The biographical comedy-drama took the trophy for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture. Theodore Melfi's movie, which recounts the story of African-American mathematicians who helped ...

Instantly after he became the first U.S. man to successfully orbit earth on behalf of the newly formed National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), astronaut John Glenn ascended to the status ...

Dang! Talk about being freaked out. That’s what happened to veteran actress Octavia Spencer. But first the background. This past Thursday (12-15-16), First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a private ...

Taraji P. Henson in Hidden Figures (2016) ; NASA space scientist, and mathematician Katherine Johnson at NASA Langley Research Center in 1966 in Hampton, Virginia. The behind-the-scenes calculations ...

Most people know NASA’s inspirational stories. The first man on the moon, the space race and every other out-of-this-world accomplishment. However, what many do not realize is that some of the ...

Film adds $20 million its second week for first-place finish at box office. — -- "Hidden Figures," starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe, grabbed the top spot at the ...