Milky Way Photographer Of The Year: 25 Stunning Winning Photos That Capture The Beauty Of Our Galaxy

Every year, the Capture the Atlas Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest brings together some of the most striking night ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Sailor From the Franklin Expedition Died in the Arctic in a Uniform That Didn’t Belong to Him. Now, DNA Has Revealed His Identity

New research has identified four members of the doomed 1845 search for the Northwest Passage, including the owner of a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Century Ago, an Explorer and His Pilot Claimed to Be the First People to Fly Over the North Pole. Here’s Why Experts Doubt That Achievement

While the success of Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett’s polar flight has been disputed, the former went on to accomplish ...