Read more in Supermassive: Black Holes at the Beginning and End of the Universe, which is available from Smithsonian Books. Visit Smithsonian Books’ website to learn more about its ...

She is the award-winning author of 14 books. Celebrate Women's History Month by learning about second-wave pageant protests Bonnie J. Morris The Man Who Helped Predict Black Holes, Both Real and ...

Astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin spent nearly a year in “utter bewilderment” after arriving at the Harvard College ...

Jerry Hal Salitermann, who was charged for his involvement in the 2005 theft of the since-recovered Wizard of Oz ruby ...

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President Donald Trump is making more federal cuts, this time targeting an international media organization, public libraries, and homelessness reduction.

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Gorton has been awarded for her historical journalism and has been published in The New Yorker, Smithsonian, and The Boston ...

The Smithsonian's Biggest Secret In 1886, mining engineer John T. Reid was told the Paiute legend of a giant people defeated by the natives near Lovelock, Nevada. The last of the giants met their ...