5+ hour, 48+ min ago  (591+ words) Sarah Kuta | Daily Correspondent Colorado is well-known for its daytime outdoor adventures, from hiking and mountain biking to fly fishing and skiing. But the state also dazzles after dark, with inky-black skies that provide crystal-clear views of the cosmos. Now,…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago  (374+ words) More from Smithsonian magazine Smart News | May 22, 2026 4: 14 p. m. The Psyche mission, on its way to study an asteroid of the same name, approached within 2, 864 miles of the red planet on May 15 Carlyn Kranking | Associate Web Editor, Science En route to the…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (593+ words) More from Smithsonian magazine Margherita Bassi | Daily Correspondent NASA's'Curiosity'rover has been roaming Mars for nearly 14 years, hunting for signs that it once hosted environments that could have allowed ancient microbes to thrive. But on April 25, the rover ran into a…...