and #blackinastro #blackandstem! Congrats to @bemiles.bsky.social on the new faculty job!!!! Congrats to @capricephillips.bsky.social on the Hubble Fellowship!!!!
