Scientists condemn racism and take action with #StrikeforBlackLives this week By Kimberly Hickok This Wednesday (June 10), thousands of people in the science community will #ShutDownAcademia, #ShutDownSTEM and #StrikeforBlackLives.
Bob Behnken: NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew Dragon joint operations commander By Kimberly Hickok Here's a summary of Bob Behnken's career.
Doug Hurley: NASA astronaut and first SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft commander By Kimberly Hickok Here's a brief summary of Doug Hurley's career as a pilot and pioneering astronaut.
Fred Haise: NASA astronaut and Apollo 13 crewmember By Elizabeth Howell, Kimberly Hickok Fred Haise is an ex-NASA astronaut most famous for his role as the lunar module pilot on the nearly-disastrous Apollo 13 mission.
Jack Swigert: Apollo 13 command module pilot By Elizabeth Howell, Kimberly Hickok Jack Swigert was an expert pilot and NASA astronaut most famous for his role as command module pilot for Apollo 13.
Jim Lovell: NASA astronaut and Apollo 13 commander By Kimberly Hickok Jim Lovell flew on four missions to space, saw the moon twice and almost died on Apollo 13.
Apollo 13: The moon-mission that dodged disaster By Elizabeth Howell, Kimberly Hickok The Apollo 13 mission was an example of NASA's ingenuity under pressure.
2021 Moon Phases Calendar By Kimberly Hickok, Tim Sharp Learn about the phases of the moon and when you can see them.
Solar storms might be causing gray whales to get lost By Kimberly Hickok Strandings of healthy gray whales increase with the prevalence of solar storms.
Alexei Leonov: Spacewalk Pioneer By Kimberly Hickok Alexei Leonov was the first person to leave the relative safety of his spacecraft and experience the silence of space.
Black Holes Can Raise the Cosmic Dead By Kimberly Hickok The Goldilocks of black holes can resurrect dead stars before killing them again.
This Amazing Map Shows How California 'Breathes' Water Throughout the Year By Kimberly Hickok Watch how the land in Southern California seems to breathe water.
This Unusual Meteorite Flew Around in Space Before Earth Was Born By Kimberly Hickok The oldest igneous meteorite ever discovered may help scientists learn more about planet formation.
That Newfound Mineral Isn't Harder Than Diamond — But It Is from Space By Kimberly Hickok This newly discovered space-borne mineral is tough, but not that tough.
Swirling Algae Bloom Mixes Beauty and Danger in Landsat 8 Photo By Kimberly Hickok What's deadly about these striking swirls in the sea?
Right Again, Einstein: Special Relativity Works Even in Ghostly High-Energy Neutrinos By Kimberly Hickok Einstein was right about things he didn't even know existed.
Scientists Prove Einstein Right Using the Most Elusive Particles in the Universe By Kimberly Hickok Einstein was right about things he didn't even know existed.
