A galaxy of astronauts gathered at the Science Museum to celebrate 25 years since Helen Sharman became the first Brit in space.
Roger Highfield is the Science Director at the Science Museum Group, a member of the UK's Medical Research Council and a visiting professor at the Dunn School, University of Oxford, and Department of Chemistry, UCL. He studied Chemistry at the University of Oxford and was the first person to bounce a neutron off a soap bubble. Roger was the Science Editor of The Daily Telegraph for two decades, and the Editor of New Scientist between 2008 and 2011. He has written or co-authored ten popular science books, most recently Stephen Hawking: Genius at Work, and has had thousands of articles published in newspapers and magazines.
Roger Highfield reveals an exciting new project, Couture in Orbit, which culminates in a space-inspired fashion show at the Museum’s Lates in May 2016.
The improbable story of Srinivasa Ramanujan is one of the most inspirational in all of mathematics.
Science Museum Group Director Ian Blatchford spoke of his sadness following the news that Architect Dame Zaha Hadid has died aged 65
Dr Buzz Aldrin discussed Apollo, ‘space selfies’ and how to colonise Mars in a recent Science Museum event.
Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón discussed his space thriller Gravity in a recent event at the Museum.
Roger Highfield reflects on the opening of a new exhibition
Cosmologist Lisa Randall discusses everything from dark matter to the dinosaurs with Roger Highfield.
Celebrating Tim Peake’s mission into space at the Science Museum with 11,000 visitors, 72 events, four cosmonauts and two live broadcasts
Roger Highfield explores what to think about machines that think.
To celebrate a century of Einstein’s famous theory, we explore the past, present and future of general relativity.
To celebrate Tim Peake’s Principia mission, Tim and other famous faces shared their #SpaceMemory with us.