We’re excited to present the launch of Smithsonian Channel. We're the new place for awe-inspiring stories, powerful documentaries, and amazing factual entertainment that explores: 🚀 Air & Space 🗿 History 🧪 Science 🦔 Nature 💅 Pop-Culture 📺 Join us on Freeview 99, Freesat 175, SKY 195/889, Virgin 295 | Smithsonian Channel

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7K views · 149 reactions | 3…2…1!  Tonight, blast off on an exhilarating ride through history’s wildest space stories and hear from the astronauts, engineers, and journalists who lived through some of the most terrifying moments in spaceflight. Space Disasters: First Generation premieres at 9PM. | Smithsonian Channel | Facebook

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334K views · 2.5K reactions | Not even fish are safe from this agile arachnid. Beyond its skillful hunting, the fishing spider is also one of nature's most stunning animals.  : Crazy Monster: Spiders | Smithsonian Channel | Facebook

Orangutans—they’re just like us? If you’ve ever struggled to teach a human baby the basics, you’ll appreciate this video compilation. 🤣 Watch what happens when these baby orangutans’ lessons at Orangutan Jungle School don’t go quite as planned. https://bitly.com/3m5kDZB | Smithsonian Channel

8.7M views · 71K reactions | Here's a front yard like you've never seen, with its insect residents scaled up to epic proportions. See what happens when a grasshopper and a praying mantis battle on Macro Worlds, new today. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook