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NASA's Orion Capsule Heat Shield Wore Away in More Than 100 Places During 2022 Test Flight, Posing 'Significant Risks' | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
A new report highlights safety issues that NASA must address before using the spacecraft to send astronauts to the moon, and the agency is already working on fixing the problems
Australian Museum Removes Mummified Body Parts From Display | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
"We have become so accustomed to seeing them on show that we often forget they once belonged to living people," says Melanie Pitkin, a senior curator at the Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of Sydney
Extremely Rare Blue Rock Thrush Spotted in Oregon Might Be the First Ever in the United States | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
Amateur photographer Michael Sanchez captured photos of the blue-and-chestnut bird on a beach—but he didn’t realize just how special the “mind-bending” encounter was, until later
The Public Finally Has Access to an Accurate List of Japanese Americans Detained During World War II | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
Researchers who spent years fixing errors in shoddy government records have partnered with Ancestry to make a wide selection of historical documents related to the period available for free