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These award-winning photos, chosen from submissions by photographers in 45 countries, reveal the natural beauty of the night sky

Photos of the Titanic Tragedy From 101 Years Ago

2013's cherry blossom bloom along the Tidal Basin was worth the wait

Photo contest submissions capture the eye-popping colors of the annual celebration

Photo contest contestant Joshi Daniel captured this shot in Kannur, Kerala, India
January 04, 2013 | By Lois Summers

Photo contest contestant Jarrod Castaing of Sydney, Australia snapped this shot among the ruins of this ancient temple complex
January 04, 2013 | By Lois Summers

For the first time in their lifetimes, these teenagers got to enjoy the thrill of a fresh layer of snow
February 25, 2013 | By Caroline Lacey

How one author adds actual blues and grays to historic photographs
February 22, 2013 | By Ryan R. Reed

Photo contest contestant Colleen Pinski captured an onlooker witnessing the annular solar eclipse as the sun sets on May 20, 2012
February 07, 2013 | By Colleen Pinski

January 30, 2013 | By Photo of the Day

Photo contest contestant Andrey Antov captured his daughter sharing a moment with a beluga whale
January 04, 2013 | By Lois Summers

What would otherwise be a local-interest story became a snapshot of history integral to the American experience
February 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

A beautiful image by photo contest contestant Kyaw Zaw Lay captures a sleepy young monk
January 04, 2013 | By Lois Summers

Photo contest contestant Lois Summers captured these penguins mid-dive off the Antarctic Peninsula
January 04, 2013 | By Lois Summers

This beautiful long exposure by photo contest contestant Mike Beauchamp captures the night sky as it circles around Polaris, the North Star
December 21, 2012 | By Indranil Sengupta

Giant snakes, lost footage, secret histories and more in this wrapup of our most watched videos of the year
December 18, 2012 | By Caroline Lacey

In Chile’s Atacama Desert, astronomers are preparing for a new array that will stretch across 10 miles
January 2013 | By Leah Binkovitz

Among the organisms documented by photographer Rachel Sussman are 80,000-year-old aspen trees and 600,000-year-old bacteria
January 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

New York–based photographer Shinichi Maruyama has a knack for capturing motion on film
December 06, 2012 | By K. Annabelle Smith

Before the weather turns cold, take one last walk in the woods with these beautiful autumn photos submitted by our readers
December 2012 | By Smithsonian.com

Meet the artist who burns her creations to amazing effect
December 2012 | By Leah Binkovitz

Over 48,000 photos were entered in the Veolia Environnement contest; these 10 were among the most stunning
November 02, 2012 | By Smithsonian.com

We took the spook-tacular celebration to the depths of the ocean, where some of the craziest—and scariest—looking creatures lurk in the dark.
October 30, 2012 | By Emily G. Frost and Hannah Waters

Two photographers ventured deep into the forests of central Africa to capture touching photos of a 33-year-old wild silverback and his clan
November 2012 | By Abigail Tucker

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