Space Travel
Jacques Cousteau's Grandson Wants to Build the International Space Station of the Sea
Off the coast of Curaçao, at a depth of 60 feet, aquanaut Fabien Cousteau is looking to create the world's largest underwater research habitat
How Will Amazon’s Planned Satellite Megaconstellation Impact the Night Sky?
The company plans to launch 3,236 satellites, but astronomers are worried about possible ramifications
Why NASA Is Headed Back to Mars With the Rover Perseverance
Find out why the next mission to Mars is so exciting on the National Air and Space Museum's podcast AirSpace
To Make Oxygen on Mars, NASA's Perseverance Rover Needs MOXIE
A new tool from the space agency may produce the gas, completing the next step for planning a round trip voyage
Researchers Discover What May Be 37 Active Volcanoes on Venus
Scientists had long assumed Venus' volcanoes were dormant, but a new study suggests the inhospitable planet has 37 active volcanoes
Launching Hope to Mars
National Air and Space Museum director Ellen Stofan reflects on the significance of the United Arab Emirates upcoming mission to Mars
See Our Sun’s Surface in Unprecedented Detail
NASA and the European Space Agency released the closest images ever taken of our sun
Five Scientific Achievements That Happened During Coronavirus Lockdown
Quarantine did not stop these innovators from discovering new species, creating the elusive fifth state of matter remotely, and more
NASA Needs Your Help Designing a 'Lunar Loo'
Entries need to balance size, weight, functionality in microgravity and lunar gravity—and, of course, user experience
For $125,000, You Could Ride a Balloon Into the Stratosphere
A new company, Space Perspective, announced its plan for a commercial space craft this week
Bright Patches on Saturn’s Largest Moon Are Dried-Up Lake Beds
New study tackles a 20-year-old mystery about Titan, the second-largest moon in the solar system
How Space Exploration and the Fight For Equal Rights Clashed Then and Now
Smithsonian curator Margaret Weitekamp reflects on the historic parallel between 2020 and 1969
The Dangers of Space, Military Rivals and Other New Books to Read
These five recent releases may have been lost in the news cycle
First Rocket Launch From U.S. Soil in Nine Years Postponed
The two NASA astronauts will lift off from historic launch pad 39A, used for the Apollo and space shuttle missions
The Storied History Behind Saturday's Planned SpaceX Launch
Smithsonian curator Jennifer Levasseur examines NASA's relationship with spacecraft contractors
A Huge Hunk of Space Debris Fell to Earth
The 20-ton object, part of a Chinese rocket, is one of the largest ever to fall uncontrolled from space
NASA and Lego Host ‘Build a Planet’ Challenge
The event was part of the company's week of #LetsBuildTogether challenges
Fifty Things We’ve Learned About the Earth Since the First Earth Day
On April 22, 1970, Americans pledged environmental action for the planet. Here’s what scientists and we, the global community, have done since
Scientists Suggest New Origin Story for 'Oumuamua, Our Solar System’s First Interstellar Visitor
Perhaps the cigar-shaped object is a shard from a shredded planetary body, a computer simulation suggests
Japan's Experiment to Calculate an Asteroid's Age Was a Smashing Success
The spacecraft Hayabusa2 hurled a four-pound copper ball toward the asteroid's surface at about 4,500 miles an hour to create an artificial crater
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