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Europe's Hera mission to the asteroid Dimorphos, which NASA's DART probe hit in September 2022, has arrived at its launch site in Florida ahead of its planned Oct. 7 liftoff.

The four Black women, whose pioneering work put Americans on the Moon, were honored with the body's highest honor

It is almost 100 years since scientists discovered the universe is expanding. In the decades that followed, the accuracy of the measurements, and interpretations and implications of this discovery, were a source of fierce debate. We now know the universe emerged dramatically from a highly compressed state in an event…

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Congress honors pioneering Black women mathematicians for pivotal contributions to U.S. space program. Ceremony highlights legacy and impact on history.

Though they may never shed the label, the women who worked for NASA as human computers during the space race are no longer "hidden figures," and they now have Congressional Gold Medals to prove it.

When Artemis II launches late next year, its Orion capsule will become the first crewed spacecraft in 53 years to venture beyond the protection of Earth’s magnetic field.

The hidden figures of the space race have been recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony

Congress honors Black women who propelled America in the space race, including Katherine Johnson, Christine Darden, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson.