Evidence from an ancient section of the Earth's crust suggest that Earth was once a water-world, some three billion years…
NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson did more than just calculate rocket trajectories for early space missions. Her story, when it was…
In the history of science, few scholars have as much of an enduring influence as classical philosopher Aristotle, whose theories…
Editor’s note: Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire that killed three astronauts during a routine test…
During the development of the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) by the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory (see Part 1 and Part 2…
In the late 1950’s, before NASA had any intentions of going to the Moon – or needing a computer to…
Dick Battin stood on his driveway in the New England frosty pre-dawn back in October 1957, straining his eyes to…
A team of researchers have shown how the basic building blocks of life could have arose on a primordial Earth,…
The first film of a total solar eclipse has been restored by specialists at the British Film Institute (BFI) and…
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