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Neil Armstrong Spacesuit To Be Rescued By Smithsonian Kickstarter

Jul 22, 2015 09:29 AM EDT

A rescue operation for Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit — this is Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum’s latest project. Smithsonian’s Kickstarter primarily aims to preserve the spacesuit Armstrong used when he first landed on the moon.

Smithsonian Celebrates 50 Years of Spacewalks with New Exhibit

Ana Verayo |

Jan 09, 2015 09:20 AM EST

This new exhibition is called "Outside the Spacecraft: 50 Years of Extra-Vehicular Activity".

Smithsonian Taps Cuban American Artist to Create Sand, Soil Portrait for National Mall

Jasmine Solana |

Aug 20, 2014 07:51 AM EDT

The Smithsonian commissioned a new, large scale portrait that is made of sand and soil for the National Mall.

Landmark Computer Model Reproduces the Evolution of the Entire Universe

Robert Sarkanen |

May 08, 2014 09:11 AM EDT

Despite huge advances in technology, no single computer model simulation has been able to reproduce the complexity and immensity of the start and evolution of the known universe. Until now.