The award-winning set designer Es Devlin explores the art of creating spectacle
The satellite mission TEMPO will detect pollutants at a neighborhood scale across the nation
The autogiro finds new fans a century after its first liftoff
A New Look for the National Air and Space Museum
See the Kepler technology demonstrator at the National Air and Space Museum, along with a host of technologies that brought success to space exploration
The pioneering glassmaker and octogenarian is the subject of a new Smithsonian Channel documentary
A New Look for the National Air and Space Museum
The remarkable story of how the duo grew to become world-changing inventors and international celebrities
A New Look for the National Air and Space Museum
Follow the October reopening of America’s most-visited museum with exclusive coverage from Smithsonian magazine
The 1909 Military Flyer is the centerpiece of the "Early Flight" exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum
Visitor data from the Smithsonian’s FUTURES exhibition provides a road map for how to navigate the world ahead
Cooper Hewitt’s new show taps into the collective consciousness of activists, app developers, artists and architects to envision a way forward
For Jon and Patricia Sharp, crafting and flying the sleek airplanes was as much about sport as it was about ingenuity
Martha Goddard didn’t receive much recognition—instead she got the job done
Alan B. Shepard's historic Mercury spacesuit undergoes hours of conservation work for its debut when the National Air and Space Museum opens this fall
The rare Lilienthal glider, one of only a few originals known to exist, is newly conserved and ready for its public debut
Cooper Hewitt dives into the surprisingly creative ways doctors, nurses, engineers, designers, artists and, even your neighbors, responded to the pandemic
The careers of Shannon Dunn-Downing, Kelly Clark, Amy Purdy and Hannah Teter are recognized in the Smithsonian collections; learn their stories
The 18th-century inventor discovered concepts that impact modern technology
In a new book, Smithsonian historian Eric S. Hintz traces the rise and fall, and rise again, of the maverick inventor
The Huff-Daland Duster ushered in the era of agriculture aviation
Smithsonian’s 175th anniversary exposition opens with big-name speakers, family fun and a 21st-century peek into the world ahead
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