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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As Star Trek celebrates its 60th anniversary, explore iconic objects from the Smithsonian's collections.
In honor of Star Trek's 60th anniversary, discovery the story of how Space Shuttle Enterprise was named after a famed fictional starship.
Marty and Beth head to Tornado Alley to try to intercept a monster storm. They are working with researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who study the different impacts of storms.
Scientists have discovered a new class of objects behaving unlike anything they have seen before using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. Astronomers suggest that these new objects may help solve not one, but two, long-standing questions.
A firsthand account from the manager of Washington Reagan National Airport on 9/11 reflects on the chaos of that morning, the rapid airport shutdown, and the extraordinary dedication of air traffic controllers and first responders.
Modern astronomy explores the Universe across nearly the entire electromagnetic spectrum, from radio waves to X-rays. Yet one important window remains largely hidden: the extreme-ultraviolet (EUV).
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A South Dakota-based instrument built to detect theoretical dark matter particles has sensed a particle interaction that’s difficult to explain with known phenomena.
The cosmos is full of surprises. When new classes of objects are discovered, they can turn out to have more than one explanation.