With support from the University of Richmond

History News Network puts current events into historical perspective. Subscribe to our newsletter for new perspectives on the ways history continues to resonate in the present. Explore our archive of thousands of original op-eds and curated stories from around the web. Join us to learn more about the past, now.

Smithsonian Opens Observatory On National Mall [audio 28 seconds]

It's the International Year of Astronomy. It also is the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first recorded astronomical observations. To honor the anniversary, the National Air and Space Museum opened its first public observatory on the National Mall.
Read entire article at NPR - Morning Edition