NASA on Friday officially renamed a facility in West Virginia after Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician and centenarian whose barrier-breaking career was depicted in the film ...

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 ...

Without the calculations of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, the Apollo mission might not have happened, and the acclaimed movie Hidden Figures definitely would never have been made. On ...

From left, Joylette Hylick and Katherine Moore, daughters of Katherine Johnson, accept the Congressional Gold Medal from Speaker Mike Johnson in a ceremony honoring NASA’s “Hidden Figures ...

There's a moment halfway into Hidden Figures when head NASA engineer Paul Stafford refuses the request of Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson) to attend an editorial meeting about John Glenn's ...

Speaking to Space.com, she recalled meeting Johnson and thinking "Wow, I am in the presence of a real-life superhero," and while visiting Cape Canaveral (where the real women of Hidden Figures ...

Their figures won’t be hidden anymore.” 20 Times Taraji P. Henson Slayed the Style Scene Henson recently met with the real-life Johnson, who was awarded the National Medal of Freedom in 2015.

Katherine Johnson is amused by the question. A smile quickly spreads across her face. As she approaches her 100th birthday, does she have any explanation for her longevity and health? “I&#821… ...