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.

A three-dimensional computer simulation of Maat Mons, a volcano on Venus, and nearby topography.
Event

Did Venus Ever Have Oceans?

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and Presented Online
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The noses of two World War II aircraft gleam in the sun as a line of visitors waits to explore them on the tarmac outside the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
Event

Innovations in Flight

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
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A three-dimensional computer simulation of Maat Mons, a volcano on Venus, and nearby topography.

Lecture

Did Venus Ever Have Oceans?

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and Presented Online
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Often called Earth's twin, there is much debate over Venus' status as a watery world: If Venus had oceans, where did all that water go?

View of land surrounding by water, taken from space.

Lecture

The Origin of Earth's Oceans

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and Presented Online
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Seventy-one percent of Earth’s surface is covered in oceans, but did you ever wonder why? Explore where Earth's ocean water came from and how we know

A young visitor uses an eclipse viewer they made from eclipse glasses and a paper plate to safely view an annular eclipse. They squint up in concentration.

Family Day

Soar Together Family Day: The Sun at Maximum Activity

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and Presented Online
Online: Friday, July 11 | Onsite: Saturday, July 12

Join us for a family day that is all about our Sun, a dynamic star that can produce big eruptions, such as solar flares. Right now the Sun is at "solar maximum," a period when it becomes extra active every 11 years.