Katherine Johnson was, for a time, one of the great unsung American heroes of the space race. The mathematician, who passed away on Feb. 24 at the age of 101, worked at NASA during in the 1950s ...

Katherine Johnson was a brilliant mathematician whose calculations helped NASA send astronauts to the Moon. Despite facing racial and gender barriers, she excelled, proving that talent and ...

Katherine Johnson, the venerated NASA mathematician who was depicted in the film “Hidden Figures,” died Monday, NASA said. She was 101. “Ms. Johnson helped our nation enlarge the frontiers ...

Katherine Johnson, the woman who hand-calculated the trajectory for America’s first trip to space, turns 100 today. Before the arrival of electronic data processors, aka, computers in the 1960s ...

The NASA mathematician, Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson, who was depicted in the award-winning movie, Hidden Figures, has died at the age of 101. Here are five facts about the renowned NASA ...

Brian Resnick was Vox’s science and health editor and is the co-creator of Unexplainable, Vox’s podcast about unanswered questions in science. Katherine Johnson, who died Monday at age 101 ...

Despite the fact that Katherine Johnson was the "human computer" behind the calculations that launched the first American in space, the NASA mathematician remained a hidden figure for much of her ...

NASA pioneer Katherine Johnson died Monday at the age of 101, the space agency announced. Johnson, whose calculations played a key role in the Apollo 11 moon landing, earned nationwide acclaim ...

Katherine Johnson, a NASA mathematician and trailblazer for racial justice who is one of the space agency's most inspirational leaders, has died. She was 101. Johnson died Monday of natural causes ...