Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In July 1878, six women scientists, their attendants, a photographer and an artist gathered in Colorado on a panoramic plateau at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. The group had a shared mission: ...

Maria Mitchell was the third of 10 children. Astronomer Maria Mitchell discovered a new comet in the night sky over Nantucket on October 1, 1847. Over the next few nights, a handful of other observers ...

Today’s Google logo celebrates the first professional female astronomer in the US, Maria Mitchell. The animated logo depicts Mitchell atop a roof, staring at the stars with a handheld telescope.

Born in 1818 (the same year Venus occulted Jupiter), Maria Mitchell was not only America’s first female astronomer, she was also the first person in the country’s history to discover a comet – a feat ...

Looking Up is transcribed using a combination of AI speech recognition and human editors. It may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio before quoting in print. Dean Regas: [00:00:00] It ...

Before Neil deGrasse Tyson, before Carl Sagan, before Edwin Hubble, there was Maria Mitchell. She was an international celebrity in her day, celebrated by — among others — the King of Denmark. A World ...

Professor, astronomer, tourist attraction. Maria Mitchell held many titles, but she liked tourist attraction least. Soon after discovering her first comet in 1847, the American astronomer became a ...

She was the first woman in the United States to become a professional astronomer, and a dauntless champion of science education for women. Maria Mitchell, whose bicentenary is celebrated this August, ...

Today’s Google Doodle honors a 19th century woman whose name has been stamped across the heavens -- Maria Mitchell, America’s first professional female astronomer. Today would have been her 195th ...