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	(Sponsor this newsletter) Friday the 13th: Why There Are 3 'Unlucky' Days This Year Today's inauspicious (or perhaps completely insignificant) date comes on the heels of a Friday the 13th in both February and March of this year. Today is the third and last Friday the 13th of the year, but it's also the final Friday the 13th in a series of seven years, in which three of those years had three Friday the 13ths. In 2009, there were three Friday the 13th dates. Read More » Smithsonian Seeking Space Fans to Retype Apollo Spacecraft Packing Lists Are you a fan of the Apollo moon landings? If so, then the Smithsonian might have the perfect pastime project for you. The National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. has launched its first collaboration with the Smithsonian's Transcription Center to digitize the long lists of equipment that flew along with the Apollo astronauts from the Earth to the moon and back. Read More » 'Star Wars' Costume Exhibit Reveals Creativity Behind Force Fashion The exhibit, titled "Rebel, Jedi, Princess, Queen: Star Wars and the Power of Costume," features items from every corner of that galaxy far, far away, ranging from Boba Fett's banged-up armor to many of Queen Amidala's ornate gowns. "'Star Wars' is so much a part of our cultural identity," said Laela French, senior manager of archives and exhibits at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, which curated the exhibit in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. Read More » North American Mammoths Actually Evolved in Eurasia The famous Columbian mammoth — an 11-ton creature known for traversing North America during the last ice age — might actually be the same species as the Eurasian steppe mammoth, a new study finds. The discovery suggests that the first mammoth to enter North America was the Eurasian steppe mammoth, and not its ancestor, a European creature called Mammuthus meridionalis. The two species differed greatly — the steppe mammoth had many more adaptations to living in cold weather. Read More » Bay Bridge Pier to Go Boom: The Science of Implosions Residents of San Francisco and Oakland may get a booming treat early Saturday morning. Read More »
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