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Cosmic Collections

Explore space through the lenses of art, history, culture, and science in the Smithsonian's collections on a cosmic journey.


Outer Space

Data Sonification: M104 (Infrared Only)

Card, Commemorative, TV Show, "Lost in Space"

Data Sonification: M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy) Optical Only

Visualizing the Cosmic Web

Cosmic Waves

Cosmic Colonies

Puzzle Wrapper, Buck Rogers

Cosmic Effort

Data Sonification: M104 (Multiwavelength)

Costume worn by Nona Hendryx of Labelle

Constellation

Comet Kohoutek

Data Sonification: Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

Haley's Comet

Sculpture

Raven Steals the Sun

Toy, Spaceship

The Jetsons No. 7 comic book

Space Exploration

Data Sonification: Sagittarius A* Black Hole, Event Horizon Telescope Image

Purple star costume designed by Sun Ra and worn by Arkestra members

The Mothership

Blue Asteroid

Model, Starship Enterprise, Television Show, "Star Trek"

Photograph, Project Mercury Astronauts

A Cosmic View-1976

37c Constellations: Orion single

English Planispheric Astrolabe

Introduction to Astronomy from Smith's illustrated astronomy : designed for the use of the public or common schools in the United States.

Tour: Cosmic Harmonies: Sonifications From NASA Telescopes

Detector, Neutrino, Photomultiplier, Kamiokande II

Data Sonification: Cassiopeia A (Jet)

Gold plated disc with etched designs on the surface. At top left is a circle depicting the record. The dashes along the outer edge, in binary code, show the proper rotational speed for playing the record.

Record, Cover, Voyager (Duplicate)

Space Riders

Evolving Cosmos


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