Most Americans are all familiar with the reason we celebrate July Fourth as Independence Day. But do you remember these other ...

July 4 (UPI) -- "Sideways" icon Virginia Madsen is leading the tributes to her brother, "Reservoir Dogs" and "The Hateful ...

Astronomers have found a new way of accurately mapping the outer gas disk of the Milky Way using the positions of young stars ...

On Pitch Performing Arts will present Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson, opening June 6th on the Creator’s Stage. This heartfelt and visually poetic play tells the story of Henrietta Leavitt, a ...

In 1913, the astronomer Ejnar Hertzsprung developed a way to calibrate Leavitt’s relation. He estimated the distance to the SMC to be 30,000 light years.

The Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act, introduced by Maryland Rep. Kweisi Mfume and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, would honor Lacks for her contribution to life-saving research, even though ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- It's a story that's out of this world. "Silent Sky" is playing in May at the Good Company Players' 2nd Space Theater. The production is the true story of Henrietta Leavitt ...

“This is a play about Henrietta Leavitt, who was an astronomer in the early 1900s who was hard of hearing,” said Levy. “This production is about her path of 20 years condensed down into 100 ...

Magenta Theater, 1108 Main St., Vancouver, presents “ Silent Sky,” based on the true story of 19th century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt, whose pioneering work in astronomy went largely ...

Massive potholes in the parking lot of Henrietta's South Town Plaza had been a problem for a while. On one occasion earlier this year, town Supervisor Stephen Schultz observed drivers slamming on ...

Henrietta (Etta) Asendorf of Allen, Texas, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2025, at the age of 93. She was born in the Bronx, New York, on July 23, 1931, to Hermann and Kather ...