• Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 20th, 2015
$720,000 (€641,000) Raised to Restore Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit

$720,000 (€641,000) Raised to Restore Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit

The very suit he was wearing when he walked on the Moon

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 19th, 2015
World's First Artificial Heart on Display at the Smithsonian

World's First Artificial Heart on Display at the Smithsonian

In 1969, this machine kept a patient alive for 65 hours

Smithsonian Museum Displaying Giant 3D Printed Whale Fossil

Smithsonian Museum Displaying Giant 3D Printed Whale Fossil

For whales wade well when wonderful winds winnow westward

  • Photo
  • By Cosmin Anton
  • December 12th, 2013
Olympus Supports Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History Q?rius Project

Olympus Supports Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History Q?rius Project

Q?rius is a comprehensive educational-scientific experience for the American public

Smithsonian Museum Offering 3D Printed Scans of Its Exhibits to Everyone

Smithsonian Museum Offering 3D Printed Scans of Its Exhibits to Everyone

There is already a site where you can explore the 3D scans and download them

Smithsonian Musem Makes Available 3D Models for Some of Its Historic Artifacts

Smithsonian Musem Makes Available 3D Models for Some of Its Historic Artifacts

The organization has been working on digitizing is massive collection

Go Back in US History with Interactive Maps

Go Back in US History with Interactive Maps

Some 19th century maps help you view how cities have changed over the years

Famous 10,363-Carat Gem Joins Smithsonian Exhibition

Famous 10,363-Carat Gem Joins Smithsonian Exhibition

The world's largest aquamarine gem will be displayed near Marie Antoinette's earrings

Smithsonian Gets $10 Million for Marine Research, Conservation

Smithsonian Gets $10 Million for Marine Research, Conservation

The money will be spent on studying how biodiversity is responding to climate change

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 7th, 2012
Shuttle Enterprise Received with Open Arms in New York

Shuttle Enterprise Received with Open Arms in New York

The orbiter arrived at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 21st, 2012
Shuttle Enterprise to Be Delivered to New York Next Week

Shuttle Enterprise to Be Delivered to New York Next Week

It is already mated with the NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

Discovery Meets Enterprise

Discovery Meets Enterprise

The two shuttles met face to face on April 19, 2012

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 17th, 2012
Orion, Discovery To Be Exhibited Side-by-Side

Orion, Discovery To Be Exhibited Side-by-Side

The spacecraft will be displayed in Virginia, the US

  • Green
  • By Oana Grigoras
  • December 23rd, 2011
Scary 'Santa the Arsonist' Warns About Climate Change

Scary 'Santa the Arsonist' Warns About Climate Change

Santa witnessing global warming is one of the scariest pictures shown by the Smithsonian

Coral Reefs Shelter More Species than Previously Thought

Coral Reefs Shelter More Species than Previously Thought

Climate change and human influence might make coral reefs disappear within 100 years

 
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