An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing Golden Age of Space has changed our world forever for the better. More than 50 years later, what is ...

The museum, one of the Smithsonian Institution facilities ... In 1995, the National Air and Space Museum planned to exhibit items affected by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ...

The National Air and Space Museum holds approximately 17,000 space artifacts in its collection. More than 3,500 of those stem from the historic Apollo Moon landing effort, with 400 objects related ...

New institutions dedicated to artificial intelligence, West African art, barbeque and more are expected to welcome visitors ...

The discovery of apparently classified records can set off alarm bells. But often, the federal government rules that the ...

About 7,000 public servants make up the Smithsonian Institution. That’s a fact that Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III ...

Sens. Cruz and Young urge D.C. museums to respect First Amendment rights of pro-life protesters after Smithsonian kicked out students in 2023 for wearing pro-life gear.

The new year is upon us, and with it, a whole new roster of planned exhibitions across the Smithsonian’s numerous museums and ...

As part of Project Mercury, NASA prepared to send a chimpanzee, Ham, into space to test the effects of space on a living creature. Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content Licensing Our Partners ...

The City of Rahway will host the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition “Black Wings: American Dreams of Flight” at The ...

When a big name artist chooses your place over the Smithsonian there isn’t a lot to discuss. So, at the suggestion of Alex ...