He broke barriers as the first Black physicist in nearly every role. But his identity made him reach for dreams beyond his career as a scientist.
Tag: Space and Astronomy
Space One Rocket Explodes Seconds After Launch in Japan
The Japanese company hoped to become the country’s first private business to put a satellite into orbit. The failed launch was its inaugural flight.
This 1,000-Year-Old Smartphone Just Dialed In
An 11th-century astrolabe, a complex instrument for precisely mapping the heavens, recently turned up in an Italian museum.
This 1,000-Year-Old Smartphone Just Dialed In
An 11th-century astrolabe, a complex instrument for precisely mapping the heavens, recently turned up in an Italian museum.
When Does Ramadan Start in 2024? It Depends on the Crescent Moon.
The exact start date of Islam’s holiest month depends on when local Islamic authorities declare the sighting of the new moon.
Surprise: An ‘Extraterrestrial’ Gadget Was Something More Familiar
In 2014 a fireball from outer space was posited to be an alien artifact. A recent study suggests otherwise.
Good News and Bad News for Astronomers’ Biggest Dream
The National Science Foundation takes a step (just one) toward an “extremely large telescope.”
Why Leap Day Is Really About Party Planning
Judah Levine, top time researcher, explains how Feb. 29 was invented to keep the major holidays from colliding.
U.S. Warns Allies Russia Could Put a Nuclear Weapon Into Orbit This Year
The American assessments are divided, however, and President Vladimir Putin denied having such an intention, saying that Russia was “categorically against” it.
The Doomsday Clock Keeps Ticking
Are humans the only beings in the universe confronting global self-destruction? Or just the last ones standing?