A new federal budget bill includes an $85 million provision to move Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., to NASA's Johnson Space Center in ...

Rare Smithsonian artifacts are on display at museums across the country. Mark Strauss This SR-10F Reliant, one of only 18 of this model, participated in airmail pick-up experiments for All American ...

The Smithsonian recently confirmed that NASA and the museum have been directed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ...

On July 28, 2025, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., will open five new galleries, the renovated Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater, and a redesigned entrance on Jefferson ...

Nov. 6: The full beaver supermoon is at 11:47 p.m. Eastern Time and rises at sunset in the East. This is the first full supermoon of 2025 and the largest and brightest full moon of 2025. Should be a ...

The inventor’s handmade tools are now museum artifacts. Colleen Anderson Robert Goddard, an American physicist and inventor, built many of his early rockets at his workshop in Roswell, New Mexico.

The National Air and Space Museum welcomed the public into five more of its renovated galleries on Monday, including two showcasing spaceflight artifacts. The new exhibitions shine modern light on ...

Defense contracting giant Northrop Grumman, which helped design and build NASA’s Apollo lunar module, has donated $10 million to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in D.C. The museum’s ...

The National Air and Space Museum will welcome a McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle, the first of its kind to be accessioned into the Smithsonian collection. The F-15C Eagle is one of the most historically ...

A Smithsonian historian chronicles the struggle to relieve oneself in space. One of John Glenn's urination collection bags is on display at the National Air and Space Museum. Hunter Hollins/National ...

Through its 21 museums, 21 libraries, 14 education and research centers and a zoo, the Smithsonian Institution’s collections are expansive and cover every aspect of U.S. history, including more than ...