Smithsonian curator Michael Neufeld reflects on Apollo 10, the mission that made landing on the moon possible. Continue reading We all know about Apollo 11, but what about the other Apollo missions?
UPDATED WITH VIDEO For three nights—July 16, 17 and 18—a full-sized, 363-foot Saturn V rocket will be projected onto the east face of the Washington Monument, and on Friday and Saturday, a special show will commemorate one of the most stirring moments in our history. Continue reading Fly us to the moon and let us play among the stars.
During a week in which we prepared to celebrate humankind’s most triumphant achievement, we were forced to consider that we have yet to overcome cruelty and tribalism. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week of July 8 – July 14, 2019
Even if your closest brush with archaeology has been watching Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, you too, can savor the thrill of the hunt for hidden history. Continue reading Citizen scientists dig up the past at SERC
When we first went to the moon in 1969, we were pretty confident it wasn’t actually made of cheese, but we really didn’t know much more. Fifty years later, many lunar mysteries remain. Continue reading Sidedoor: Space Jocks and Moon Rocks
It’s not just the Cup-winning U.S. women’s soccer team who is demanding equal pay, women want to know why there’s still a a systemic pay gap in the museum world, too. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was June 30 – July 7, 2019
The National Zoo’s assistant curator of primates, Becky Malinsky, has an update on Moke, the Zoo’s baby western lowland gorilla. Continue reading #GorillaStory: Moke is becoming more bold
Everyone knows Betsy Ross made the Star-Spangled Banner, right? Well, everyone is wrong. Celebrate Flag Day by learning seven little-known facts about the flag that inspired the National Anthem. Continue reading Seven things you didn’t know about the Star-Spangled Banner
People have been oohing and aahing and blowing things up for millennia. Alexis Stempien shares the history of our love of things that go bang. Continue reading The evolution of fireworks
What better way to spend a sultry summer day than with a stroll down a garden path? Marisa Scalera leads a tour of Smithsonian Gardens’ “Habitat.” Continue reading The secret lives of bees…and birds and dragonflies and grasshoppers and gardeners
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
