The New York university’s woke new course, Black Holes: Race and the Cosmos, seeks to prove a connection between racial bias and scientific terminology. The course description claims to “ introduce students to the fundamentals of astronomy concepts through readings in Black Studies ” to go against “ conventional wisdom ” that black holes are not racist.It added: “ Conventional wisdom would have it that the ‘black’ in black holes has nothing to do with race.... Surely there can be no connection

This week, the world got its first-ever look at Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole in the center of our galaxy.... The image of a hazy golden ring of superheated gas and bending light was captured by the Event Horizon Telescope, a network of eight radio observatories scattered across the globe.... The Los Angeles Times spoke to her about black holes, cosmic surprises and what Einstein has to do with the GPS app on your phone....