Smithsonian Magazine14h
See the Striking New Images From the Blue Ghost Lunar Lander, Now the Second Private Spacecraft to Touch Down on the Moon
Firefly Aerospace's lander reached lunar soil early Sunday morning, after a 2.8-million-mile journey lasting 45 days ...
Smithsonian Magazine14h
Who Were the Huns Who Invaded Rome? A New Study Has Revealed Surprising Genetic Diversity
Researchers found that the group led by Attila the Hun contained a mixture of diverse ancestries, with at least a few related ...
Smithsonian Magazine16h
More Than 1,500 Sandhill Cranes Killed by Bird Flu in Indiana, Raising Concerns Among Biologists
The tall, slender grey birds are making their annual spring migration to northern breeding grounds. Experts say the virus ...
Smithsonian Magazine16h
Vesuvius Turned a Roman Man’s Brain Into Glass. Now, Scientists Reveal How the Extremely Rare Preservation Happened
The remains of a young man, found in his bed in the destroyed town of Herculaneum, included glassy fragments that had mystified archaeologists ...
Smithsonian Magazine17h
Remains of Bomber Pilot Identified 80 Years After His Plane Went Down During World War II
Herbert G. Tennyson was a U.S. Army pilot on a B-24 nicknamed "Heaven Can Wait," which crashed into the ocean in early 1944 ...
Smithsonian Magazine18h
National Museum of Natural History Scientists Discover That Ancient Insects Perfected Their Plant Palates 165 Million Years Ago
The findings reveal that insects developed modern patterns of herbivory long before flowering plants flourished, upending a ...
Smithsonian Magazine21h
Summer L. Hamilton
By partnering with Margot Lee Shetterly and the Human Computer Project, the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum is shining a light on the women whose contributions at NASA have been hidden in ...
Smithsonian Magazine22h
New Partnership Illuminates Hidden Record of NASA’s Human Computers
By partnering with Margot Lee Shetterly and the Human Computer Project, the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum is ...
Smithsonian Magazine22h
The Challenge of Metadata in Uncovering Women’s History
Metadata is a vital tool for discovering and preserving history. Learn about efforts across the Smithsonian to highlight ...
Smithsonian Magazine22h
Discoverability Lab Offers New Look at Historical Data and Machine Learning
These tools and technologies allow historians, archivists, and museum professionals to build on earlier advances in ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
How a Stuffed Animal Named Billy Possum Tried—and Failed—to Replace the Teddy Bear as America’s National Toy
In 1909, wealthy widow Susie W. Allgood marketed a plush marsupial inspired by President William Howard Taft. But children ...
Smithsonian Magazine3d
Is the ISS Too Clean for Astronauts’ Health? New Study Finds the Space Station Lacks Microbial Diversity
Humans have evolved alongside microbes in Earth's environment that help strengthen our immune systems. But sterile living ...