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 ...

Mother Tongue Film Festival is celebrating its 10th year with 10 days of programming: four days of in-person and six days of ...

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The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum announces its program of innovative history resources and events to commemorate Women’s History Month. These include the launch of the Discoverability ...

U.S. dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and dumb luck – with a new strain spreading fast, will Americans get ...

There are no showtimes for this date. Living in the Age of Airplanes is a story about how the airplane has changed the world. Not long ago,traveling between continents was a migration. Now, on any ...

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The Smithsonian offers fun and challenging experiences for K–12 kids interested in science, nature, technology, art , design, history, culture, or all of the above. These programs build confidence and ...

Welcome to Smithsonian Open Access, where you can explore and reuse millions of digital items from the Smithsonian’s collections (2.8 million at February 2020 launch). We have released these images ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...

A new analysis of samples from the asteroid Bennu, NASA’s first asteroid sample captured in space and delivered to Earth, reveals that evaporated water left a briny broth where salts and minerals ...