NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden told hundreds of young visitors about upcoming missions, deploying the Hubble Space Telescope and the emotion of his final space mission as part of a Royal Society event for schools.
Meet the staff members that make the Museum so unique and get the insider scoop on upcoming exhibitions, research projects and new objects.
How do you move an 800kg Facebook server into the Museum? Content Developer Sheldon Paquin explains more.
The Science Museum has helped inspire a new game about superbugs. Roger Highfield explains more.
By Ian Blatchford, Director of the Science Museum Group. I have recently received feedback from a campaign group about the welcome reception for this year’s Farnborough International Airshow taking place at the Science Museum. Given the strong views some people have about this booking, I wanted to provide some context about the museum’s commercial activities. As Director, I have a responsibility to balance financial sustainability, during a period when Government funding has been reduced, with achieving our goal to be […]
Natasha Little of the Royal Society of Biology discusses the work of DNA data pioneer, Sir Alec Jeffreys
To mark the 200th anniversary of Frankenstein, leading figures discussed Mary Shelley’s extraordinary story reports Roger Highfield
We are prosocial for many reasons, but does does age affect this behaviour. Researcher Lucy Foulkes explains more.
Visitors will get unique insights into the return of ESA’s British astronaut, writes Roger Highfield, Director of External Affairs
We asked Sir Christopher Frayling about the impact of Frankenstein, first told 200 years ago this month.
A new device that might help prevent brain injuries has gone on display at the Museum.
Daring, avant-garde and achingly cool, the first European Space Agency fashion show touched down in the Science Museum last night.
We recently surprised our visitors with an impromptu performance of parts of Holst’s Planets by a 90-piece orchestra.