Astronomers using the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) instruments are unveiling new scientific research that probes some of the most extreme environments in the universe. This news will be shared in press conferences at the 248th American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting in Pasadena, June 14th-18th.
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Northwest Indian College Hosts Inaugural Cosmovisions of the Pacific Meeting
Bellingham, Washington – Over 14,000 years ago, Indigenous groups in the Pacific traveled by boat, guided by starlight, and likely settled the West Coast of the Americas. Today, Indigenous and non-indigenous people gathered at Northwest Indian College (NWIC) to explore similarities and differences between Indigenous ways of knowing and non-indigenous science practices in astronomyelated disciplines. In this first gathering of the Cosmovisions of the Pacific, participants enjoyed cultural presentations, engaged in hypothetical scenarios, and discussed differences and similarities in approaches, areas of potential collaborations, and ideas for future projects.
Cosmovisions, or worldview, is an appropriate name for a partnership that seeks to cultivate culturally responsive collaboration for the awareness and advancement of Indigenous ways of knowing, and astronomy-related education and research in the 21st century. This partnership is composed of the Indigenous Education Institute (IEI), the Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii’, AUI, and made possible by funding through the Heising-Simons Foundation.
“Cosmovisions of the Pacific has helped me to understand how other Indigenous and non-indigenous see, connect, and interpreted what is around us,” said AUI’s Senior STEM Education Specialist, Yasmin Catricheo. “As an Indigenous woman that works in science and education, being able to understand how others connect with the universe and with each other is crucial when it comes to finding ways of cooperation to build a strong and inclusive future for all ways of knowing.”
Together, the group will develop a whitepaper based on the findings of today’s event, identifying key areas of future collaborative research between Indigenous and non-indigenous investigators and practitioners, as well as a protocol for implementation of collaborative research based on principles of “Collaboration with Integrity”, developed through the work of IEI. The whitepaper will lay the foundation for phase 2 of the Cosmovisions of the Pacific gathering of 150 Indigenous and non-indigenous persons.
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AUI is an independent, non-profit corporation founded in 1946 that specializes in designing, building, and managing cutting-edge research facilities and the development and implementation of innovative approaches to education, outreach, and workforce development. Currently, AUI manages two U.S.-funded research and development centers: The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and the Green Bank Observatory (GBO). NRAO is the North American partner in the management of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile. In addition, NRAO includes the Very Large Array (VLA), and the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), and GBO is home to the 100-meter Green Bank Telescope.
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Astronomers using the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) instruments are unveiling new scientific research that probes some of the most extreme environments in the universe. This news will be shared in press conferences at the 248th American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting in Pasadena, June 14th-18th.
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Astronomers have discovered a huge reservoir of cold molecular gas, the direct fuel for star formation, in REBELS-25, a massive, star-forming galaxy.
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Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have finally found clear evidence that the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*(Sgr A*), is blowing a hot cosmic wind – something scientists have been hunting for over 50 years.