"Professor Goddard does not know the relation between action and reaction and the need to have something better than a vacuum against which to react. He seems to lack the basic knowledge ladled out daily in high schools."
--1921 New York Times editorial about Robert Goddard's revolutionary rocket work.

"Correction: It is now definitely established that a rocket can function in a vacuum. The 'Times' regrets the error."
NY Times, July 1969.

— New York Times

Astronomy

Honoring the Women of Astronomy

Sky & Telescope Magazine - Tue, 08/05/2025 - 11:47am

Even today, the names of women in astronomy are not as well known as they should be.

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