2023年9月8日 · Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe's observations of the bright new star that appeared in the sky of 1572 proved the heavens were not changeless. His observations of how a comet moved among the stars in 1577 proved that comets moved about freely through the realm of the planets, a discovery that shattered the centuries-old notion of …

2022年10月14日 · "Walking on Other Worlds" interactive showing what it is like to walk on the asteroid Ryugu. Experience what it’s like in distant parts of our solar system in the “Walking on Other Worlds” interactive experience in the Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery.This immersive media exhibit presents visitors with a seven-minute “tour” of seven different worlds: Venus, Earth's ...

The Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery probes the science and history of our exploration of planets and moons, telling the stories of the diversity of worlds circling our Sun and how exploring those worlds helps enhance our own understanding of Earth.

Hermann Oberth (1894 - 1989) was known as the Father of Astronautics. Born in Rumania in 1894, he received his German citizenship in 1941. After extensive studying at Gottingen, Heidelberg, Klausenbury, Munich and Vienna, he became a teacher, having at one time Dr. Wernher von Braun as his pupil.

2020年12月14日 · Here is what you might be able to see from the eyepiece of a telescope or a pair of binoculars, depending on the kind you are using. You’ll be able to see both planets at the same time and, depending on the light pollution in your area, possibly some of the moons.

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC. The Mars Pathfinder (MPF) spacecraft consisted of …

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.

2017年10月16日 · For the first time ever, on August 17, 2017, astronomers detected the collision of two neutron stars. Not satisfied with that, they caught the cosmic smashup using both gravitational waves and light – another breakthrough.

2022年7月25日 · Volunteer pilots from the Flying Eye Hospital. Image courtesy of Orbis and Geoff Oliver Bugbee. In 2016, Orbis accepted an MD-10 cargo plane modified from the original Boeing DC-10-30F type by Federal Express.

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.