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Black History in Science: Remembering Dr. George Carruthers
He built his first telescope at the age of 10, and by age 25, George Carruthers earned a Ph.D. in…
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Indiana Youth with 65 College Offers Chooses Howard University
For Taran Richardson, the college acceptance letters just kept coming. The pile of letters addressed to the 18-year-old Indiana native…
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NASA Headquarters Named After Mary W. Jackson
Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at NASA and one of the subjects of the biographical film…
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Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician of ‘Hidden Figures’ Fame, Dies at 101
Katherine Johnson, a Black mathematician and one of the inspirations for the hit movie "Hidden Figures," died Monday. She was…
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NASA Honors Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee
Charles McGee, the 100-year-old Tuskegee Airman honored during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, made a special visit…
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‘Hidden Figures’ Mathematician Katherine Johnson Turns 101
Katherine Johnson, one of the African American women whose stories received global attention in the bestselling book and blockbuster movie…
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D.C. Marks 50th Anniversary of First Moon Landing
As the sun set to make way for nighttime and the stars, thousands gathered on the National Mall in the…
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George Mason U. to Rename Building for Famed Mathematician Katherine Johnson
George Mason University in Northern Virginia will rename the largest building on its Science and Technology campus in honor of…
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Sharon Caples McDougle, NASA’s Modern Day ‘Hidden Figure’
Everyone knows that Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African-American woman to travel into space – but many don’t know…
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Katherine Johnson of ‘Hidden Figures’ Turns 100
Katherine Johnson, who hand-crunched the numbers for America’s first manned space flight — a feat that finally got its big-screen…
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