Making An Entrance: The First Black Women At Langley Lab
In this excerpt from “Hidden Figures,” Margot Lee Shetterly describes the integration of Black female mathematicians at Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory.
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These Black Women Helped Send Us To The Moon
Remembering the African American women mathematicians and engineers whose calculations got us into space.
Above the Ice, an Artist Goes Deep
Artist Justin Brice Guariglia will be collaborating with NASA in Greenland to explore how its icy landscape is changing.
Apples to Apples
Whether they’re baked in a pie or liquified into cider, apples offer some juicy science.
7:09
Constructing Eye-Popping Pop-Up Books
Pop-up designer Matthew Reinhart engineers paper cut-outs that move and extend, sometimes reaching nearly two-feet tall.
What It’s Like to Walk in Space for the First Time
Astronaut Mike Massimino describes his first spacewalk during the famous mission to repair the Hubble telescope.
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Golden Record 2.0
We review the sounds, images, and videos our listeners chose to represent our world.
Engineering the Perfect Pop
Using scissors, tape, and reams of creativity, Matthew Reinhart engineers paper to bend, fold, and transform into fantastic creatures and locales.
4:23
Will New Electronic Glasses Change the View of Snapchat?
The social media company rebranded itself as Snap, Inc., and has unveiled sunglasses fitted with two cameras for recording 10-second moments.
16:45
A New Primer on the Way Things Work
Artist David Macaulay on the art of explaining science in pictures.