Latest articles | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/latest_articles/RSS feed for with the latest articlesenFri, 20 Sep 2024 21:21:39 +0000Earth Is Getting a New 'Mini Moon' for the Next Two Months, Astronomers Sayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/earth-is-getting-a-new-mini-moon-for-the-next-two-months-astronomers-say-180985118/A roughly 33-foot-long asteroid called 2024 PT5 will chart a horseshoe-like path around our planetFri, 20 Sep 2024 21:21:39 +0000'The Starry Night' Accurately Depicts a Scientific Theory That Wasn't Described Until Years After van Gogh's Deathhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-starry-night-accurately-depicts-a-scientific-theory-that-wasnt-described-until-years-after-van-goghs-death-180985116/Researchers say that the iconic painting's swirling sky lines up with Kolmogorov's theory of turbulence, suggesting that the artist was a careful observer of the world around himFri, 20 Sep 2024 21:08:06 +0000Remarkable 200-Year-Old Rock Painting May Depict a Strange Animal That Went Extinct 250 Million Years Agohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/remarkable-200-year-old-rock-painting-may-depict-a-strange-animal-that-went-extinct-250-million-years-ago-180985106/The Horned Serpent Panel from southern Africa predates the first Western scientific description of the dicynodont, a large mammal ancestor with tusks, by at least a decadeFri, 20 Sep 2024 19:18:29 +0000The World's Best Pizza Is in New York City, According to Italy-Based Rankingshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-best-pizza-is-in-new-york-city-according-to-italy-based-rankings-180985109/Una Pizza Napoletana on the Lower East Side has claimed the top spot in an annual ranking of pizzerias around the globeFri, 20 Sep 2024 18:23:43 +0000See 15 Remarkable Photos That Will Make You Fall in Love With Italyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/see-15-remarkable-photos-fall-in-love-with-italy-180985112/These shots from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show why it’s one of the most-visited nations on earthFri, 20 Sep 2024 17:56:24 +0000In Case Humans Go Extinct, This Memory Crystal Will Store Our Genome for Billions of Yearshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-case-humans-go-extinct-this-memory-crystal-will-store-our-genome-for-billions-of-years-180985114/Scientists have created "a form of information immortality" meant to instruct future species on how to recreate humans. But who, or what, will find it?Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:47:45 +0000Astronomers Discover Record-Breaking Jets Escaping a Black Hole, the Longest Ever Seenhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/astronomers-discover-record-breaking-jets-escaping-a-black-hole-the-longest-ever-seen-180985111/The energetic streams are together 23 million light-years in length—roughly as long as 140 Milky Way galaxies lined end to endFri, 20 Sep 2024 16:20:18 +0000See an Ancient Egyptian Temple's Brilliant Colors, Newly Revealed Beneath Layers of Dust and Soothttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-an-ancient-egyptian-temples-brilliant-colors-newly-revealed-beneath-layers-of-dust-and-soot-180985108/Experts are carefully uncovering traces of the original paint and fragments of gold leaf that once adorned the 2,000-year-old Temple of EdfuFri, 20 Sep 2024 14:12:12 +0000Dinosaurs Evolved Feathers for Far More Than Flighthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dinosaurs-evolved-feathers-for-far-more-than-flight-180985012/Fluff and fuzz helped the creatures keep warm, blend in and communicateFri, 20 Sep 2024 13:18:27 +0000From Zagreb to the World: The Lasting Legacy of Julije Kniferhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/sponsored/from-zagreb-to-the-world-the-lasting-legacy-of-julije-knifer-180985017/Celebrating one artist’s century of geometric mastery.Fri, 20 Sep 2024 04:00:00 +0000