Results for "Planets"
The World Is Yours: Rockets and Planets
- Date: February 18, 2021
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Take a listen to clips from the episode of The World Is Yours titled “Rockets and Planets.”
Smithsonian Optimism for the Blue Planet
- Date: April 27, 2017
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: An overview of the history of environmental conservation activities at the Smithsonian, since its founding in 1846.
- Blog Post
Meanwhile, back on earth... A Slideshow
- Date: June 5, 2009
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="133" caption="Earth, 1971, Apollo 15, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies"][/caption] The planets and outer space used to seem far, far away from our lives down on earth. But as this slideshow reveals, by the mid-twentieth century—with Ford Galaxies in our driveways, satellite-shaped barbeque
Link Love: 4/20/2018
- Date: April 20, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: When Mickey Mouse was used in war propaganda. [via National Museum of American History]NASA is on the search for new planets. [via BBC]The Initiative for Open Citations is attempting to make an open repository of citations. [via Boing Boing]Benjamin Franklin's papers are now online at Library of Congress. [via LOC blog]Service training for DC police officers — a visit to the
Link Love: 2/9/2018
- Date: February 9, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Smithsonian Books is publishing a pocket-sized version of "Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours," a 19th-century guide to color for artists, scientists, naturalists, and anthropologists. [via Colossal]The boundary of our known universe has expanded; a population of planets was discovered outside the Milky Way. [via WAPO]The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery's director, Kim
Link Love: 3/20/2020
- Date: March 20, 2020
- Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
The World Is Yours: Stars in the Sky
- Date: July 15, 2021
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Take a listen to clips from a The World Is Yours episode, “Stars in the Sky.”
- Blog Post
Star Birth, Star Death
- Date: January 31, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Today, three new images of starbursts and colliding galaxies from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory’s Chandra X-ray team were uploaded to the Smithsonian's Flickr Commons stream.
Link Love: 2/24/2017
- Date: February 24, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: The Hirshhorn and neighboring areas are enveloped in polka dots, and we love it. [via Washington Post]A new African American history treasure trove; digitized post-Civil War 'wanted ads' searching for love ones separated by slavery. [via NPR]11 African American inventors (including the Smithsonian's own Regent, Dr. Shirley Jackson) who changed the world. [via Mental Floss]The
New Chandra X-Ray Images on the Flickr Commons
- Date: October 27, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Andrea K. Dupree
- Date: January 14, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Astrophysicist Dr. Andrea K. Dupree, and Kepler teammate, Ron Gilliland, obtained the first image of the surface of a star. She recently led a team that discovered fast hot winds from very young stars, which could profoundly affect their evolution and the environment of surrounding planets. #Groundbreaker
So Where Do You Park Your Lunar Lander?
- Date: July 16, 2019
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: If you took a trip to the moon, where would you park your lunar lander?