A little under 3 weeks left for #BlackSpaceWeek2026!! We have so many exciting events lined up for you all, we can’t wait to see you there 🥰🥰 As always registration link is in the bio!

Our Undergraduate and Graduate Research Showcase is back! Cash prizes to be won: 1st place - $1000.00 2nd place - $750.00 3rd place - $500.00 Register to present your research using the links in the thread below! #BlackSpaceWeek2026 #BlackInAstro

We are sooo back!!! ✨️💫 #BlackInAstro #BlackSpaceWeek2026

📣 There are now signed copies of THE EDGE OF SPACE-TIME with free shipping (within the US) available at my local indie bookstore! So if you missed the tour or it didn't come near you, you can still get one. Also, some of them have special messages in them! 📚💙 waterstreetbooks.com/book/9780593...

Almost here!!! We are so excited!!! Lots of cool things in store #BlackInAstro #BlackSpaceWeek2026

Are you ready for Black Space Week this summer 😏⭐️ #blackspaceweek2026

Grant Renewed baby!!!! The work continues @blackinastro.bsky.social !!!

Had a great time as the colloquium speaker for UC San Diego Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics! I even got to talk about @blackinastro.bsky.social in a “Antiracism in the Physical Sciences” class! #BlackInAstro

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PSI invites you to apply to our 2026 Workshop: Bringing Humanity to the Stars. This 4-session workshop will take place with invited participants collaborating on critical analysis of the space sector. Applications are due Monday, March 23. Apply here: tiny.cc/PSIworkshops

Still smiling from an incredible night of connection and community ✨ Thank you to everyone who joined the Black in Astro & CSMA (@aascsma.bsky.social) Networking Dinner at #AAS247. And a huge thank you to our sponsors 👇🏼🧵 for making this night possible!

Last day to register your interest! Only a few spots left!! 🔗 forms.gle/tkKePYHGrZmt...

There’s still space available to sign up for our FREE dinner at the 247th AAS! Deadline to apply has been extended until Dec 29, we hope to see you there ☺️

Be an advocate for science. Applications for the AAS 2026 Congressional Visits Day are now open. In partnership with AAPT, we are bringing scientists to DC April 13–15 to meet with legislators. Training is provided—no policy experience required. Apply by Feb 1: aas.org/applications...

Black In Astro and CSMA are hosting a free networking dinner at the 247th AAS Meeting in Phoenix, AZ! Come connect with fellow community members, explore research collaborations, grad/postdoc opportunities, and more. Let’s grow and support each other! #AAS247

Happening in ~1.5 hours! See you soon ☺️

Join us tomorrow from 2-3pm ET for a special fireside chat on the art of storytelling within space sciences! This is a free event featuring a chat and Q&A with Joy Jones and Tim Fielder. As always, the link to register can be found on our website, we hope to see you there 🌟

Join us this Friday for a special workshop from Movement Consulting: "Building Coalitions for Radical Change," presented by founder Dra. Nicole Cabrera-Salazar. For more information about the event, or to register, make sure to check out our website!

🔊Announcing a new Physics/Astro PhD scholarship scheme in Edinburgh, for students from a Black heritage, inc mixed Black background. Please help me spread the word. The scholarship covers all tuition fees, living costs & research travel. #blackinSTEM 🔭👩‍🔬⚛️ ℹ️: www.ph.ed.ac.uk/studying/pos...

Ayanna Mann is representing AAS and @blackinastro.bsky.social on the Hill today! Join her in advocating for federal funding for science by calling and writing your members of Congress today! aas.org/advocacy/get...

As president and founder of @blackinastro.bsky.social , AJ an amazing force within space law, an outspoken advocate for the people, and dear friend. I also agree with @ohdearz.bsky.social that this too makes me question my presence and the presence of @blackinastro.bsky.social on this site.

Fired version of the commission prize for K'Andra, who won the @blackinastro.bsky.social Art Contest! ✨

Applying for a postdoc fellowship can be tricky! Join our virtual panel on Sept. 17th to learn about the ins and outs of the application process from past and present fellows! Registration open to all LUMA, @blackinastro.bsky.social, and @VanguardSTEM members! 🚀 🔭

The commission prize for K'Andra, who won the @blackinastro.bsky.social art contest! I had so much fun painting this transformation of a solar eclipse 🤩

✨ AAS Publishing is celebrating #BlackSpaceWeek 2025 with a series of AAS Journal Author video chats in collaboration with @blackinastro.bsky.social. Amber Young (Northern Arizona Univ, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) chats about her article on Earthlike exoplanets: youtu.be/kBLkQIi3S18%...

Congrats to our winners of the #BlackSpaceWeek art competition! We added up votes from X (Twitter) and Bluesky to get our top 3! 🥇 K’Andra - 34 votes 🥈 mynameisblueskye - 18 votes @mynameisblueskye.bsky.social 🥉 Arfa - 16 votes ✨ Viewers choice - Caprice - 18 votes @capricephillips.bsky.social

✨ AAS Publishing is celebrating #BlackSpaceWeek 2025 with a special series of AAS Journal Author video chats in collaboration with @blackinastro.bsky.social. Arianna Long (Univ of Texas at Austin, Univ of Washington) chats about her article on quiescent galaxies: youtube.com/watch?v=3BtA... 🔭

Tomorrow there are watch parties all over the world to see the Rubin Observatory’s first public release of images. You can find one near you: rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-f.... Here in Edinburgh, start time is 3 pm ish, with the images flowing later. @blackinastro.bsky.social, @lsstuk.bsky.social

And that’s a wrap! #BlackSpaceWeek 2025 is over. Brb going to cry now. While I cry, check out a recap of our events on YouTube: youtube.com/@black_in_astr… Like. Comment. Subscribe. And sign up to our list serve at blackinastro.com to stay up to date on all our shenanigans!

Thank you for all your breathtaking submissions into our art competition this year! 😍 You, our Bluesky community get to be the judges! Help your favourite piece win by liking & sharing! 1 like = 1 vote Open the thread to see the artist vs the art 🧵

I came in second last year and got a really cool @stellerarts.com work of art! You should participate!!

Last day to let us know you got BINGO!

📣📣 LAST DAY TO GET YOUR ENTRIES IN!!

Can’t believe it’s the last day of #BlackSpaceWeek but ok the bright side, today we’re #CraftingTheUniverse! Register your interest 👇🏼

Black In Astro is a grassroots organization that offers support and networking for Black people working in or studying astronomy and space-related fields internationally. Now 5 yrs old, it is established & looking to grow the range of support it offers. www.nature.com/articles/s41... / rdcu.be/esaqr

Today is all about #ReadingTheUniverse and we’re really looking forward to this panel. There’s still time to register! 👇🏽

@tatyanazaria.bsky.social is a great science journalist who does outstanding work on space stories at Ohio State and freelances as well! Eg her recent feature on heavy elements produced in the r-process: news.osu.edu/study-reveal...

Check out my colleague Prof. James Chibueze's very cool contribution in Nature Astronomy for #BlackSpaceWeek 🧪🔭 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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...

So very excited to see our collaboration with Nature Astronomy out today on #Juneteenth. These articles for #BlackSpaceWeek2025 were labors of love and I encourage folks to check them all out! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🔍 Time for our activity on #ShowcasingTheUniverse day! For this scavenger hunt, let’s see who will be first to get BINGO! When you get a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line, email us your answers to [email protected]. There may already be some answers on our page 😉

🚀 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...

✨ New #BlackSpaceWeek feature! Get to know Phoenix‑Avery Sarian, a rising senior from Ohio State whose journey in astronomy is powered by strong support systems and community 💫 Dive into their inspiring story now on Astrobites 👉 astrobites.org/2025/06/18/b...

On this fine #Juneteenth and #BlackSpaceWeek, let me (re)introduce myself! I'm officially Dr. Caprice Phillips. I'm the current vice president of @blackinastro.bsky.social and incoming Hubble Sagan fellow to UCSC. I study brown dwarfs and love them! #BSW2025

Every year it is such an honor to paint a custom piece for the winter of this competition!

Ohhh babyyy, it’s Juneteenth! Happy Junteenth from Black In Astro! ✊🏽

As part of the continued collaboration with @astrobites.bsky.social x @blackinastro.bsky.social and #BlackSpaceWeek2025, we have some amazing articles featuring an incoming graduate student (Logan White), and Phoenix-Avery Sarian (my mentee at OSU). They are awesome and worth a good read! (Info ⤵️)

Today for @blackinastro.bsky.social's theme of #ShareTheUniverse for 🪐 Black in Space Week 🔭, we have two very special interview articles with black astronomers Logan White and Phoenix-Avery Sarian! Summaries for each article and links in the thread below ⬇️!