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#BlackSpaceWeek 2026 is in full swing and we're excited for out first panel today! Register to join this and all our other exciting events like week here: blackinastro.com/black-space-we…

Tomorrow is more than my birthday. ⭐ It’s the beginning of something I’ve been building for a long time. Dream. Learn. Launch. 💫 STARBRIGHT launches tomorrow. #StarBright #DreamLearnLaunch

It's a double feature!🎥 We’re kicking off summer skywatching season by observing Meteor Watch Day and International Asteroid Day, both today, June 30. Learn about meteors, how you can see them, and how NASA keeps an eye on near-Earth asteroids: go.nasa.gov/4oVsifh

The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on June 30, peaking at 4:50 p.m. ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the event, which was classified as X1.1.

The Full Moon of June, known as the Strawberry Moon, will rise tonight 🌕 Despite its name, the Moon won't actually appear pink or red. The name comes from the strawberry harvesting season in parts of North America and has been used for generations to mark this time of year. 🍓

That’s one big chandelier… The @NASAHubble team captured this sparkling photo of the Chandelier Cluster, a globular star cluster within our Milky Way galaxy. A globular cluster is a dense collection of thousands to millions of stars bound by gravity. go.nasa.gov/4vFmlpi

In celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States, @NASA has unveiled four cosmic images from its Chandra X-ray Observatory rendered in red, white, and blue that represent the wonders of the universe the agency explores. 🎆More: chandra.si.edu/photo/2026/250…

We are pleased to announce that the AfAS and the European Astronomical Society (EAS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, marking an important step towards strengthening collaboration between the African and European astronomy communities. #Astronomy #Africa #Europe

Unbox my PhD diploma with me 🥹💜 Pause to capture a glimpse in a moment of the almost 11 years it took me to get to this point. There were many highs and many, many lows. Both of which I indiscriminately opened up to the world to experience with me.

Thanks for rocking with us for #BlackSpaceWeek 2026! Same time next year! ✊🏽🫶🏽

"We see our community thriving and able to reconstruct our nation. We are certain that the outcome of this work will be immense, and that the seeds will one day sprout and bear fruit." This is a special chance to be part of Spark's mission. Keep it open: chuffed.org/project/spark-…

Barack: You told me all those years ago that you couldn’t promise me the world, but you could promise me an interesting life. Of course, you outdid yourself and managed to give me both. Eight years in the crucible, and not once did you melt from the heat. Not once did you let it harden you. Instead, you used it to reveal your truest essence: your stubborn optimism and unflinching courage, your dazzling brilliance and unpretentious decency, your ferocious work ethic and absolutely unshakable moral fiber.

Happy Juneteenth to all those who celebrate! ✊🏽✨

It’s Juneteenth and a Friday?! Remember to do the bare minimum and find something that brings you joy today! ✊🏽✨

There’s still time to register for our panel today! 🔗: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Happening today! There's still time to sign up: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Don't miss out on these stellar prizes from our amazing sponsors! Submissions for our art competition closes soon and winners will be announced on Saturday! Submit your artwork here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

It’s #BlackSpaceWeek 2026! We’re starting off with our annual roll call. If you’re a Black person who does Space-related things, introduce yourself and tell us what cool things you do using the hashtags #BSW2026 and #StellarSoundtrack!

I’m teaching Calculus 2 this summer at Clark-Atlanta. My students may hate me right now 😂