Articles

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The Cat’s 10,000-Year Journey to Purring on Your Lap

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"The Camera that Saved Hubble" Coming to the Smithsonian

The team gathers at the top of the proposed Giant Magellan Telescope site on top of Las Campanas looking back toward the twin Magellan telescopes and homebase.

Day 4: Peak Conditions for a New Telescope

Secretary Clough scopes out the site for the Giant Magellan Telescope and bids goodbye to Las Campanas

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America Begins at Jamestown, Québec and Santa Fe

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Don't Bring Back "Denver, the Last Dinosaur"

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The Hubbub About Ida

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Yogurt Pioneer Dies at 103

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Smithsonian Events Week of 5/26-29: Dirt, Sweaters, Fine China and Amelia Earhart

Richard Conniff has been writing for Smithsonian magazine since 1982. His latest work is titled, "Swimming with Piranhas at Feeding Time: My Life Doing Dumb Stuff with Animals."

Richard Conniff’s Wildlife Writing

International journalist Richard Conniff has reported on animals that fly, swim, crawl and leap in his 40 years of writing

An eyepiece on the 6.5 meter Magellan/Clay telescope allows Secretary Clough to see amazing sights in the night sky, including the planet Saturn, the star Eta Carinae and the Omega Centauri.

Day 3: The Excitement of Astronomy

A daytime tour of the Magellan facility and its surrounding hillside is topped off by a perfect evening of stargazing

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Honoring Memorial Day

Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough (yellow hat) standing on a scaffolding with a group of Smithsonian employees outside the DuPont telescope.

Day 2: Stargazing in the Andes Mountains

Up high among wild burros and llamas, a Smithsonian astronomer observes and studies the millions of stars in the sky

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Days 7 to 12: A Cannes Farewell

As Michael Parfit bids goodbye to the Cannes Film Festival, there is good news for Luna from the Canary Islands

The Chilean Andes

Day 1: A Stop in Santiago

Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough explores Santiago before heading to the Las Campanas Observatory in the Chilean Andes

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Weekend Events: Forensics, Muppets and Seamen

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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Opens!

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Hamburger History

A recipe from 1763 cements the hamburger's place in American culture

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"Chinasaurs" come to Maryland

If you are a dinophile in the vicinity of Baltimore, Maryland, you may want to clear your plans for this weekend

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Picture of the Week—Organic Solar Cells

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What! No Beach This Weekend? Try Smithsonian's "On The Water" Exhibit

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