This Satellite’s Last Act Will Be Skydiving Through Venus’ Atmosphere
The ESA’s Venus Express orbiter is going to end its life with a trip into Venus’ atmosphere
The Future is (Still) Here: Day Two of Smithsonian’s Second Annual Conference
Instead of holding its own global fest this year, Nerd Nite descended on our nation’s capital.
Inside Black Holes
Three recent black hole events and how they shape our universe
The Golden Record 2.0 Will Crowdsource A Selfie of Human Culture
Inspired by a similar effort in the 1970s, the project wants your help in creating a portrait of humanity to send out of the solar system
Take a Peek Into the Future’s Present With Our Live Coverage of Smithsonian’s Two-Day Festival
The magazine’s 2nd annual conference brings together experts, authors and visionaries in the fields of science, science fiction and technology.
What in the World (Or Off of It) Is a Yardang?
They’re on Mars, they’re beautiful and they have nothing to do with pirates
NASA’s Going to Mars in 2020 And Wants to Bring Back Martian Rocks
The next NASA Mars rover, scheduled for 2020, may be the first step in a sample return mission
Watch the World Float by the International Space Station’s New HD Webcam
Four HD cameras are streaming amazing, serene views of Earth…back to Earth
Watch the Universe Evolve Over 13 Billion Years
A new computer simulation, called Illustris, can take you on an epic journey through space and time
Long-Haul Space Flights Might Damage Astronauts’ Brains
This warning is based on a study involving rats, but researchers think it could apply to humans as well
Was Shakespeare Aware of the Scientific Discoveries of His Time?
For his new book, Dan Falk followed a group of scholars who argue, unlike most, that the playwright was up to speed with the latest astronomy
Mars’ Super-Thin Atmosphere May Mean that Flowing Water Was the Exception, Not the Rule
A new analysis suggests that Mars’ atmosphere was often too thin to support liquid water
This Skydiver Was Almost Hit by a Meteorite in Mid-Air
No one’s ever filmed a meteorite in dark flight
Saturn’s Icy Moon Enceladus May Have a Giant Liquid Water Lake
New proof that Enceladus is a watery world
Felix Baumgartner’s Spacesuit From His Death-Defying Stratospheric Jump Joins the Smithsonian Collections
The pressurized suit, parachute and the balloon gondola that allowed Baumgartner to break records goes on view at the Air and Space Museum
Astronomers Just Discovered an Asteroid With Rings
They aren’t supposed to be there, but…there they are.
This 6 GB Photo of the Milky Way Is As Stunning As It Is Massive
Over the past 10 years the Spitzer Space Telescope captured this gorgeous infrared panorama of the Milky Way
How Do Astronomers Actually Find Exoplanets?
A handful of ingenious methods have been used to detect the planets too far away for us to see
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