Science
Katherine Johnson, pioneering NASA mathematician, dies
February 25, 2020NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement that Katherine Johnson “helped our nation enlarge the frontiers of space even as she made huge strides that also opened doors for women and people of color.”
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Study: Inconsistent seams, player behavior behind home run uptick
December 11, 2019Changes to the roundness of the ball, surface roughness and the thickness of the laces were found to be “relatively consistent.”
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Science is in crisis under Trump, new reports show
October 9, 2019The Trump administration has made efforts “to undermine the value of objective facts themselves."
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U.S. on wrong side of history as agreement is reached at COP24
December 21, 2018The Trump administration showed its true colors—not one of them green—at the 2018 UN Climate Change Conference.
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Mars touchdown: NASA spacecraft survives supersonic plunge
November 27, 2018Museums, planetariums and libraries across the U.S. held viewing parties to watch the events unfold at JPL.
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