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• Giant impact may explain origin of Martian moons Phobos and Deimos

  21 December 2010

  

   

• Ancient megalake discovered beneath Sahara Desert

  10 December 2010

  

   

• Hope Diamond: Embracing Hope

  22 November 2010

  

   

• Harvard-Smithsonian astrophysicist discovers new method to weigh some distant stars

  8 November 2010

  

   

• National Museum of Natural History acquires gemstones in honor of its 100th anniversary

  3 November 2010

  

   

• Cullinan Blue Diamond Necklace

  30 September 2010

  

   

• Earth’s highest coastal mountain range moved 1,367 miles in 170 million years

  23 September 2010

  

   

• Can we spot volcanoes on alien worlds? Astronomers say yes

  7 September 2010

  

   

• Slide Show: Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is 100!

  22 June 2010

  

   

• Smithsonian’s National Gem Collection acquires a yellow fluorite from Tanzania

  21 October 2009

  

   

• With 1844 first edition, Smithsonian Libraries completes its collection of Charles Darwin’s three-volume geology series

  7 October 2009

  

   

• Bombarded with ultraviolet light, the blue Hope diamond glows red

  19 August 2009

  

   

• Astrophysical Observatory scientists are monitoring the mysterious movements of glaciers

  20 July 2009

  

   

• Andes Mountains Are Older Than Previously Believed

  4 June 2009

  

   

• Fossils Show Prehistoric Global Warming

  22 May 2009