Eye on Science: Astronomer Karen Collins of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory didn’t actually become an astronomer until she was in her 50s, but despite her late start, she has already helped discover an exoplanet (a planet outside our solar system) that might be able to sustain life. Continue reading Karen Collins: Exoplanet Hunter
Vote now for the Autumn 2025 Windows Lock Screen. Voting ends Sunday, September 21st! Continue reading Vote now for the Autumn 2025 Windows Lock Screen
(Ed. note: We should note that it's never wise to stand behind a cow, even a buttery one. Cow pies never win blue ribbons.) Continue reading Behind the Butter Cow: A Look at the Renwick’s new State Fair exhibition
More than $2.5 million in grants has been awarded to fund projects ranging from exposing little kids to nature, the link between movement and emotional wellbeing and building a robotic telescope. Continue reading 2025 Together we Thrive
Melanie Adams will serve as interim director beginning August 26. Continue reading Director of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum is stepping down
