Katherine Johnson was 90 on Tuesday, an apt date because it also was National Equality Day. Not that she ever thought she wasn't equal.
Recently the city of Seattle, Wash., extended its connection to space beyond the Space Needle tower when it received a visit from astronaut Clay Anderson.
Stennis Space Center Director and Minnesota native Bob Cabana was honored at the Minnesota Twins baseball game during a return visit to his hometown on Aug. 11.
Astronaut Greg Chamitoff answered questions about space and his experience living on the station.
Atmospheric scientist Bhupesh Adhikary watches his 3-D atmospheric models in action from aboard the ARCTAS mission's airborne science laboratory.
NASA astronaut Terry Virts throws out the first pitch at a Baltimore Orioles game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
What happens when 43 high school students accept a challenge from NASA to build robots for a competition measuring both smarts and style?
"I think that as human beings we’re very curious about the world around us and, of course, about the universe around us, and these images help to sort of answer some of those questions..."
"Some day 10 years from now I’m going to say I was a small part of this Hubble mission..."