The trailblazing Harvard scientist, who documented the dominance of hydrogen and helium in stars, is still inspiring ...

She had finished her undergraduate studies at the University of Cambridge in England, but the school didn't grant graduate ...

She died December 7, 1979, at age 79. Franciele Kruczkiewicz, what is it about Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin that you find particularly fascinating? What makes me find scientists like Cecilia ...

Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and Vera Rubin changed the way we view the Universe. So why don't we hear more about them? Illustrations by Rebecca Hendin Follow BBC Reel on ...

Astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin spent nearly a year in “utter bewilderment” after arriving at the Harvard College ...