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Hidden Figures inspires all women

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This is the untold story of three brilliant African American women who were responsible for computing the launch of making John Glenn played by Glen Powell in 1962, the first astronaut to make a complete orbit of Earth. Starring Taraji P. Henson as Katherine Johnson, Hidden Figures breaks all barriers, during a time period where segregation was enacted and demonstrated throughout the entire movie. Empathy filled the theater while watching the film, only a person without a mother would lack compassion for what these women gone through in order to pursue their passion. Dorothy Vaughn played by Octavia Spencer and Mary Jackson by singer Janelle Monae are a perfect team, creating a sister like bond that's un breakable. Supporting and uplifting one another, providing us with an example of unity, which is exactly what us as a people need during such an unorthodox time frame. This star studded film, which also included Kirsten Dunst and Kevin Costner delivered in production and castin...

Kepler The New Planet

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 Still Wondering If Earth Is The Only Populated Planet  Close cousins? Comparison between Earth and Kepler-452b and their host stars Scientists using data from NASA's Kepler mission have confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet orbiting in the habitable zone of a sun-like star. The habitable zone is the region around a star where temperatures are just right for water to exist in its liquid form. The artistic concept compares Earth (left) to the new planet, called Kepler-452b, which is about 60 percent larger. The illustration r epresents one possible appearance for Kepler-452b -- scientists do not know whether the planet has oceans and continents like Earth. Both planets orbit a G2-type star of about the same temperature; however, the star hosting Kepler-452b is 6 billion years old, 1.5 billion years older than our sun. As stars age, they become larger, hotter and brighter, as represented in the illustration. Kepler-452b's star appears a bit larger and brighter...