Three space agencies begin a shared observatory mission

The chapter compares how the Sun, Moon, Venus, Pleiades and other celestial figures are gendered across diverse African societies.

The publication discusses relationships among Moon phases, menstruation, fertility, agriculture and social expectations.

Examples from different regions cannot stand for an entire continent with many languages, histories and knowledge systems.

Focusing on women changes which practices and interpreters become visible in the historical record.

The infrared observatory lifted off on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana.

The launch sent Webb toward its distant observing location near the Sun–Earth L2 point.

After launch, the observatory still had to unfold, align and calibrate before routine science.

A composite image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 was shown publicly.

The image shows arcs of distant galaxies magnified by foreground cluster mass.

Webb’s first public deep field demonstrated the power of its near-infrared camera.