Space & Aviation

Explore Space & Aviation across the Smithsonian through stories, events, and exhibitions. Use the filters to browse by format, then bookmark events and exhibitions to keep track of what you want to visit or attend.

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The “50 for 50” artifact for New Mexico is RocketMotorTwo from Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity.
Top view of a gray fighter jet flight.
Camouflage was a way for militaries to protect their most valuable aerial assets.
Black background with dots and dashes of bright purple going across the screen diagonally.
Astronomers have produced the most detailed X-ray views ever obtained of the jet launched from the supermassive black hole at the center of Messier (M87).
A pink, yellow, and blue galaxy.
By analyzing data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory that span over 14 years, researchers found over 20 previously identified supernova remnants — remains from stars that exploded — that vary unexpectedly in X-ray brightness in Messier 83 (M83).
A piece of space technology, with three leg like supports, an oval shaped body, and a disk rising from the center. It is grey in color.
This is the proof test article of the Viking Mars Lander to be used on Earth to simulate their behavior and to test their responses to radio commands.
A recreation of the skylab workshop.
The National Air and Space Museum unveils seven new galleries this year. Our curators to highlight one standout artifact from their new galleries.
The Milky Way in view above a canyon landscape.
The initiative debuts as Colorado gears up to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its statehood.
A slice of the rare angrite meteorite shows olivine crystal (green).
Chemical signatures indicate the meteorite came from an early planet that met an untimely end during the formation of our solar system.