Astrophysics PhD candidate and science communicator posting explainers on black holes, galaxy evolution, and space/astronomy research.

NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹 📸: NASA

Take a second and look at this image. Right now, there are four human beings seeing the full, unobstructed Earth for the first time since 1972. They are the only four people not in this picture. But it gets wilder...

If you’re having problems conceptualizing why going to the moon is such a big deal, here’s your reminder that you can fit every planet in the solar system in between the Earth and the moon. The Artemis II astronauts are...

We are sending people to the moon for the first time since 1972 TODAY. Don’t let this historic moment pass you by!