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Did Lions Live in Ancient Greece? And More Questions From Our Readers
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A New Neil Armstrong Film Makes One Giant Leap for Kindness
Smithsonian podcasts deliver doses of optimism this month, featuring Bill Nye and a story of a warm welcome from the astronaut’s family
Japanese American Artists Recall the Trauma of Wartime Incarceration
Smithsonian podcasts explore the legacy of Executive Order 9066 and the camera that almost didn’t make it to the Juno spacecraft launch
How Much Warning Would We Have of an Earth-Shattering Comet? And More Questions From Our Readers
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One Small Step for Space Art
A new artwork by Sacha Jafri could travel to the moon next month
In 1946, a Black Pilot Returned to the Cockpit After a Double Amputation
Neal V. Loving, whose memoir will soon be released by Smithsonian Books, built his own planes, ran a flight school and conducted research for the Air Force
Explore the Founding of 'Ms.' Magazine and the Making of a Space Telescope Photograph in This Month’s Featured Podcasts
“AirSpace” speaks to astronomer Shauna Edson and “Portraits” drops in on activist and author Gloria Steinhem
Twenty-Three Smithsonian Shows to See in 2023
A rare Bible, George Clinton's colorful wig, Disney World history and Japanese ghosts debut this year
How Quixote’s Windmills Inspired a Spanish Inventor to Envision Vertical Flight
The autogiro finds new fans a century after its first liftoff
Why Did the American Colonies Keep Their British Names After the Revolution?
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Ten Strange and Amazing Historical Artifacts We’ve Launched to Space
As spaceflight catapults us into a high-tech future, several missions have made sure to honor the past
A New Look for the National Air and Space Museum
The Jury-Rigged Experiment that Led to the Discovery of Unknown Worlds
See the Kepler technology demonstrator at the National Air and Space Museum, along with a host of technologies that brought success to space exploration
Divers Accidentally Find a Piece of the Challenger Space Shuttle
A documentary film crew stumbled across a section of the destroyed spacecraft that measures at least 15 by 15 feet
A New Look for the National Air and Space Museum
How the Wright Brothers Took Flight
The remarkable story of how the duo grew to become world-changing inventors and international celebrities
The Ghosts Who Haunt the Smithsonian
Mysterious tales head up podcast offerings for late October and November
A New Look for the National Air and Space Museum
The Incredible Technology That Made Humanity's Moon Dreams a Reality
A new, completely reimagined exhibition goes beyond the Cold War narrative to explore the full story of lunar landings
A New Look for the National Air and Space Museum
Buckle Up for the Reopening of One of America's Most Popular Museums
An HVAC overhaul led to a total building replacement. Today's must-see National Air and Space Museum adds new stories and new artifacts
A New Look for the National Air and Space Museum
A New Look for the National Air and Space Museum
Follow the October reopening of America’s most-visited museum with exclusive coverage from Smithsonian magazine
After the Wright Brothers Took Flight, They Built the World's First Military Airplane
The 1909 Military Flyer is the centerpiece of the "Early Flight" exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum
Cleopatra’s Iconoclastic Sculptor Was Her Own Kind of Queen
Smithsonian podcasts delve into the life of Edmonia Lewis, how astronauts sleep, the evolution of the human brain; and drop in on painter Kay WalkingStick
