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08/23/2025

08/23/2025

Remember when we crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid?

Scientists studied images taken by LICIACube, the Italian Space Agency’s shoebox-sized satellite, and found that 35.3 million pounds (16 million kg) of rubble spewed from the asteroid Dimorphos. All that material gave Dimorphos a shove several times stronger than the hit from the spacecraft itself.

This means that a small, lightweight spacecraft can dramatically alter the path of an asteroid of similar size and composition: https://go.nasa.gov/3JpfEEA

08/23/2025

08/23/2025

08/23/2025

Only one month until fall! 🍂🍁☕️

What's your favorite thing about fall in DC? 🧡

📸: edgardavisp / IG

08/23/2025

On this day in history in 1963, Joe Walker made his last X-15 flight and set an altitude record while at it, to top things off. He took the North American X-15 to 354,300 feet (67 miles). Walker was posthumously awarded astronaut wings in 2005.

08/22/2025

08/22/2025

As an historian, Dr. Carter G. Woodson was mainly preoccupied with researching and recording the stories of others. He never wrote an autobiography, and he seldom made himself the focus of his professional publications. The first time Dr. Woodson himself was featured heavily in his own magazine, it was under extraordinary circumstances: the May 1950 issue of "The Negro History Bulletin" was the first to be published following Dr. Woodson's sudden death that April. Within the issue, his friends, ASNLH colleagues, former students, and more mourned and shared stories about Dr. Woodson, ensuring that the man who dedicated his life to remembering others would be remembered himself.

How do you want to be remembered?

Image Credit: NHB Cover (Internet Archive).
Alt-text: The May 1950 issue of the Negro History Bulletin. A Photo of Carter G. Woodson takes up the center of the cover, while "Negro History Bulletin" is written on top and "ASNLH" is written down the left side.

08/22/2025

Astronaut Mike Massimino has the right stuff. The two-time space shuttle veteran will speak at this year's John H. Glenn Lecture in Space History on September 4 at the Museum in DC. Reserve your free tickets: https://s.si.edu/41etr73

08/22/2025

✨ Every time before our Magic LED Monuments Tour, there’s one word we feel — EXCITED! 🎉
For some, it’s their very first time in Washington, DC 🇺🇸
For others, it’s their first time joining a guided tour ✨
And for many, it’s their second or third time with us — this time bringing family and friends to share the magic 💫

No matter the reason, that flame of excitement and enthusiasm always shines bright on every journey. ❤️
Come feel the magic with us in the heart of DC!