Katherine Johnson, NASA Scientist, ‘Hidden Figures’ Inspiration, Dead at 101
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Pioneering mathematician helped calculate spacecraft trajectory for Apollo 11 moon landing
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NASA Names Rolling Stone on Mars After Rolling Stones
Posted in: Music NewsRobert Downey, Jr. helps unveil new rock at band's Pasadena show
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Only Surviving NASA Copy of Neil Armstrong’s Moonwalk Heads to Auction
Posted in: Culture NewsThree "faultless" videotapes from Apollo 11 mission, purchased for $217 at government surplus auction, has $1 million pre-auction estimate
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Trump Has Some Confusing Thoughts About the Solar System
Posted in: Politics NewsThe president wants NASA to stop wasting its time on the moon and head to Mars (and also the moon)
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NASA Cancels First All-Female Spacewalk Because It Doesn’t Have Enough Women-Sized Suits
Posted in: Culture NewsThe agency was immediately accused of sexism, but the real explanation is more complicated
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Mission to Mars
Posted in: Culture NewsThe engineers and scientists uncovering the Red Planet’s secrets
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‘Apollo 11’ Trailer: See Never-Before-Seen Footage From NASA’s Moon Mission
Posted in: Movie News"Newly discovered trove of 65mm footage and more than 11,000 hours of uncatalogued audio recordings" form upcoming documentary
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Rolling Stone at 50: How Tom Wolfe Helped Create New Journalism
Posted in: Culture FeaturesFrom the real lives of astronauts to 'Bonfire of the Vanities,' Wolfe's work with Rolling Stone broke new ground for both the writer and the magazine
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Hear Jim James’ Space Funk Odyssey ‘Everything (The Universe)’
Posted in: Music NewsMy Morning Jacket singer teams with Lydia Burrell for new track to celebrate NASA's Juno mission
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Hear NASA’s ‘Golden Record’ From 1977 Voyager Mission
Posted in: Culture NewsIconic discs, intended as interstellar salutations, include everything from Chuck Berry to Bach to volcanic eruptions
