News Releases

New Series of Powerful Space Telescopes Has Been Recommended for Mission Maturation and Technology Development as a Top National Priority. Includes a Powerful X-ray Telescope Inspired by the Lynx X-Ray Observatory Conceived at the Center for Astrophysics.

Objects Challenge Preconceptions of Mayflower Landing and Nation’s Founding Events

Recovery of Baleen Whales to Pre-Whaling Levels Could Restore Lost Ocean Function and May Help Curb Climate Change

First Major Exploration of the Future on the National Mall To Launch With Bill Nye, Pattie Gonia, SHAED, HBO Max’s Legendary, Kal Penn and More

Toni Tipton-Martin To Receive Julia Child Award From The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts in Front of Child’s Kitchen. Speakers Include Ruth Reichl, Padma Lakshmi, Jamila Robinson and Tiffanie Barriere.

“Unforgettable Behavior: Wildlife Photographer of the Year” Opens Nov. 3

New Collaboration With Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination Pairs Smithsonian Experts With Futurists and Sci-Fi Creators To Launch Series of Posters and Short Stories Set in the Future

Longest Continuous Study of Euglossines in the Tropics Found Relatively Stable Populations of These Wild Bees Over Four Decades

Seven-Foot-Tall, 8,000-Pound Quartz Crystal Cluster Is Unique Addition to National Museum of Natural History

The Oldest and Most Complete Fossil Crab Ever Discovered Suggests These Animals Ventured Onto Land at Least 25 to 50 Million Years Earlier than Previously Thought

First-of-Its-Kind Museum Experience Technology From LAB at Rockwell Group Melds Psychology, Gaming, Holograms and Gesture Control

National Museum of the American Indian’s Newest Exhibition Wants To Change How Visitors See Native People and New York State

“Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code” Opens Oct. 21

Artifacts To Be Removed From Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall

Cubs Can Be Viewed on the New Live Cheetah Webcam