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INDIANAPOLIS — The Solar Eclipse will be visible in Indiana one year from today. This event marks the first total solar eclipse in the United States since August of 2017 and the first one in Indy since the year 1205. Aside from Austin and Dallas, Indy is the largest city with a direct hit in […]

NASA has launched its “NASA At Home” website, full of educational content geared to keep children engaged with science as most schools nationwide are closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The website runs the gamet of E-Books, podcasts, videos NASA calls “bingeable,” do-it-yourself science experiments, and virtual tours. NASA has even unveiled an app […]

The first all-female spacewalk is scheduled to take place this month.  NASA announced that on March 29th two women astronauts and two female ground flight directors will make history.  Astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch will leave the International Space Station for a scheduled seven hours-long operation that typically includes making repairs and upgrades.  They’ll […]

@kwellscomm  TLCNaptown.com News  — Margot Lee Shetterly, who is the author of the book that inspired the film which carries the same name “Hidden Figures” is visiting Indiana on this busy Wednesday. That film was nominated for an Academy Award on Tuesday in the Best Pictures category and landed a Best Supporting Actress nomination for […]

@kwellscomm TLCNaptown.com News  —   Flurries…yeah, you’re likely to see them today. But the ‘real’ snowfall is likely coming over the weekend. The National Weather Service says Indianapolis will likely see snow both Saturday and Sunday. Forecasters say the city could see as much accumulation as an inch of the fluffy stuff. The man accused of firing […]

A museum will also go alongside the memorial to trace the country's history from slavery to present day. The structure is slated to open in April 2017.

During the Space Race between Cold War rivals the United States and the former Soviet Union, there was stiff competition between the nations to build…

The federal space agency NASA ushered in a new era by integrating workplaces across several regions in the Deep South. Morgan Watson, considered NASA’s first…

In 1992, Dr. Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to go into space aboard the space shuttle Endeavor. During her 8-day missing she worked with U.S. and Japanese researchers, and was a co-investigator on a bone cell experiment. Dr. Jemison was also the first former NASA astronaut to actually appear on any of […]

Charles Bolden Jr., NASA’s first Black administrator, was nominated for the post in 2009 by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate that same…

In the new film "Hidden Figures" Taraji P. Henson will play NASA scientist and expert mathematician Katherine Johnson.

In February during Karen in the Afternoon its Black HER-Story Month where we are celebrating Black History month everyday with a “She Fact.” Katherine Johnson was a pioneer in space science and computing. She was known as the “girl who loved to count.” On November 16, 2015, President Barack Obama included Johnson among 17 great […]