California scientists spotted the brightest flare ever recorded, shining with the light of 10 trillion suns, from a ...

The enormous outburst was likely caused by an unfortunate star venturing too close to a supermassive black hole ...

The Smithsonian Institution was established by an act of Congress in 1846 as an independent federal trust instrumentality, a ...

President Donald Trump has again nominated billionaire pilot Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, reviving a choice he withdrew ...

A Revolutionary War-era gunboat built near Philly in the 1770s and later found beneath the World Trade Center wreckage has ...

Research resources: Online Catalog, Biodiversity Heritage Library, Smithsonian Digital Repository, and more... The ...

Baltimoreans flocked to opening day of “American Sublime,” the exhibition Amy Sherald removed from the National Portrait ...

Texas lawmakers have demanded the Discovery shuttle be moved to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, but daunting technical challenges remain—and Virginia officials have dug in against the move.

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

First the White House ordered up a costly political exhibition. Then reelection officials told the Smithsonian to wall off a "controversial" voting rights show, a curator later recalled.

(The Hill) – Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo officially shut down to the public on Sunday due to the government shutdown, which is on day 13. The Smithsonian announced on X Friday that ...

Smithsonian museums, research centers and the National Zoo are closed as the partial government shutdown continues. The Smithsonian Institution touts itself as the world’s largest complex of museums, ...