Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...

An example is the design of star forts. Star forts were invented in Italy ... The 3 rd edition published in 1881 is available online through Google Books. The reliefs or models in the Smithsonian ...

Three amateur thieves stole 24 priceless gems from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City on this day in ...

A Smithsonian curator reflects back on the artistic legend, a "Renaissance man" with 28 Grammys to his name, who died Sunday ...

movie star Anna May Wong, and experimental physicist Chien-Shiung Wu. Artists of Asian American descent and their art are featured throughout our museums. The book Smithsonian Asian Pacific American ...

The first departures begin in February 2024 but are available to book now, with the majority priced between $3,300 to $5,600 per person. Several of the new Smithsonian Active Journeys involve ...

That very pair is currently up for auction and said to be “the cross-matched sister shoes to the pair at The Smithsonian ...

The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum debuted Robonaut-2 (R2), NASA's first dexterous humanoid robot flown into space, on Thursday (Oct. 24). The two-armed, two-legged robotic testbed ...

Murray State University and the University Libraries are excited to announce a special evening with scholar and author Dr.

The winners of the 55th annual ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards for outstanding books, articles, liner ...

Careful who you assemble. “There are good guys, and you’re bad guys,” CIA Director Val (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) tells the team of misfits in Marvel Studios Thunderbolts*. “But there are worse guys.” ...