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The universe may be expanding, but our knowledge is expanding along

with it. Whether through cutting-edge missions, scienti c advances or
jaw-dropping space photos, today’s scientists are unraveling the inner
workings of the galaxy at an unprecedented rate.

Smithsonian.com and Air & Space magazine team up to bring you the

full story behind the latest rocket launches, innovations in space
travel and discoveries about our solar system—and beyond.

Universal Origins

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Scientists Spot the Spark From Ancient Collision of

Neutron Stars
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The Latest From Outer Space

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Astronomers Worry New SpaceX Satellite Constellation

Could Impact Research

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What You Didn't Know About the Apollo 11 Mission

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In Celebration of 50 Years Since the Moon Landing, Neil

Armstrong's Spacesuit Set to Return to Public View

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A Smithsonian Curator Re ects on Apollo 10, the Mission

That Made Landing on the Moon Possible

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The Space Station Just Got a New Cutting-Edge Carbon

Mapper

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Out there

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Hunting Black Holes
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NASA History

Human Computers Once Had Their Own Rock Opera

New Research

Twin Study Shows How Hard Space Is on the Body

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Planets

One-Third of Exoplanets Could Be Water Worlds With

Oceans Hundreds of Miles Deep

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NASA Detects First 'Marsquake'

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What the Obsolete Art of Mapping the Skies on Glass

Plates Can Still Teach Us

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The Largest Unnamed Object in the Solar System Needs a

Title—and You Can Help

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Raging Rivers May Have Washed Over Mars for Billions

of Years

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Space Travel

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We Chose to Go to the Moon

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In Celebration of 50 Years Since the Moon Landing, Neil

Armstrong's Spacesuit Set to Return to Public View

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Yes, the United States Certainly DID Land Humans on the

Moon

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The Paraglider That NASA Could Have Used, but Didn't,

to Bring Astronauts Back to Earth

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Christina Koch Is Scheduled to Spend 328 Days in Space

—a Record for Women Astronauts

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Photo of the day

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The Mighty Seven Photo of the Day»

Space at the Smithsonian

National Air and Space Museum

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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Video

What Happens to Your Body in Space Without a

Spacesuit?

Smithsonian Ingenuity Awards 2016: Space

Archaeologist Sarah Parcak

Dancing With Black Holes

Cosmology: Think Big!

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Life in the Cosmos: Special Report

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Exploring the mysteries of the universe

The First Sighting of a Black Hole

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Astronomers Get Closer Than Ever to Seeing a

Black Hole
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We know one lurks at the center of the Milky Way, but scientists
want to get a peak at its shadow

Ask the Astronaut

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Your questions, answered

Overheard on the ISS

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Eavesdropping on the space station astronauts

Viewed using Just Read

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