Our museum collection, like a lot of other museums' collections, is sometimes a working collection. That means that ...

Do you have a connection to the sky? How are the sun, stars, and other celestial bodies useful tools? People around the world observe the sky and find it helpful to tell time, find their way and ...

What is your connection to the sky? Join us for activities that explore how people around the world combine science and ...

Are you curious about the night sky? Come to the planetarium at the Museum in DC for a live, guided tour of what you can see after sunset. The facilitator will answer questions and customize the ...

Join Museum staff and members of the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club for a view of the night sky through our telescopes.

On August 12, 2018, NASA launched the Parker Solar Probe, a spacecraft designed to study the Sun and its environment. Since ...

In the lead up to Season 10 we're reviving some of our favorite episodes. Today we bring you Emily's favorite, The ...

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC. Each ...

Among the items issued to astronauts are Velcro-backed name tags that can be attached to their flight suits and jackets. This name tag is a spare for spaceflight participant Christa McAuliffe, who was ...

Among the items issued to astronauts are Velcro-backed name tags that can be attached to their flight suits and jackets. This name tag was a spare for Ronald E. (Ron) McNair, one of the first African ...

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC. Among ...