Dr. Gladys West, a pioneering mathematician whose work in satellite geodesy was crucial for modern GPS accuracy, has passed ...

As a Navy mathematician in the 1950s and beyond, she played an unheralded but foundational role in making possible the global satellite-based mapping system.

The Republic Day 2026 Google Doodle spotlights India space progress, ISRO achievements, and national pride, linking science and democracy with futuristic imagery.

A bus-size asteroid is racing through space on a trajectory that will bring it close to Earth, and NASA is watching it with ...

The asteroid Bennu carries a small but very real chance of slamming into Earth in the next few centuries, with one particular ...

A controversial new movement promoting the "science of math" has come into the math establishment's crosshairs.

An analysis of data from 200,000 students using a computer-assisted math program supports an optimistic view of skill-focused ...

The development of humans and other animals unfolds gradually over time, with cells taking on specific roles and functions ...

Without the mathematical model that she helped refine, “the extraordinary positioning, navigation, and timing accuracy of GPS would be impossible to achieve.” ...

Despite its small size, Mars seems to have a huge impact on the orbital cycles that govern Earth’s climate, especially those ...

Artemis II, the next mission in NASA’s Artemis program to explore the Moon, is scheduled to launch from Florida within the ...

Dr. Shech is a professor of philosophy who specializes in the philosophy of science. As popular mistrust of expert opinion grows, we increasingly encounter the following skeptical argument about ...