Join us for in-person and online events. We have events going on at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, at the Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA, around the DC Metropolitan area, and online.
Join us for in-person and online events. We have events going on at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, at the Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA, around the DC Metropolitan area, and online.
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OSIRIS-REx: Revealing Secrets from the Dawn of our Solar System
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and Presented Online
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“Adventure is Worthwhile": A Conversation with Pilot Tammie Jo Shults
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA and Presented Online
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Astronomy Program
One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Thursdays and Sundays at 10:30 am
In this free planetarium show, join Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a Muppet from "Zhima Jie," the Chinese co-production of Sesame Street.
Topics: AstronomyStarsSolar System
Lecture
OSIRIS-REx: Revealing Secrets from the Dawn of our Solar System
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and Presented Online
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In 2016, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft began its journey to Bennu, a carbon-rich, near-Earth asteroid, to collect a sample. The sample returned to Earth in 2023. Analysis of the sample promises to provide insights into the formation of the Earth as a habitable world and the origin of life.
Topics: SpaceflightSolar SystemSmall solar system bodiesScience
Astronomy Program
One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Thursdays and Sundays at 10:30 am
In this free planetarium show, join Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a Muppet from "Zhima Jie," the Chinese co-production of Sesame Street.
Topics: AstronomyStarsSolar System
Story Time
Story Time: Astronaut Handbook
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Thursdays in May 2024 at 11:00 am
Join us to find out about how astronauts train and get ready to go to space.
Topics: SpaceflightHuman spaceflightPeople
Astronomy Program
One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Thursdays and Sundays at 10:30 am
In this free planetarium show, join Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a Muppet from "Zhima Jie," the Chinese co-production of Sesame Street.
Topics: AstronomyStarsSolar System
Astronomy Program
One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Thursdays and Sundays at 10:30 am
In this free planetarium show, join Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a Muppet from "Zhima Jie," the Chinese co-production of Sesame Street.
Topics: AstronomyStarsSolar System
Story Time
Story Time: Astronaut Handbook
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Thursdays in May 2024 at 11:00 am
Join us to find out about how astronauts train and get ready to go to space.
Topics: SpaceflightHuman spaceflightPeople
Astronomy Program
The Sky Tonight: Live Planetarium Show
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
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Get to know the night sky in this free, live planetarium show.
Topics: AstronomyStarsSolar System
Astronomy Program
One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Thursdays and Sundays at 10:30 am
In this free planetarium show, join Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a Muppet from "Zhima Jie," the Chinese co-production of Sesame Street.
Topics: AstronomyStarsSolar System
Lecture
Bringing Mars Samples Back to Earth
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and Presented Online
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Some of our biggest questions relating to the formation and planetary-scale evolution of Mars can only be addressed by detailed analyses of carefully selected Martian samples in state-of-the-art Earth-based laboratories.
Topics: SpaceflightSolar SystemSmall solar system bodiesScience