NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will represent the agency during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony at 3 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 18, recognizing the women who contributed to the space race, including the NASA mathematicians who helped land the first astronauts on the Moon under the agency’s Apollo Program. Hosted by House Speaker Mike Johnson, the Congressional...
Vulpecula the Fox is located near the middle of the Summer Triangle, and is relatively small, like its namesake. Despite its size, it features the largest planetary nebula in our skies: M27, aka the Dumbbell Nebula! It’s visible in binoculars as a fuzzy “star” and when seen through telescopes, its distinctive shape can be observed more readily – especially with...
This story is published in pop justice, Scalawag’s newsletter exploring the intersection of popular culture and justice—namely through abolition. Sign up here. In May 2020, a woman named Andrea Summers, a mother of three, died in Memphis just two months before her 41st birthday. Local media didn’t cover it; most public reactions came from social media...
The hidden cost of ‘free’ tablets in prison So-called ‘free’ tech in prison comes with hefty price tags—and profit margins. by EZZIAL WILLIAMS June 21, 2023 ABOLITION WEEK Being connected in this digital age of social media and ChatGPT can sometimes be overly complicated for those of us on the inside, especially if you’ve been...