The flare came from a supermassive black hole that’s 10 billion light years away, making the flash the most distant one ...

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 ...

The Smithsonian is one of the world’s foremost research centers in science, the arts, and the humanities. In addition to ...

National Museum of African American History PHOTO COURTESY OF NMAAHC.SI.ED Today (Tuesday) is an all-day board meeting for the Smithsonian Regents. Advocates and lawyers are ...

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.

In a letter to Congress, museum officials have warned the shuttle may need to be partially disassembled in order to be ...

(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, ...

The institution operates some of the most popular sites in Washington and beyond, including 21 museums and the National Zoo. As of Sunday, the doors were closed. By Derrick Bryson Taylor and Darren ...

The Smithsonian Institution museums and the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute have temporarily closed due to the government shutdown. Because the museums and the zoo are part of the ...