Making astronomy accessible for blind and visually impaired astronomers
Today’s authors interview four people to discuss ways to make astronomy more accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired (BVI).
Interview with Prof. Alicia Aarnio, Assistant Professor and AAS WGAD Founding Member
An interview with Professor Alicia Aarnio, founding member of AAS WGAD, talking about her stellar science, and the joy and rage of navigating science with a disability.
Playing hide-and-seek with colliding dying galaxies
Smashing with a neighbor can kill a galaxy – but is this how most of them die? Today’s authors look at mergers among the dying galaxies to find out!
The bared minimum: Revealing a new phase of stellar activity in HD 166620
Four centuries ago, the Sun entered a long phase of low activity. Newly-presented data suggests that the star HD 166620 is now doing the same thing!
JWST’s First Images
Following yesterday’s release of the First JWST Deep Field, more images from JWST’s first release were shared today. Today’s bite takes a look at the five targets and their histories.